Callsign:	VKBS
MMSI number:	503030810
Navigational status:	Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class:	Sailing (36)
Location:	33°17.50' S 152°58.95' E - locator QF66LQ79VX - show map 100.7 km Southeast bearing 129° from Nelson Bay, New South Wales, Australia [?] 102.1 km Southeast bearing 133° from Hawks Nest, Great Lakes, New South Wales, Australia 106.9 km Southeast bearing 127° from Port Stephens, Port Stephens Shire, New South Wales, Australia 119.3 km East bearing 110° from Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Last position:	2025-12-04 08:30:59 UTC (4h32m ago) 2025-12-04 19:30:59 AEDT local time at Nelson Bay, Australia [?]
Course:	095.4° – heading 511°
Speed:	13 km/h
Dimensions:	length 15 m width 4 m draught 0.0 m
Last path:	VKBS>ais via VK2EHQ
Positions stored:	6444

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.