Callsign:	VKV7142
MMSI number:	503226400
IMO number:	389796
Navigational status:	Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class:	Tug (52)
Destination:	NEWCASTLE (ETA Sep06 17:30)
Location:	32°54.85' S 151°48.10' E - locator QF57VC60EO - show map 2.8 km Northeast bearing 59° from Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia [?] 9.5 km East bearing 88° from Lambton, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia 119.5 km Northeast bearing 28° from Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Last position:	2025-03-09 11:05:10 UTC (2d 8h8m ago) 2025-03-09 22:05:10 AEDT local time at Newcastle, Australia [?]
Course:	246°
Speed:	17 km/h
Dimensions:	length 24 m width 12 m draught 5.5 m
Last path:	VKV7142>ais via VK2EHQ
Positions stored:	3018

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.