Beacon — find any ship by name, MMSI, or IMO

Beacon can find a specific ship anywhere in the world — not just what's near you. Open /beacon and use the search box at the top, or the Find tab.

How to search:
• Type a ship's **name** ("Symphony of the Seas", "Queen Mary 2"), its **9-digit MMSI**, or its **7-digit IMO** number.
• Beacon checks a directory of 37,000+ vessels — every major cruise ship and large commercial vessel — and pulls the live position of any match.

What you'll see:
• When a ship is transmitting, the map **recenters on it** and draws its **course** — a vector showing the direction it's heading and roughly where it'll be, based on its current speed.
• If a ship is in the directory but isn't transmitting right now, you'll see "no signal" instead of a guess. Beacon confirms the broadcast name matches the one you searched before it shows a fix, so you never get pinned to the wrong vessel.

Roam the map anywhere:
• The map isn't limited to your location. Pan and zoom to any ocean and Beacon loads the flights and ships in view; "center on me" brings you back to where you are.

Good to know:
• /beacon works without an account (see "Use Turtini without an account").
• Live positions come from AIS, proxied through Turtini so no keys touch your browser; the vessel directory is built from open data. Brand-new ships occasionally aren't in the directory yet — if a name doesn't resolve, try its MMSI or IMO.