Callsign:	VRET8
MMSI number:	477177400
IMO number:	378008
Navigational status:	Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class:	Cargo (70)
Destination:	US SEA (ETA Feb28 22:00)
Location:	34°06.81' N 134°56.82' E - locator PM74LC37PF - show map 23.6 km West bearing 260° from Kainan, Wakayama, Japan [?] 23.8 km Southwest bearing 238° from Wakayama-shi, Wakayama, Japan 67.7 km South bearing 199° from Kōbe-shi, Hyōgo, Japan 82.1 km Southwest bearing 218° from Ōsaka-shi, Ōsaka, Japan
Last position:	2025-02-11 19:35:42 UTC (22d 6h22m ago) 2025-02-12 04:35:42 JST local time at Kainan, Japan [?]
Course:	193° – heading 189°
Speed:	21 km/h
Dimensions:	length 180 m width 28 m draught 10.2 m
Last path:	VRET8>ais via JG3HLX
Positions stored:	30711

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.