Callsign:	VMDF
MMSI number:	503070250
IMO number:	819246
Navigational status:	Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class:	Tug (52)
Destination:	NEWCASTLE AU (ETA Jul09 01:00)
Location:	32°55.16' S 151°46.59' E - locator QF57VB39EI - show map 865.1 m North bearing 360° from Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia [?] 7.1 km East bearing 92° from Lambton, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia 117.9 km Northeast bearing 27° from Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Last position:	2025-03-10 23:19:11 UTC (19h28m ago) 2025-03-11 10:19:11 AEDT local time at Newcastle, Australia [?]
Course:	324.3° – heading 157°
Speed:	8 km/h
Dimensions:	length 24 m width 12 m draught 5.8 m
Last path:	VMDF>ais via VK2EHQ
Positions stored:	101254

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.