Seekers sea ​​vessels can now track their position on an interactive map in real time. you can find detailed information about the movement of each vessel on the map below online and even look at photographs of many of the ships shown on the map.

The map can be dragged with the mouse directly in the interactive window. Ships can be tracked worldwide. If you want to see more ships, drag the map with your mouse to another area. Ships can be sorted using the menu in the upper right corner of the map map options.

Use the slider on the left to zoom in and out on the map:

Search vessels in real time begins with the fact that you are asked to select a sector on the map, which indicates the number of ships currently located there.

We click the mouse, for example, on the region of Europe and get the above picture.

For example, this is what the coastline of Germany looks like:

If you hover your mouse over a boat, its name will appear. Also, the resource has another important vessel search function.

To search for the required ship, you need to enter its name (and localization, if known) into the search bar on the map and click search. Will be indicated real-time location and position of the vessel.

This map can also be very useful for those who are interested in international transport, as it allows you to track the movement of goods on sea vessels.

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We present to you a unique map with which you can find the location of any ship in the world's oceans, as well as determine the direction of its movement.

The technology behind the card relies on a network of satellites capable of receiving encrypted Automatic Identification System, or AIS, signals. This system developed specifically for civil navigation and is an encrypted signal transmitted by a ship into orbit. The signal contains basic information not only about the direction of movement of the vessel, but also key data about it - name, type, speed, cargo, destination port, etc. Information received by satellites is transmitted to the ground, where it is automatically processed.

The result of this processing was embodied in an interactive map of vessel movements, which can be seen below.

Interactive map of maritime traffic

Search for a ship by its name

A legend is attached to the map, thanks to which you can determine the type of ship being monitored. Similar data can be obtained by clicking on its icon on the map. You can monitor the movement of ships both in satellite mode and in the mode of overlaying a real image. In addition, if you know the name of the ship, you can find it on the map. To do this, you need to enter the name in the appropriate field on English language. If everything is done correctly, the map itself will be centered on the selected ship.
Video instructions for finding ships on the map

Map update

Almost all data shown on the map is updated in real time. It is worth remembering that the speed of movement of a ship on the open sea is relatively low, so if it seems that the ship is not moving, then perhaps you should just wait. However, this may not be the only reason for the ship’s “freezing” - the AIS satellite network still has “white spots” in the world’s oceans, into which ships periodically fall. In this case, you just need to wait until the ship can communicate with satellites again - its location will be updated.

There is a huge amount of information on how to find a ship at sea, but in fact, everything is much simpler than it seems. You just need to follow the instructions of one or another site. As you know, many sailors cannot contact you on board the ship, so you should immediately clarify the call sign, in fact, the region, as well as the name of the ship. This can be found out from the company that uses the vessel, as well as from the crew members. But if you do not have such information in full, do not be discouraged, there are other ways to find a ship at sea.

Ways to search for a vessel

Let's take a closer look at the options for finding a ship.

1. You can go to the following shipping sites: http://marinetraffic.com/ais and http://gisexpert.ru. Each of them contains a program for free download; you will need to install it on your computer, after which you will be able to see the vessel you are interested in in real time.
2. Understanding how to find a vessel by name and other criteria, you need to refer to the resources of the site: http://www.marinetraffic.com:
   • Vessels tab. Here is a list of all ships by most various characteristics, such as name, course, speed, direction, current port, etc. You need to sort the column with names and find the name you are interested in.
   • On the left side of the window, enter the name of the vessel and select its type, for example, passenger or fishing, then click “Search”.
   • Ports tab. Here you enter the point of arrival or departure, after which you will see the location and name of the vessel.
   • "Map" tab. On the left, select the display function - check the “Show vessel names” box. After that, click on the map on the areas known to you where the ship could pass, then the direction and movement of a particular ship will be displayed on the map.
3. Online service http://aprs.fi/info/. For those who are not sure of the accuracy of the ship's name. You need to enter the first letters, and replace the letters you don’t know with asterisks and click “Search”. After which, several ships with similar names may appear, and you just have to choose. Therefore, it is also important to know the approximate route of the vessel, so as not to make a mistake when choosing.
4. Website http://vesseltracker.com. First, register, after which you will be able to use your account, both free and paid. The differences are that in the first case, you receive information about the route and photographs of the vessel from the berths with a delay of several hours. The second option involves paying from 66.58 – 181.25 euros per month, but at the same time you will receive information in real time. In the “Ships” and “Ports” sections you can enter the information you have, then the “Map”, “Expected” and “Departed” items will open, viewing each of them, you will receive the necessary location information.
5. Let's look at how to find a ship via satellite. There is a great program for this, Google earth, which is surprisingly quite easy to use. As you know, GPS sensors are located on ships weighing over 299 tons and transmit accurate data about their location. But this program works with a delay of exactly one hour. In it you need to enter the region and call sign, after which a photograph of the ship and information will appear on the map, ranging from the route to the situation at sea.

