Callsign:	9V8273
MMSI number:	564721000
IMO number:	9548627
Navigational status:	Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class:	Tug (52)
Destination:	NZ WLG
Location:	40°10.89' S 174°04.42' E - locator RE79AT86UK - show map 58.5 km Southwest bearing 216° from Patea, South Taranaki District, Taranaki, New Zealand [?] 67.9 km South bearing 195° from Hawera, South Taranaki District, Taranaki, New Zealand 124.4 km Northwest bearing 328° from Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, New Zealand 135.2 km Northwest bearing 328° from Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand
Last position:	2025-05-18 07:29:43 UTC (8h45m ago) 2025-05-18 19:29:43 NZST local time at Patea, New Zealand [?]
Course:	161.100006° – heading 168°
Speed:	14 km/h
Dimensions:	length 68 m width 15 m draught 5.0 m
Last path:	9V8273>ais via ZL1RAC
Positions stored:	34195

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.