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AIS vessel PTI HUANG HE - show graphs
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°15.68' N 15°18.63' E - locator JM78PG72GR - show map
7.3 km Northwest bearing 332° from Torregrotta, Provincia di Messina, Sicily, Italy [?]
7.7 km Northeast bearing 55° from Milazzo, Provincia di Messina, Sicily, Italy
22.2 km West bearing 290° from Messina, Provincia di Messina, Sicily, Italy
86.6 km North bearing 13° from Catania, Provincia di Catania, Sicily, Italy
Last position: 2025-07-25 06:28:37 UTC (10h40m ago)
2025-07-25 08:28:37 CEST local time at Torregrotta, Italy [?]
Course: 227.1° – heading 225°
Speed: 11 km/h
Dimensions: length 183 m width 32 m draught 8.0 m
Last path: VRQD8>ais via IC8FGU
Positions stored: 15435
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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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