Posted on 10/09/2019 3:38:22 PM PDT by ameribbean expat
About a third of the tankers owned by COSCO Shipping Tanker (Dalian) have shut off their AIS systems after the U.S. imposed sanctions on the company for allegedly shipping Iranian crude, reports Reuters.
Ship tracking data from Refinitiv Eikon indicates that in the week ending October 7, 14 tankers, including nine VLCCs, have gone dark.
The U.S. imposed sanctions on the company on September 25. At the time, the U.S. Department of State said the company, along with five others, knowingly engaging in a significant transaction for the transport of oil from Iran in defiance of sanctions set in place in November 2018.
Thanks.
5.56mm
they won’t be able to evade our satellites, though ...
There is no international requirement to transmit on the AIS freq...that I know of. On pleasure craft, fishing vessels there is no requirement.
OK, thanks!
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