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AIS vessel RIX GULF - show graphs
Callsign: 5BHQ6
MMSI number: 209823000
IMO number: 396701
Navigational status: Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class: Cargo (70)
Destination: DKAAR
Location: 53°39.22' N 5°54.43' E - locator JO23WP86UV - show map
24.8 km North bearing 21° from Nes, Gemeente Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands [?]
30.4 km North bearing 353° from Ternaard, Gemeente Dongeradeel, Friesland, Netherlands
65.1 km Northwest bearing 318° from Groningen, Gemeente Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
137.3 km Northeast bearing 34° from Alkmaar, Gemeente Alkmaar, North Holland, Netherlands
Last position: 2025-03-01 00:45:11 UTC (5d 1h30m ago)
2025-03-01 01:45:11 CET local time at Nes, Netherlands [?]
Course: 73° – heading 80°
Speed: 12 km/h
Dimensions: length 92 m width 15 m draught 6.9 m
Last path: 5BHQ6>ais via pa2dx
Positions stored: 25100
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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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