Callsign:	VRQB5
MMSI number:	477183500
IMO number:	792917
Navigational status:	Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class:	Cargo (70)
Destination:	NZ NPE
Location:	39°46.75' S 173°52.30' E - locator RF60WF43OA - show map 36.0 km South bearing 178° from Opunake, South Taranaki District, Taranaki, New Zealand [?] 40.9 km Southwest bearing 239° from Hawera, South Taranaki District, Taranaki, New Zealand 81.2 km South bearing 193° from New Plymouth, New Plymouth District, Taranaki, New Zealand 102.0 km West bearing 279° from Wanganui, Wanganui District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Last position:	2025-11-14 15:30:11 UTC (2d 19h6m ago) 2025-11-15 04:30:11 NZDT local time at Opunake, New Zealand [?]
Course:	152° – heading 152°
Speed:	20 km/h
Dimensions:	length 179 m width 32 m draught 9.2 m
Last path:	VRQB5>ais via ZL1RAC
Positions stored:	7232

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.