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AIS vessel MERCATOR 1 - show graphs
Callsign: VHN8774
MMSI number: 503334000
IMO number: 188594
Navigational status: Moored (5)
Vessel class: Military operations (35)
Destination: AU SYD
Location: 33°50.40' S 151°11.61' E - locator QF56OD38FJ - show map
3.4 km North bearing 338° from Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia [?]
4.4 km North bearing 346° from Haymarket, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
115.0 km Southwest bearing 208° from Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Last position: 2025-02-18 20:03:41 UTC (3m6s ago)
2025-02-19 07:03:41 AEDT local time at Sydney, Australia [?]
Course: 84.300003° – heading 54°
Speed: 0 km/h
Dimensions: length 30 m width 8 m draught 2.6 m
Last path: VHN8774>ais via NorthRyde
Positions stored: 39304
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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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