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mitjam ◴[] No.42193017[source]
It was crossing right on time for the interruptions, a Russian officer was on board, it slowed down while crossing, no other ships were slowing down in that area during that time (rulingnout headwinds) - it cannot get much clearer. China is now participating in hybrid warfare against Europe (unless they present stronger evidence against this assumption)
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giraffe_lady ◴[] No.42194394[source]
Why did they leave AIS on?
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diggan ◴[] No.42194440[source]
Having AIS on is mandatory. I'm sure turning it off would raise even higher warning flags than just leaving it on while doing your shady stuff.

Regardless, there are satellites covering the area, so you wouldn't get rid of being tracked anyways, would just be a bit slower.

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giraffe_lady ◴[] No.42194650[source]
Every recreational sailor knows that AIS is "mandatory." It's completely routine to see commercial ships running without it.
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WinstonSmith84 ◴[] No.42195097[source]
With "commercial", I guess you imply fishing vessels doing this to go fishing outside their delimited area. That's different from a massive bulk carrier in the middle of the Baltic
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1. giraffe_lady ◴[] No.42196593[source]
No I meant what I said. I've never seen a like supertanker without AIS but I've seen smaller cargo ships, ferries, and specifically in northern europe energy company tenders running without it.