Southampton VTS

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[sotonvts]

Here's a link for anyone interested. Its Radar based and not AIS, this means Royal Naval vessels are visable in and out of Portsmouth.

Its updated every couple of minutes. All vessels with red boxes are bulk flammable carriers such as LPG Gas, Petrol, Crude Oil. These are frequest visitors to the massive Fawley oil refinery on Southampton Water.

http://www.southamptonvts.co.uk/radcap.asp (http://www.southamptonvts.co.uk/radcap.asp)

[groennegaard]

Nice! 

Updated every couple of minutes...? It says "This information was updated on 09/08/2007 - 01:14" - that is more than 6 hours ago!

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groennegaard

[Ship Sim]

If you look up at the top and read the ship names. You will see the name Red Eagle which is in the game.

[sotonvts]

Nice! 

Updated every couple of minutes...? It says "This information was updated on 09/08/2007 - 01:14" - that is more than 6 hours ago!

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groennegaard

Ahh sometimes the PC at their end freezes for public viewing. Although most of the time it is updated on a 5 minute basis.

[groennegaard]

Ahh sometimes the PC at their end freezes for public viewing. Although most of the time it is updated on a 5 minute basis.

Great. I will have a look later then. 

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groennegaard

[KDS]

Try www.aisliverpool.org.uk

It is alot more realistic.

It shows the whole of the UK and you can UPdate it every 2,3,5,10 minutes.

[groennegaard]

It is alot more realistic.

Why is it more realistic? The other one was based on radar information and this one is based on AIS information. AIS information is gathered from the instruments of each ship and broadcasted via VHF. If a ship has an instrument failure this failure will be broadcasted and you cannot always tell whether it is an error or not. I would trust my own radar rather than rely on AIS information... 

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groennegaard

[sotonvts]

Why is it more realistic? The other one was based on radar information and this one is based on AIS information. AIS information is gathered from the instruments of each ship and broadcasted via VHF. If a ship has an instrument failure this failure will be broadcasted and you cannot always tell whether is an error or not.
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groennegaard

I'd agree with that too. Also as I mentioned, Royal Naval vessels are not tracked on AIS websites. They are on the Southampton VTS site.


groennegaard, the site is refreshing as normal now, small delay but getting there 

[KDS]

Why is it more realistic? The other one was based on radar information and this one is based on AIS information. AIS information is gathered from the instruments of each ship and broadcasted via VHF. If a ship has an instrument failure this failure will be broadcasted and you cannot always tell whether it is an error or not. I would trust my own radar rather than rely on AIS information... 

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groennegaard

But it is the most accurate in the North here updates every two minutes and I prefere it but that is just in my opinion of course everyone is welcome to their own.