SVITZER BIDSTON

Particulars

MMSI	235014278
IMO number	9286695
Call sign	MCYT8
Flag	United Kingdom
Vessel type	Tug
Length overall	28 m
Beam	11 m
Draught	6 m

From her own AIS broadcasts.

Her MMSI

235014278

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.

Her IMO number, 9286695, stays with the hull for life.

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	14 m (B)
To the port side	4 m (C)
To the starboard side	7 m (D)
Destination as typed	RIVER MERSEYWhat the crew entered; the Voyage card turns it into a port.
Heard from	AISStream
On the map since	19 Oct 2026, 18:53 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

SVITZER AMAZONAS Tug0.1 nm
SSI VIGILANT Cargo ship0.1 nm
VERA RAMBOW Cargo ship0.1 nm
SVITZER TRIDENT Tug0.1 nm
SVITZER ELIZABETH Tug0.2 nm
BG EMERALD Cargo ship0.2 nm
FORTH HUNTER Anti-pollution vessel0.2 nm
RILA Cargo ship0.3 nm

Where she is

Position	53.4588° N, 3.0235° W
Speed	2.5 knots
Course	358°
Local time

Voyage

From: Liverpool, United KingdomStopped here now
To: RIVER MERSEYAs broadcast
ETA: Not reported