Ship movement map in real time is an interactive map on which you can online observe the movement of sea vessels. Also, by clicking on the map you can find out information about a specific vessel. The map is currently set to the Italy region. But the map can be dragged with the mouse right in the interactive window. If you want to see more ships, drag the map with your mouse to another area. Ships can be sorted using the menu in the upper right corner of the map map options. You can also reduce the map scale:

In honor of the Black Sea Fleet Day, I have prepared short review related to marine themes.

Brief information:

Black Sea Fleet Day is an annual holiday celebrated on May 13 in honor of the creation of the Black Sea Fleet. The day was established in 1996.
After the annexation of Crimea to Russia, Empress Catherine II signed a decree establishing the Black Sea Fleet. On May 13, 1783, 11 ships of the Azov flotilla under the command of Admiral Fedot Klokachev entered the Akhtiar Bay of the Black Sea. This happened two months after the annexation of Crimea to Russia.
Soon, construction of a city and port began on the shores of the bay, which became the main base of the Russian fleet and was named Sevastopol.

Since the topic is maritime, there is a corresponding map - “Real Time Ship Movement Map”, presented by the MarineTraffic.com portal:

Initially, the map is divided into squares; as you zoom in, multi-colored boats appear, which determine the location of specific ships. You can click on any vessel, the corresponding information, photo, route sheet, etc. will appear. Information about ships can be received within an hour, so the data arrives in almost real time. At the moment, there are more than 10,000 ships in the database, each of them can be found in the website gallery.

Also on the site you can look at photos of ports from anywhere on Earth, places where there is a broadcast of panoramic views via web cameras, and many interesting information on marine topics.

And once again I congratulate everyone on Black Sea Fleet Day!

Based on data from AIS. All vessel positions, departure from the port and arrival at the destination port in real time. Attention! The positions of the vessels may sometimes not correspond to the real ones and may lag behind by an hour or more. All coordinates of vessel positions are presented for informational purposes only.

Search data from AIS cannot be used for routing. When searching, you will find accurate information about the movements of ships on the map using AIS data and can view their photographs. In order to find a ship, select a sector on the map where the number of ships currently located there is indicated.

We click with the mouse, for example, on the region of Europe and get the picture that you see below. If you zoom in on the area, you will see specific vessels. The map receives updates every few seconds.

When you hover your cursor over a ship, you can see its name; on the site you can get other information you are interested in for searching. To find the ship you are interested in, enter the name of the ship and, if possible, its location in the search bar and press the search key. The AIS map will show the vessel's position in real time.

What is AIS?

To reduce the risk of ship collisions, AIS - Automatic Identification System was developed in 2000. Its functionality turned out to be so successful that just two years later the International Maritime Organization demanded the mandatory installation of AIS terminals on all cargo ships with a displacement of more than 500 registered tons, on “trucks” over 300 tons on international voyages, and on all ships for passenger transport, regardless of tonnage

Unlike radars, which can detect the appearance of large floating objects near the ship and approximately estimate their current direction and speed of movement, AIS allows you to obtain much more detailed and accurate information about the navigation situation.

To better understand the possibilities new system, first let's figure out how it works.

The ship's AIS module is a digital VHF transceiver interfaced with ships' navigation systems. Depending on the speed of the vessel, every 2–10 seconds (every 3 minutes when stationary), it automatically transmits the following operational information: MMSI identification number, navigation status (“at anchor”, “underway”, etc.). ), current coordinates, true course and speed, angular rate of turn and exact time stamp.

