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AIS vessel ILLOVO RIVER - show graphs
Callsign: VRQH4
MMSI number: 477692900
IMO number: 791951
Navigational status: Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class: Cargo (70)
Destination: AU FRE>AU BUY
Location: 37°17.73' S 176°56.33' E - locator RF82LQ29PB - show map
67.8 km Northeast bearing 40° from Maketu, Western Bay of Plenty District, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand [?]
73.8 km North bearing 357° from Whakatane, Whakatane District, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
80.7 km Northeast bearing 58° from Tauranga, Tauranga City, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
111.8 km Northeast bearing 33° from Rotorua, Rotorua District, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Last position: 2025-03-04 11:28:34 UTC (1d 12h22m ago)
2025-03-05 00:28:34 NZDT local time at Maketu, New Zealand [?]
Course: 259° – heading 258°
Speed: 21 km/h
Dimensions: length 180 m width 30 m draught 6.4 m
Last path: VRQH4>ais via ZL3RUM
Positions stored: 6898
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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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