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AIS vessel MSC VANESSA - show graphs
Callsign: HOWD
MMSI number: 356946000
IMO number: 251688
Navigational status: At anchor (1)
Vessel class: Cargo, carrying hazard/pollutant cat B (72)
Destination: BR SSA>PA ONX (ETA Feb28 22:00)
Location: 9°27.45' N 79°51.92' W - locator FJ09BK69DT - show map
11.0 km North bearing 348° from Cativá, Colón, Panama [?]
12.1 km West bearing 278° from María Chiquita, Colón, Panama
61.9 km Northwest bearing 320° from San Miguelito, Panamá, Panama
64.0 km Northwest bearing 324° from Panamá, Panamá, Panama
Last position: 2025-03-05 23:50:13 UTC (5m34s ago)
2025-03-05 18:50:13 EST local time at Cativá, Panama [?]
Course: 360.0° – heading 21°
Speed: 0 km/h
Dimensions: length 300 m width 40 m draught 14.1 m
Last path: HOWD>ais via hp2dfa-12
Positions stored: 15137
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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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