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AIS vessel JAMES R BARKER - show graphs
Callsign: WYP8657
MMSI number: 366905890
IMO number: 390260
Navigational status: Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class: Cargo (70)
Destination: BURNS HARBOR-J5 (ETA Dec11 18:30)
Location: 46°59.91' N 88°07.70' W - locator EN56WX49OP - show map
30.3 km Southeast bearing 136° from Lake Linden, Houghton County, Michigan, United States [?]
32.0 km Southeast bearing 115° from Dollar Bay, Houghton County, Michigan, United States
36.1 km East bearing 112° from Houghton, Houghton County, Michigan, United States
75.3 km Northwest bearing 312° from Marquette, Marquette County, Michigan, United States
Last position: 2025-12-17 02:04:56 UTC (5h19m ago)
2025-12-16 21:04:56 EST local time at Lake Linden, United States [?]
Course: 257.1° – heading 256°
Speed: 22 km/h
Dimensions: length 305 m width 32 m draught 7.9 m
Last path: WYP8657>ais via IC8HFW
Positions stored: 136876
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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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