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AIS vessel MAERSK NINGBO - show graphs
Callsign: VRFO2
MMSI number: 477629400
IMO number: 402639
Navigational status: Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class: Cargo, carrying hazard/pollutant cat A (71)
Destination: NZTRG
Location: 37°24.05' S 176°57.54' E - locator RF82LO53CT - show map
60.5 km Northeast bearing 48° from Maketu, Western Bay of Plenty District, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand [?]
62.0 km North bearing 358° from Whakatane, Whakatane District, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
76.7 km Northeast bearing 66° from Tauranga, Tauranga City, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
103.2 km Northeast bearing 38° from Rotorua, Rotorua District, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Last position: 2025-02-25 21:12:56 UTC (16d 3h43m ago)
2025-02-26 10:12:56 NZDT local time at Maketu, New Zealand [?]
Course: 263° – heading 262°
Speed: 20 km/h
Dimensions: length 209 m width 30 m draught 10.4 m
Last path: VRFO2>ais via ZL3RUM
Positions stored: 664
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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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