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Callsign: VKV6894
MMSI number: 503713900
IMO number: 597537
Navigational status: Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class: Sailing (36)
Location: 37°51.65' S 144°55.98' E - locator QF22LD13XJ - show map
2.5 km South bearing 199° from Port Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia [?]
3.4 km West bearing 269° from St Kilda West, Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia
5.8 km Southwest bearing 207° from Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
59.4 km Northeast bearing 58° from Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Last position: 2025-08-23 05:35:41 UTC (25d 17h50m ago)
2025-08-23 15:35:41 AEST local time at Port Melbourne, Australia [?]
Course: 278° – heading 511°
Speed: 12 km/h
Dimensions: draught 0.0 m
Last path: VKV6894>ais via vk3ymml
Positions stored: 26
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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.
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