Callsign:	MECW9
MMSI number:	232018799
IMO number:	834167
Navigational status:	Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class:	Tug (52)
Destination:	SHEERNESS (ETA Jul21 21:00)
Location:	51°25.84' N 0°43.30' E - locator JO01IK63OI - show map 11.9 km South bearing 178° from Southend-on-Sea, Borough of Southend-on-Sea, England, United Kingdom [?] 12.8 km South bearing 171° from Westcliff-on-Sea, Borough of Southend-on-Sea, England, United Kingdom 57.0 km East bearing 99° from City of London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom 59.3 km East bearing 98° from London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Last position:	2025-07-22 13:25:48 UTC (13h50m ago) 2025-07-22 14:25:48 BST local time at Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom [?]
Course:	057.4° – heading 53°
Speed:	19 km/h
Dimensions:	length 25 m width 12 m draught 6.6 m
Last path:	MECW9>ais via IC8FGU
Positions stored:	4774

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.