Callsign:	VRTX9
MMSI number:	477681800
IMO number:	903463
Navigational status:	Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class:	Cargo (70)
Destination:	JP ISI
Location:	37°40.56' N 137°55.85' E - locator PM87XQ12QF - show map 63.2 km Southwest bearing 224° from Ryōtsu, Niigata, Japan [?] 64.5 km Northwest bearing 302° from Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan 99.2 km West bearing 256° from Niigata-shi, Niigata, Japan 116.0 km North bearing 349° from Nagano-shi, Nagano, Japan
Last position:	2025-02-14 12:09:24 UTC (5m5s ago) 2025-02-14 21:09:24 JST local time at Ryōtsu, Japan [?]
Course:	265.5° – heading 265°
Speed:	26 km/h
Dimensions:	length 142 m width 23 m draught 7.0 m
Last path:	VRTX9>ais via JH0WSL
Positions stored:	1673

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.