Callsign:	VRQD8
MMSI number:	477252200
IMO number:	747340
Navigational status:	Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class:	Tanker (80)
Destination:	IT MLZ (ETA Jul25 07:00)
Location:	38°16.04' N 15°16.94' E - locator JM78PG34VD - show map 6.4 km Northeast bearing 37° from Milazzo, Provincia di Messina, Sicily, Italy [?] 9.9 km North bearing 348° from Pace del Mela, Provincia di Messina, Sicily, Italy 24.7 km West bearing 290° from Messina, Provincia di Messina, Sicily, Italy 86.7 km North bearing 11° from Catania, Provincia di Catania, Sicily, Italy
Last position:	2025-07-27 17:21:23 UTC (12h58m ago) 2025-07-27 19:21:23 CEST local time at Milazzo, Italy [?]
Course:	352.300018° – heading 349°
Speed:	16 km/h
Dimensions:	length 183 m width 32 m draught 8.0 m
Last path:	VRQD8>ais via IW9GDC
Positions stored:	15436

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.