Open Waters AIS
by ais.openwaters.io in Other
Live AIS vessel positions by MMSI, name, area, or radius, plus coverage. No sign-in, no key.
https://ais.openwaters.io/mcp
Last 30 days
- Uptime
- 100%
- Response time
- 47 ms typical, 47 ms slowest 5%
- Last check
- 4 h ago
- Next check
- in 2 h
How to call it
Add it to any MCP client that supports remote servers.
{
"mcpServers": {
"open-waters-ais": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://ais.openwaters.io/mcp"
}
}
}6 tools
- find_vessels_in_area
Vessels currently inside a latitude/longitude bounding box, newest report first, with optional kind and ship-type filters. Use for what is in a port, a strait, or a stretch of coast. Anonymous calls may cover 100 square degrees per call.
- find_vessels_near
Vessels within a radius (default 10 NM, maximum 50) of a point or of another vessel's last known position, nearest first, each with distance and bearing from the centre. Use for what is near this position or what is around vessel X.
- get_coverage
Where Open Waters AIS is hearing AIS right now: sources with their current delay, stations, freshness, and vessel counts. Pass a bounding box to learn which stations cover it and how many vessels are in it, or a station id for that station's numbers. Vessel counts cover the last
- get_vessel_track
The positions heard from one vessel over a time range, oldest first, with speed, course, and navigational status. Positions implying an impossible speed for the vessel are left out. Use for where a ship was yesterday, when it left port, or its route today. Give the vessel's mmsi,
- get_vessels
Last known position and particulars of specific vessels by MMSI (Maritime Mobile Service Identity), or by IMO number with a feeder or partner token: the last report heard for each, however long ago, with destination, ETA, draught, and dimensions once its static data has been hear
- search_vessels_by_name
Vessels whose name contains the text, case-insensitive, among every vessel the network has heard, each with its last known position. Use to turn a name into an MMSI, then get_vessels or find_vessels_near for detail. An optional bounding box narrows the search. With a feeder or pa
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Recent checks
| When | Result | HTTP | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 h ago | Passed | 200 | 47 ms |