Good morning,
I thought I would share an app I have had for awhile but did not really try until this past weekend when I moved our boat from Tacoma to Anacortes. The app is called Marine Traffic. It was/is very similar to AIS that I have seen on some plotters. $3.95 it shows ships, gives their info by selecting their icon and shows their track. It came in very handy as we came up on several tugs, freighters, ferries and fishing boats. I have it on my Android phone and my ipad now. Does anyone else use this app?
We were tracking the Victoria Clipper and noticed it had stopped on the screen. 15 minutes later it is still in the same spot on the screen. We catch up to it and find it slowly following a pod of Grey Whales off Whidbey Island. The app also had photos of the vessels along with their data.
I thought I would share an app I have had for awhile but did not really try until this past weekend when I moved our boat from Tacoma to Anacortes. The app is called Marine Traffic. It was/is very similar to AIS that I have seen on some plotters. $3.95 it shows ships, gives their info by selecting their icon and shows their track. It came in very handy as we came up on several tugs, freighters, ferries and fishing boats. I have it on my Android phone and my ipad now. Does anyone else use this app?
We were tracking the Victoria Clipper and noticed it had stopped on the screen. 15 minutes later it is still in the same spot on the screen. We catch up to it and find it slowly following a pod of Grey Whales off Whidbey Island. The app also had photos of the vessels along with their data.