Callsign:	VRET8
MMSI number:	477177400
IMO number:	378008
Navigational status:	Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class:	Cargo (70)
Destination:	US SEA (ETA Feb28 22:00)
Location:	34°32.88' N 135°05.25' E - locator PM74NN01MM - show map 13.5 km Southeast bearing 135° from Akashi, Hyōgo, Japan [?] 18.2 km Southwest bearing 209° from Kōbe-shi, Hyōgo, Japan 26.4 km Northwest bearing 294° from Kaizuka, Ōsaka, Japan 41.2 km Southwest bearing 247° from Ōsaka-shi, Ōsaka, Japan
Last position:	2025-02-11 17:16:41 UTC (1m24s ago) 2025-02-12 02:16:41 JST local time at Akashi, Japan [?]
Course:	178.2° – heading 184°
Speed:	15 km/h
Dimensions:	length 180 m width 28 m draught 10.2 m
Last path:	VRET8>ais via JG3HLX
Positions stored:	30653

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.