This is what the East Coasters deal with

[sailorman]

http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/default.aspx?level0=100

sorry for the double posting but i thought it interesting

 

[LadyInBed]

Good Link

Thanks for the link, I had only seen shipais.com and ais-live.co.uk this one is much more informative.

 

[saltwater_gypsy]

Jeeze!!!!! If I had seen that before our last Channel crossing I would never have set off!!!

 

[sailorman]

There are at least 15 to 20 large coal ships off Half tide about midway up the east coast of Australia just south of Mackay.

Any reason why this system shows none at all at the largest coal port in the southern hemisphere?

20 ships East Coast Aus

do you use Radar & Reflectors

 

[oldsaltoz]

There are at least 15 to 20 large coal ships off Half tide about midway up the east coast of Australia just south of Mackay.

Any reason why this system shows none at all at the largest coal port in the southern hemisphere?

 

[rr_123]

Any reason why this system shows none at all at the largest coal port in the southern hemisphere?

Any reason why it shows "Beatrice" doing 20knots past the houses of parliament???

 

[Twister_Ken]

Re missing coal ships, the webapp relies on feeds from receiving stations. If it doesn't have a receiver near your coal ships, they'll be invisible on the www. That's why eyeballs are so useful.

 

[jerrytug]

Been Checking the currency

Thanks for that link,some of the London lighterage tugs are personally known to me,and casually I switched on London VTS 14 to see how `out of date` the AIS info is- the site says it may be an hour old. As the tugs have to call for permission for the barrier,it`s a real-time give-away.
I can report that the site was accurate. What a fascinating resource thanks for sharing,Jerry

 

[MissFitz]

rr 123 - at the time of writing, Portia is doing 8.2 knots down Piccadilly. Judging from her track, I think she may be a black cab - how did that get on here?