Callsign:	HOBS
MMSI number:	371518000
IMO number:	805324
Navigational status:	Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class:	Cargo (70)
Destination:	US LGB (ETA Nov11 10:00)
Location:	33°53.23' N 134°58.23' E - locator PM73LV62KW - show map 16.6 km West bearing 272° from Gobō, Wakayama, Japan [?] 29.7 km East bearing 96° from Anan, Tokushima, Japan 91.5 km South bearing 192° from Kōbe-shi, Hyōgo, Japan 102.1 km Southwest bearing 209° from Ōsaka-shi, Ōsaka, Japan
Last position:	2025-10-25 10:30:32 UTC (28d 10h24m ago) 2025-10-25 19:30:32 JST local time at Gobō, Japan [?]
Course:	175° – heading 173°
Speed:	22 km/h
Dimensions:	length 180 m width 28 m draught 7.7 m
Last path:	HOBS>ais via JG3HLX
Positions stored:	32862

This page shows real-time information collected from the Automatic Position Reporting System Internet network (APRS-IS). APRS is used by amateur (ham) radio operators to transmit real-time position information, weather data, telemetry and messages over the radio. A vehicle equipped with a GPS receiver, a VHF transmitter or HF transceiver and a small computer device called a tracker transmits it's location, speed and course in a small data packet, which is then received by a nearby iGate receiving site which forwards the packet on the Internet. Systems connected to the Internet can send information on the APRS-IS without a radio transmitter, or collect and display information transmitted anywhere in the world.