HONTE — Pilot Vessel · IMO 9680138

HONTE is currently in the North Sea, within the English Channel / North Sea corridor. It is sailing from VLISSINGEN STAD to VLISSINGEN STAD with an ETA of 8 Nov 2026, 17:45 UTC. Its exact coordinates, speed and ETA are shown at the top of this page and refresh from the latest AIS broadcast.

HONTE broadcasts MMSI 205651000 and is registered as IMO 9680138, with call sign ORBW. The MMSI is the radio identifier used by AIS; the IMO number stays with the ship for life and does not change with re-flagging or sale.

HONTE is classified as a pilot vessel vessel registered under the BE flag. The vessel-type classification is derived from the AIS Type field broadcast by the ship's transponder; full pilot vessel fleet at /vessel-type/tug-pilot-vessel and full BE flag list at /flag/be.

MarineRadar shows the latest AIS broadcast from HONTE above, with current position, course, speed, and navigation status. Tap "View on map" to centre the live tracker on the vessel and watch its movement update in real time. The same data is available offline-friendly in the iOS and Android apps.

AIS transponders broadcast position every 2 seconds when underway at high speed and up to every 3 minutes at anchor. The position you see refreshes whenever the ship is in range of a coastal AIS receiver or a satellite pass — typically seconds in coastal waters and minutes offshore.

As a pilot vessel, HONTE sits in the same design class as the other pilot vessels listed in the Similar Vessels section of the vessel page, or in the full pilot vessel directory at /vessel-type/tug-pilot-vessel. HONTE has a gross tonnage of 53 GT.