We can easily track ships by satellite or plane, regardless if they have their beacons on.
But, hey, at the NYT giving hope to the enemy and making us think the fight is hopeless is the agenda.
And bear in mind, our surface radars can easily detect and track a 500’ vessel with 50’ of fretboard.
“...giving hope to the enemy...”
Yep, I’m SURE that the ayatollahs are Times subscribers who just got clued in by reading this article.
The article concludes:
“Still, whatever ruses they employ, vessels off Iran might only get so far. It is difficult to get out to the open ocean via a waterway as narrow as the Strait of Hormuz without being detected.
“A U.S. official said that more than 12 American military vessels were stationed in international waters in the Gulf of Oman. And on Tuesday, United States Central Command said that six merchant vessels had complied with directions by radio from U.S. forces to turn around and re-enter Iranian ports.
“ ‘My expectation is that the U.S. Navy can sit out in the Gulf of Oman,’ Mr. Daniel of Windward said. ‘I don’t think there’s a way to breach the blockade.’ “