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AIS vessel THUN GRANITE - show graphs
Callsign: PBCH
MMSI number: 244734000
IMO number: 266425
Navigational status: Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class: Tanker (89)
Destination: GB SOW (ETA May21 22:00)
Location: 53°29.86' N 3°28.44' W - locator IO83GL39CK - show map
18.3 km North bearing 346° from Prestatyn, Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom [?]
19.8 km North bearing 3° from Rhyl, Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom
34.2 km West bearing 287° from Liverpool, City and Borough of Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
154.4 km Northwest bearing 318° from Birmingham, City and Borough of Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Last position: 2025-05-21 20:30:00 UTC (1m3s ago)
2025-05-21 21:30:00 BST local time at Prestatyn, United Kingdom [?]
Course: 108.4° – heading 108°
Speed: 20 km/h
Dimensions: length 115 m width 15 m draught 5.0 m
Last path: PBCH>ais via GD4RVQ
Positions stored: 226395
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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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