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AIS vessel NICHIWAMARU - show graphs
Callsign: JD4588
MMSI number: 431013052
IMO number: 865051
Navigational status: Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class: Cargo (70)
Destination: JP YAT SS (ETA Jan20 01:00)
Location: 33°50.35' N 131°23.99' E - locator PM53QU71XJ - show map
11.1 miles Southeast bearing 130° from Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan [?]
17.4 miles Southwest bearing 213° from Hōfu, Yamaguchi, Japan
58.6 miles East bearing 74° from Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka, Japan
71.8 miles Southwest bearing 238° from Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima, Japan
Last position: 2025-01-18 20:40:45 EST (1d 7h14m ago)
2025-01-19 10:40:45 JST local time at Ube, Japan [?]
Course: 281° – heading 282°
Speed: 15 MPH
Dimensions: length 75 m width 12 m draught 4.8 m
Last path: JD4588>ais via JP6QVT
Positions stored: 82564
Stations near current position of NICHIWAMARU - show more
callsign distance last heard - EST      callsign distance last heard - EST
GALAXY GLORY220.4 yards 9°2025-01-10 19:43:07 SANMANYOSHI11285.9 yards 118°2025-01-19 11:37:48
SEIRYU390.3 yards 358°2025-01-17 06:02:12 YUHO390.8 yards 162°2025-01-19 14:44:22
SHINTO509.0 yards 147°2025-01-19 09:15:23 FUKUEI MARU0.3 miles 355°2025-01-18 22:19:14
MIZUHO MARU0.3 miles 350°2025-01-19 20:18:41 RISSHIN MARU0.5 miles 49°2025-01-15 20:38:47
CS BREEZE0.5 miles 146°2024-12-28 13:36:48 SITC TIANJIN0.5 miles 150°2025-01-14 05:27:12
CARINA0.5 miles 111°2025-01-17 15:44:37 NISSEN MARU0.5 miles 31°2025-01-17 10:56:38
XI YUAN0.6 miles 160°2025-01-11 23:32:47 ASIAN JOY0.6 miles 192°2025-01-17 02:38:39
WIND BELL0.6 miles 179°2025-01-16 07:58:52 TANSA0.6 miles 161°2025-01-08 19:14:51
ARACENA CARRIER0.6 miles 151°2025-01-11 01:20:33 RYUKYU EXPRESS 20.6 miles 104°2025-01-18 19:16:07
FUJITAKA MARU0.6 miles 35°2025-01-19 02:28:44 CHIKUSA_1GO0.6 miles 164°2025-01-20 00:58:12
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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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