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Deep Dive: The Fatal Flaw of Disabling AIS and the Myth of Vessel Invisibility
Episode Summary: The Strait of Hormuz is facing an unprecedented commercial standstill. With transit volumes collapsing by over 90% and more than 150 tankers waiting outside the chokepoint, VLCC freight rates have skyrocketed past $420,000 per day. Tempted by this massive surge, some shipowners are weighing the risks of "dark transits", intentionally disabling their Automatic Identification System (AIS) to slip through unnoticed. But is going dark actually keeping your crew and vessel safe, or is it a catastrophic miscalculation?In this deep dive, based on Capt. Raghu Sharma’s latest…
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