Callsign:	VRTX9
MMSI number:	477681800
IMO number:	903463
Navigational status:	Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class:	Cargo (70)
Destination:	JP KIJ
Location:	37°42.52' N 138°17.90' E - locator PM97DR50TC - show map 43.3 km South bearing 196° from Ryōtsu, Niigata, Japan [?] 44.0 km Northwest bearing 330° from Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan 67.2 km West bearing 252° from Niigata-shi, Niigata, Japan 117.9 km North bearing 5° from Nagano-shi, Nagano, Japan
Last position:	2025-02-19 20:45:00 UTC (22d 10m ago) 2025-02-20 05:45:00 JST local time at Ryōtsu, Japan [?]
Course:	84° – heading 84°
Speed:	24 km/h
Dimensions:	length 142 m width 23 m draught 7.6 m
Last path:	VRTX9>ais via JH0WSL
Positions stored:	1759

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.