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AIS vessel NORTHERN GALE - show graphs
Callsign: MAKS5
MMSI number: 232005600
IMO number: 799290
Navigational status: Restricted manoeuvrability (3)
Vessel class: High Speed Catamaran (40)
Destination: SURVEY AREA (ETA Oct21 20:00)
Location: 53°50.46' N 3°54.86' W - locator IO83BU01GU - show map
50.6 km Southeast bearing 133° from Douglas, Isle of Man [?]
54.0 km Southwest bearing 236° from Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
78.1 km Northwest bearing 308° from Liverpool, City and Borough of Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
117.4 km West bearing 291° from Manchester, City and Borough of Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Last position: 2025-11-16 22:46:39 UTC (2d 19h ago)
2025-11-16 22:46:39 GMT local time at Douglas, Isle of Man [?]
Course: 75° – heading 74°
Speed: 13 km/h
Dimensions: length 25 m width 11 m draught 2.4 m
Last path: MAKS5>ais via GD4RVQ
Positions stored: 11116
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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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