Station info - map view · info · telemetry · weather · raw · status · beacons · messages · bulletins · browse · moving · my account
Callsign, ship name or locator: Clear       
It is possible to search using wildcards (*?) after a prefix. Example: OH*
AIS vessel NORTH STAR - show graphs
Callsign: MD5Z8
MMSI number: 235015437
IMO number: 715701
Navigational status: Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class: Pleasure (37)
Location: 55°57.79' N 4°50.29' W - locator IO75NX91KD - show map
1.6 miles Southwest bearing 204° from Kilcreggan, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom [?]
3.5 miles East bearing 71° from Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom
23.5 miles West bearing 287° from Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom
63.5 miles West bearing 271° from Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Last position: 2025-02-06 05:26:33 EST (2h13m ago)
2025-02-06 10:26:33 GMT local time at Kilcreggan, United Kingdom [?]
Course: 196.900009° – heading 511°
Speed: 9 MPH
Dimensions: draught 0.0 m
Last path: MD5Z8>ais via MM7BVP
Positions stored: 2986
Stations near current position of NORTH STAR - show more
callsign distance last heard - EST      callsign distance last heard - EST
MM7BVP-D0.7 miles 144°2025-01-16 06:13:23 MM7SKL-90.8 miles 126°2025-01-16 10:32:15
BEINN NIBHEIS0.9 miles 229°2025-01-30 07:05:44 ALI CAT0.9 miles 89°2025-02-06 07:38:24
GUIDE US GK770.9 miles 341°2025-01-20 02:48:02 CHIEFTAIN1.0 miles 103°2025-02-06 07:38:24
CORUISK1.0 miles 105°2025-02-06 07:36:32 SOUND OF SEIL1.4 miles 257°2025-02-06 07:39:26
MM0ZFG1.6 miles 355°2025-02-01 05:46:00 SOUND OF SOAY1.6 miles 275°2025-02-06 07:39:26
MM0ZFG-51.7 miles 354°2025-02-06 07:36:05 MM0ZFG-101.7 miles 353°2025-02-06 07:33:04
MM0ZFG-71.7 miles 353°2025-02-02 17:20:55 GUIDE THEM GK171.8 miles 323°2025-02-04 04:18:15
MM7BVP1.9 miles 124°2025-02-06 07:39:32 MM7BVP-101.9 miles 125°2025-02-06 07:25:54
GUIDE ME KY2272.3 miles 260°2025-02-06 07:38:55 MM7SKL2.3 miles 123°2025-01-27 05:56:41
MRS ROBINSON2.4 miles 276°2025-02-01 10:23:09 SD ORONSAY2.6 miles 70°2025-02-06 07:39:26
About this site
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.
User guide · FAQ · Blog · Discussion group · Linking to aprs.fi · AIS sites · Service status · Database statistics · Advertising on aprs.fi · Technical details · API · Change log · Planned changes · Credits and thanks · Terms Of Service · iPhone/iPad APRS