Callsign:	PS8173@
MMSI number:	710000411
Vessel class:	Tug (52)
Location:	22°52.51' S 43°09.80' W - locator GG87KC09JW - show map 5.5 km Northeast bearing 56° from Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [?] 6.2 km West bearing 278° from Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 12.4 km Southwest bearing 244° from São Gonçalo, São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 32.2 km Southeast bearing 114° from Nova Iguaçu, Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Last position:	2025-02-15 17:07:46 UTC (12d 17h19m ago) 2025-02-15 14:07:46 -03 local time at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [?]
Course:	240° – heading 511°
Speed:	9 km/h
Last path:	PS8173@>ais via PY1AU
Positions stored:	900

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.