You can literally just see where any ship in the world is
You can literally just see where any ship in the world is
I'm sure this is not a new thing, but I just found out about it, and I think it's pretty neat!
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Works for all counties except the following, who consistently disable AIS and LRIT for various reasons: China, Russia, Iran and Senegal.
So while the International Maritime Organization requires these devices be enabled, the aforementioned counties just ignore it when disabling AIS suites their purposes (Illegally changing flags during voyage, poaching, etc).
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who consistently disable AIS and LRIT for various reasons: China
None of these are Chinese? Are you sure?
Russia
Iran
Senegal
the aforementioned counties just ignore it when disabling AIS suites their purposes (Illegally changing flags during voyage, poaching, etc).
Like, far be it for me to suggest merchant vessels don't regularly engage in shady shipping practices. But this is far more widespread than just a few countries Americans don't like
the total capacity of ships in the U.S. and U.K. registers as of 1 January 2024 is 13.2 mil. dwt and 11.1 mil. dwt respectively.
I guess two of the largest merchant navies in the world are on vacation?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_convenience#Wages
In 2009, the flag-states employing the highest number of expatriate-Filipino seafarers were Panama, the Bahamas, Liberia and the Marshall Islands. That year, more than 150,000 Filipino sailors were employed by these four flags of convenience.
Anyone remember which country has a deeply problematic fascist-friendly political and military relationship with the Philippians government right now?
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None of these are Chinese? Are you sure?
Those haven't got the system turned off. There's no where op claimed they have it turned off all the time. They turn it off when doing shady stuff like destroying underwater cables or poaching fish.
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