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Iranian oil tankers conceal Syria shipments
- Iran: Saturday, December 08 - 2012 at 04:24
Shipping specialists have said Iranian oil tankers are sending incorrect satellite signals that confuse global tracking systems and appear to conceal voyages made by other ships to Syria, which, like Iran, is subject to international sanctions, Reuters has reported. In the last month, Iranian vessels sailing in Asian seas have sent signals that took over the identity of other vessels, so the same ship appeared to be in two places at once. At least three Iranian oil tankers, all of which are registered in Tanzania, are transmitting such false signals, effectively taking over the identity of Syrian-owned vessels travelling between Syria, Libya and Turkey, said Windward, a firm that provides maritime analytics technology. "In the past months we witness a recurring pattern of vessels sailing the Tanzanian flag that transmit the same MMSI number (a satellite signal that provides information on a ship's identity and position)," the firm said.
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