Callsign:	JD2972
MMSI number:	431001019
IMO number:	562013
Navigational status:	Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class:	Cargo (70)
Destination:	JP AFG OFF
Location:	37°34.15' N 138°18.12' E - locator PM97DN66FO - show map 31.4 km Northwest bearing 316° from Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan [?] 47.1 km North bearing 7° from Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan 73.4 km Southwest bearing 240° from Niigata-shi, Niigata, Japan 102.6 km North bearing 6° from Nagano-shi, Nagano, Japan
Last position:	2025-07-17 10:10:18 UTC (3d 10h20m ago) 2025-07-17 19:10:18 JST local time at Kashiwazaki, Japan [?]
Course:	39° – heading 39°
Speed:	20 km/h
Dimensions:	length 76 m width 12 m draught 4.7 m
Last path:	JD2972>ais via JH0WSL
Positions stored:	26202

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.