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AIS vessel DAVID ALLAN - show graphs
Callsign: VNAT
MMSI number: 503541000
IMO number: 902199
Navigational status: Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class: Dredging/underwater operations (33)
Destination: NEWCASTLE (ETA ***00 24:60)
Location: 32°55.12' S 151°46.69' E - locator QF57VB39IM - show map
953.9 m North bearing 9° from Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia [?]
7.8 km Northeast bearing 47° from Kahibah, Lake Macquarie Shire, New South Wales, Australia
118.0 km Northeast bearing 27° from Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Last position: 2025-07-27 07:30:18 UTC (5h ago)
2025-07-27 17:30:18 AEST local time at Newcastle, Australia [?]
Course: 310.8° – heading 315°
Speed: 14 km/h
Dimensions: length 70 m width 14 m draught 3.0 m
Last path: VNAT>ais via VK2EHQ
Positions stored: 652226
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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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