Callsign:	VKCN
MMSI number:	503778000
IMO number:	608960
Navigational status:	Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class:	Military operations (35)
Destination:	(ETA ***00 24:60)
Location:	21°29.69' S 150°23.17' E - locator QG58EM61IF - show map
Last position:	2025-07-27 23:47:33 UTC (1d 5h ago)
Course:	308° – heading 236°
Speed:	2 km/h
Dimensions:	length 231 m width 32 m draught 0.0 m
Last path:	VKCN>ais via VK4NB
Positions stored:	16846

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.