Abstract:
THE VERACRUZ SHOULDN'T simply disappear. This is no small fishing boat but a 108m-long, 3,755 gross tonnage, refrigerated cargo ship built in 1977. Yet every time it cros...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
THE VERACRUZ SHOULDN'T simply disappear. This is no small fishing boat but a 108m-long, 3,755 gross tonnage, refrigerated cargo ship built in 1977. Yet every time it crosses the sea border from Namibia to Angola it seems to do exactly that, as its operators switch off the automatic identification system (AIS) tracking signal. 'Going dark' contravenes the international treaty for Safety of Life At Sea (SOLAS) rules for ships like this of over 300 gross tonnage.
Published in: Engineering & Technology ( Volume: 16, Issue: 3, April 2021)
DOI: 10.1049/et.2021.0310