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AIS vessel MSC POLARIS - show graphs
Callsign: D5EF8
MMSI number: 636016066
IMO number: 74042
Navigational status: Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class: Cargo (70)
Destination: FELIXSTOWE-ANTWERP (ETA Jun02 09:00)
Location: 50°19.11' N 0°16.51' W - locator IO90UH66XK - show map
55.5 km South bearing 173° from Worthing, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom [?]
55.7 km South bearing 173° from Broadwater, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
78.5 km Southeast bearing 133° from Portsmouth, City of Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom
102.8 km Southeast bearing 129° from Southampton, City of Southampton, England, United Kingdom
Last position: 2025-06-05 22:37:37 UTC (41d 7h ago)
2025-06-05 23:37:37 BST local time at Worthing, United Kingdom [?]
Course: 183° – heading 180°
Speed: 18 km/h
Dimensions: length 300 m width 37 m draught 13.4 m
Last path: D5EF8>ais via IC8FGU
Positions stored: 18829
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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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