In addition to dynamic data, static data is transmitted every 6 minutes: the IMO vessel identification number, its type, name, radio call sign, dimensions, type of positioning system (GPS, GLONASS, LORAN) and even the position of its antenna relative to the bow of the vessel. Route information is transmitted at the same frequency: destination with estimated time of arrival, draft, cargo category and number of people on board. In addition, in the event of a threat to the safety of the vessel, it is allowed to send text messages entered manually from it.

The received information can be displayed on the terminal in the form of a table with information about nearby vessels, as well as in the form of their symbols superimposed on navigation maps (for example, in a chartplotter) - of course, in this case it is much easier to assess the relative position and dynamics of movement.

In short, according to AIS messages, the captain can absolutely accurately assess the current navigation situation. By the way, radio traffic in the system is carried out in the range of 162 MHz, that is, at a much lower frequency compared to radar radiation. Longer radio waves are able to avoid obstacles such as large ships and low islands, and therefore the range of AIS is pleasantly impressive. Under favorable conditions, it can exceed 40 miles, but keep in mind that the height of the antenna here, as with other airborne transmitters, plays a decisive role.

For yachtsmen, at least those whose vessels do not appear in the Forbes magazine charts, the subtlety of using the system lies in the fact that only simplified version terminals, designated “Class B”, are allowed to be installed on ships with a displacement of less than 300 tons.

They feature a noticeably reduced transmitter power (2 W versus 12.5 W), which limits their transmission range to approximately five miles. Another nuisance is a simplified data transmission algorithm that allows you to send information only if there is still air on the air. free place during the radio exchange of older brothers equipped with class A terminals. The trick here is that at any given time, one single block of digital data can be transmitted on any of the two AIS channels, and class A devices are able to agree with each other in advance about the order in which they are issued.

However, you must agree: despite such discrimination, being in a rough sea at night, it is very pleasant to know that on a supertanker passing nearby, the watchman probably knows about the presence of your 45-foot yacht at his side.

There is another way to use AIS, and it involves installing a receiver that does not allow sending any data at all, but is capable of tracking the movements of all ships equipped with full-fledged terminals. By and large, you don't even need a separate device for this, since manufacturers like Icom and Standard Horizon have begun to equip high-end models of mounted VHF radios with this function.

Convenient, compact, not expensive, but there is one big “but” - on a small screen with low resolution Even placing a text table is problematic, let alone building even the most primitive semblance of a map...

This is why AIS receivers have been developed that do not show graphic information, but able to convert data into packets of the standard NMEA protocol, understood by the vast majority of chartplotters. Plus, some of them can connect to computers via USB, or even transfer data via Wi-Fi to mobile gadgets running under Android control or iOS. Similar devices are produced, for example, by Weather Dock.

By the way, when installing AIS equipment, even in additional antenna There is no absolute need because it works in the same frequency range with the on-board radio. However, keep in mind that splitters used to connect two antennas different devices, as a rule, the signal level is slightly reduced, and in case of problems with a single antenna, you will lose two security systems at once.

It would be naive to believe that such an advanced information exchange system was created solely to assist helmsmen in operational maneuvering. AIS's responsibilities also include global monitoring of vessel movements for the benefit of a variety of shipping companies, traffic control centers, and public services who may require information about the location of certain vessels or cargo. For this reason, AIS equipment can be based not only on ships, but also on coastal stations, many of which are connected to a global network.

Well, in order to more effectively use the system to search and rescue sailors in emergency situations, emergency buoys are being produced that are capable of transmitting AIS information with high priority. There are also so-called virtual buoys - this is the only type of device in the system, whose real location may not coincide with the coordinates in their messages. As a rule, these are transmitters installed on the shore, warning passing ships of dangers such as poorly visible rocks or capes devoid of lighthouses jutting far out to sea.

It must be said that AIS receivers are even located on satellites. It is only on the surface of the Earth that the radius of propagation of its signal is limited by visibility to the horizon, but in space it can be received from hundreds of kilometers without any problems. Today, more than a dozen spacecraft are orbiting the planet, monitoring maritime traffic.

It’s especially nice that you can get to data on the global movement of ships without being the owner of a shipping company or a secret service agent. Information is available on a paid basis (for example, in full version Google Earth), however, in a somewhat truncated form it can be seen for free, for example, on the resource www.marinetraffic.com, whose interactive maps and user-friendly interface have been replicated on many other nautical websites.