Primary focus:
Northern Chesapeake Bay, North of Taylor's Island [ N 38.28° W 76.24°] up to and thru the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal.


AIS receiving locations:
Betterton Volunteer Fire Company: Betterton, MD [ N 39.43^o W 76.1^o]
Gratitude Water Tower: Rock Hall, MD [ N 39.8° W 76.16°]


Site locations and hardware courtesy of KARS . Script courtesy of W. Curt Deegan.
Data preperation: COAA Shipplotter [share code 'lB']

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• Ship details that show [Share code: lB] are being reported by the Betterton or Gratitude AIS receive site.
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