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AIS vessel DA MING SHAN - show graphs
Callsign: VRPU5
MMSI number: 477669700
IMO number: 779745
Navigational status: At anchor (1)
Vessel class: Tanker (80)
Destination: FOR_ORDER (ETA Mar10 08:00)
Location: 9°22.21' N 79°54.85' W - locator FJ09BI08HU - show map
1.9 km Northwest bearing 311° from Colón, Colón, Panama [?]
5.1 km Northwest bearing 327° from Margarita, Colón, Panama
58.9 km Northwest bearing 310° from San Miguelito, Panamá, Panama
60.2 km Northwest bearing 314° from Panamá, Panamá, Panama
Last position: 2025-03-11 18:16:48 UTC (3d 15h8m ago)
2025-03-11 13:16:48 EST local time at Colón, Panama [?]
Course: 360° – heading 8°
Speed: 0 km/h
Dimensions: length 139 m width 23 m draught 5.9 m
Last path: VRPU5>ais via hp2dfa-12
Positions stored: 23543
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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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