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AIS vessel CHANNEL CHIEFTAIN 6 - show graphs
Callsign: 2GAD4
MMSI number: 235095697
IMO number: 249623
Navigational status: Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class: High Speed Catamaran (40)
Destination: WEYMOUTH
Location: 50°34.05' N 1°57.42' W - locator IO90AN56DF - show map
4.6 km South bearing 175° from Swanage, Dorset, England, United Kingdom [?]
16.8 km South bearing 170° from Poole, Borough of Poole, England, United Kingdom
108.3 km Southeast bearing 155° from Bristol, City of Bristol, England, United Kingdom
132.6 km Southeast bearing 139° from Cardiff, City and County of Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Last position: 2025-07-19 14:57:59 UTC (3d 16h29m ago)
2025-07-19 15:57:59 BST local time at Swanage, United Kingdom [?]
Course: 277° – heading 270°
Speed: 23 km/h
Dimensions: length 19 m width 7 m draught 2.0 m
Last path: 2GAD4>ais via M0TRT
Positions stored: 14851
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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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