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AIS vessel SIR JOHN FRANKLIN - show graphs
Callsign: VFAM
MMSI number: 316039171
IMO number: 781839
Navigational status: Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class: SAR (51)
Destination: SAANICH INLET (ETA ***00 24:60)
Location: 48°18.01' N 123°25.35' W - locator CN88GH92HA - show map
9.5 miles South bearing 195° from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada [?]
9.6 miles South bearing 162° from Colwood, British Columbia, Canada
67.0 miles South bearing 192° from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
69.6 miles Northwest bearing 314° from Seattle, King County, Washington, United States
Last position: 2024-05-13 04:41:55 EDT (9d 18h30m ago)
2024-05-13 01:41:55 PDT local time at Victoria, Canada [?]
Course: 23° – heading 23°
Speed: 12 MPH
Dimensions: length 64 m width 16 m draught 6.0 m
Last path: VFAM>ais via KB7RYY
Positions stored: 48922
Stations near current position of SIR JOHN FRANKLIN - show more
callsign distance last heard - EDT      callsign distance last heard - EDT
MSC BRUNELLA40.0 yards 104°2024-05-16 16:23:13 ARGENT ASTER255.5 yards 107°2024-05-19 13:53:40
C.UTOPIA279.5 yards 128°2024-05-16 05:29:48 ATLANTIC BRAVE361.2 yards 130°2024-04-27 16:32:17
PANDA 006365.3 yards 167°2024-05-19 01:35:11 PSARROS D0.4 miles 128°2024-05-18 02:17:30
BARILOCHE0.6 miles 158°2024-05-13 21:02:56 LOWLANDS ORANGE0.7 miles 36°2024-05-22 19:35:59
METIS HORIZON0.7 miles 17°2024-05-18 19:52:24 MTM HOUSTON0.7 miles 45°2024-05-03 19:22:26
CENTRANS HAPPY0.8 miles 19°2024-05-03 15:26:07 SANTA SERENA0.8 miles 22°2024-05-05 09:33:09
EVER SALUTE0.8 miles 20°2024-05-12 13:41:36 RB JORDANA0.8 miles 36°2024-04-26 06:35:11
NACC POROS0.8 miles 54°2024-05-22 11:51:01 DARLING RIVER0.8 miles 47°2024-05-05 03:29:24
WESTWOOD RAINIER0.8 miles 66°2024-05-12 06:09:55 SHANDONG PENG CHENG0.8 miles 11°2024-05-12 13:14:33
ARGENT HIBISCUS0.8 miles 21°2024-05-21 15:57:15 BELHAWK0.9 miles 15°2024-05-07 09:29:16
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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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