RNLI LIFEBOAT 17-42

Particulars

MMSI	235007795
Call sign	VQDJ8
Flag	United Kingdom
Vessel type	Search and rescue
Length overall	17 m
Beam	5 m
Draught	1.8 m

From her own AIS broadcasts.

Her MMSI

235007795

The first three digits, 235, are the country code of the United Kingdom: an MMSI follows a ship's flag, so a new flag brings a new number.

She broadcasts no IMO number. Only larger seagoing ships are required to have one.

Her AIS details

AIS is the radio signal a ship sends so that other ships can see her. This is what her signal tells us.

Seen from above, bow to the right, so port is the upper side. The ring is her GPS aerial, where her crew or installer said it sits. Shiptrail draws the aerial's position, not the middle of the ship.

AIS class	Class AWorked out, not reported: only Class A transponders send a status, and she sends one. Class A is the full-strength kind that large cargo and passenger ships must carry.
Status she reports	Under way under engine power
To the bow	14 m (A)
To the stern	3 m (B)
To the port side	2 m (C)
To the starboard side	3 m (D)
Destination as typed	SCRABSTER SARWhat the crew entered; the Voyage card turns it into a port.
Heard from	AISStream
On the map since	15 Oct 2026, 00:53 UTC

A, B, C and D are AIS's own names for these four distances.

From her own AIS broadcasts as the feed delivers them.

Ships near her

RNLI LIFEBOAT 16-05 Search and rescue vessel0.2 nm
IEVOLI BLACK Tug4.7 nm
NAOMI JENNIFER Tug10 nm
WILSON RUHR Cargo ship12 nm
PENTALINA Passenger ship13 nm
WHA TAING Fishing vessel13 nm
PROTEUS Government vessel13 nm
FLOTTA LASS Passenger ship14 nm

Where she is

Position	58.6147° N, 3.0101° W
Speed	22.5 knots
Course	170°
Local time

Voyage

From: Scrabster, United KingdomDeparted 31 Oct 2026 (inferred)
To: Scrabster, United KingdomProbably not updated: the port it just left, and the ETA has passed
ETA: 12 Jun 10:30 UTC