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°54.91' S 151°47.97' E - locator QF57VC50WI - show map 2.5 km Northeast bearing 58° from Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia [?] 9.3 km East bearing 89° from Lambton, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia 119.3 km Northeast bearing 28° from Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Last position:	2025-02-18 12:32:07 UTC (4h24m ago) 2025-02-18 23:32:07 AEDT local time at Newcastle, Australia [?]
Course:	060.8° – heading 56°
Speed:	11 km/h
Dimensions:	length 27 m width 11 m draught 5.2 m
Last path:	VHDC>ais via VK2EHQ
Positions stored:	62662

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.