Callsign:	VHDC
MMSI number:	503523000
IMO number:	391737
Navigational status:	Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class:	Tug (52)
Destination:	NEWCASTLE (ETA Sep12 09:30)
Location:	32°54.42' S 151°46.33' E - locator QF57VC22PI - show map 2.3 km North bearing 350° from Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia [?] 6.8 km East bearing 81° from Lambton, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia 118.9 km Northeast bearing 26° from Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Last position:	2025-03-11 01:19:11 UTC (16h37m ago) 2025-03-11 12:19:11 AEDT local time at Newcastle, Australia [?]
Course:	355.4° – heading 4°
Speed:	10 km/h
Dimensions:	length 27 m width 11 m draught 5.2 m
Last path:	VHDC>ais via VK2EHQ
Positions stored:	62899

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.