Did the low and steady groaning give it away, or is there a Hollywood film crew with “gritty filters” following it around?
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Khoeth_Mora on
Dead drop oil payment?
hoocoodanode on
> “With the expansion of the dark fleet moving restricted oil around the world, new tactics are constantly emerging. So-called “zombie vessels”, which assume the identity of legitimate but defunct ships, are among the tools used by operators to circumvent tightening restrictions and to manipulate the Automatic Identification System, or AIS, tracking system.”
Maybe I am oversimplifying, but how hard would it be for an AI to constantly compare camera footage from places like the Suez Canal against records to identify these “dark fleet” ships and begin cracking down on this behaviour? It’s not like they can quickly run away if they get chased by a coast guard cutter.
nyrangers30 on
My dumb ass for a second thought there was a port named after Osama bin Laden.
JPMoney81 on
This story was nowhere near as cool as I thought it was going to be.
Yetiius on
Trojan Tanker?
origami_anarchist on
That ship looks empty, not full of oil. Riding very high.
Lank42075 on
“Russian” phantom
HMS_Northumberland on
Why did I read it as “Port Laden” as if it’s Bin Laden’s cousin who’s really into drop shipping
DukeOfGeek on
I’m still saying the time for Ukrainian issued letters of marque and seizing of shipments of illicit oil on the high seas is well over due.
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So are the zombies after brains or oil?
It’s a trick. Get an axe.
Did the low and steady groaning give it away, or is there a Hollywood film crew with “gritty filters” following it around?
Edit: word
Dead drop oil payment?
> “With the expansion of the dark fleet moving restricted oil around the world, new tactics are constantly emerging. So-called “zombie vessels”, which assume the identity of legitimate but defunct ships, are among the tools used by operators to circumvent tightening restrictions and to manipulate the Automatic Identification System, or AIS, tracking system.”
Maybe I am oversimplifying, but how hard would it be for an AI to constantly compare camera footage from places like the Suez Canal against records to identify these “dark fleet” ships and begin cracking down on this behaviour? It’s not like they can quickly run away if they get chased by a coast guard cutter.
My dumb ass for a second thought there was a port named after Osama bin Laden.
This story was nowhere near as cool as I thought it was going to be.
Trojan Tanker?
That ship looks empty, not full of oil. Riding very high.
“Russian” phantom
Why did I read it as “Port Laden” as if it’s Bin Laden’s cousin who’s really into drop shipping
I’m still saying the time for Ukrainian issued letters of marque and seizing of shipments of illicit oil on the high seas is well over due.