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find_vessels_near

Vessels near a point or vessel

A tool of Open Waters AIS

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Vessels within a radius (default 10 NM, maximum 50) of a point or of another vessel, nearest first, each with distance and bearing from the centre. Use for what is near this position or what is around vessel X.

Input schema

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
latnull | numbernocentre latitude, degrees; give lat and lon, or mmsi
lonnull | numbernocentre longitude, degrees
mmsiintegernocentre on this vessel's last position instead of lat and lon; the vessel itself is left out of the results
radius_nmnumbernosearch radius in nautical miles: default 10, maximum 50
kindstringnoonly this kind: vessel, aton, base, or sar
typesnull | arraynoonly these ITU ship type codes; a code ending in 0 matches its decade
limitintegernorows to return: default 50, maximum 200
Raw JSON schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "lat": {
      "type": [
        "null",
        "number"
      ],
      "description": "centre latitude, degrees; give lat and lon, or mmsi"
    },
    "lon": {
      "type": [
        "null",
        "number"
      ],
      "description": "centre longitude, degrees"
    },
    "mmsi": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "centre on this vessel's last position instead of lat and lon; the vessel itself is left out of the results",
      "minimum": 0,
      "maximum": 4294967295
    },
    "radius_nm": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "search radius in nautical miles: default 10, maximum 50"
    },
    "kind": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "only this kind: vessel, aton, base, or sar"
    },
    "types": {
      "type": [
        "null",
        "array"
      ],
      "items": {
        "type": "integer",
        "minimum": 0,
        "maximum": 255
      },
      "description": "only these ITU ship type codes; a code ending in 0 matches its decade"
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "rows to return: default 50, maximum 200"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

First seen 2026-09-19 · last seen 2026-09-19