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 CHEM NICHOLAS - show graphs
Callsign: A8MS5
MMSI number: 636013409
IMO number: 374416
Navigational status: Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class: Tanker (80)
Destination: MEDITERRANEAN ORDER (ETA Jun02 14:00)
Location: 37°26.94' N 15°54.46' E - locator JM77WK87WR - show map
33.2 miles South bearing 181° from Bova Marina, Provincia di Reggio di Calabria, Calabria, Italy [?]
33.5 miles South bearing 167° from Melito di Porto Salvo, Provincia di Reggio di Calabria, Calabria, Italy
45.1 miles East bearing 94° from Catania, Provincia di Catania, Sicily, Italy
55.0 miles South bearing 159° from Messina, Provincia di Messina, Sicily, Italy
Last position: 2025-01-06 15:39:22 EST (29d 4h21m ago)
2025-01-06 21:39:22 CET local time at Bova Marina, Italy [?]
Course: 216° – heading 212°
Speed: 14 MPH
Dimensions: length 183 m width 27 m draught 11.6 m
Last path: A8MS5>ais via IW9GDC
Positions stored: 12422
Stations near current position of CHEM NICHOLAS - show more
callsign distance last heard - EST      callsign distance last heard - EST
MRC HATICE ANA2.2 miles 146°2025-01-29 03:58:49 MED PACIFIC6.1 miles 141°2025-02-03 00:22:46
ALBA CHIARA7.1 miles 50°2025-01-27 17:35:03 MARMED8.0 miles 68°2025-01-30 22:21:50
CHINTANA NAREE8.8 miles 227°2025-01-20 01:48:39 HANA H9.1 miles 27°2025-01-16 17:45:59
NQ MAGNOLIA11.1 miles 326°2025-02-01 02:58:53 EDRO IV11.3 miles 11°2025-01-31 20:20:14
NS ELI13.0 miles 13°2025-01-21 05:24:23 HISTRIA CROWN13.5 miles 97°2025-01-14 22:21:39
OSAKA13.7 miles 270°2025-01-18 00:41:42 ZEFIREA13.8 miles 3°2025-01-29 13:20:33
MSC AMANDA F14.0 miles 345°2025-02-03 11:15:10 24730112015.1 miles 12°2025-01-23 17:55:30
FUTURA16.1 miles 290°2025-01-15 10:29:51 OGUZ SOFUOGLU17.6 miles 123°2025-01-26 09:30:06
HYUNDAI JAKARTA18.3 miles 28°2025-01-29 06:24:45 CL YANGJIANG18.6 miles 86°2025-02-04 19:53:53
DANICA VIOLET18.8 miles 28°2025-01-19 08:19:05 ALESSANDRO F19.1 miles 335°2025-01-29 16:36:42
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