More ships in Gulf of Finland are hiding their locations

More ships in Gulf of Finland are hiding their locations

The Finnish Coast Guard has reported a rise in ships moving through the Gulf of Finland with their automatic identification systems (AIS) turned off. The agency believes the trend is linked to efforts to bypass Russian sanctions. According to Ilja Iljin, Deputy Commander of the Gulf of Finland Coast Guard District, AIS anomalies are now detected on a weekly basis.

The Gulf of Finland Maritime Patrol Unit detects several ships every week that have disconnected their AIS systems. The reason is likely the sanctions against Russia.

The Coast Guard in the Gulf of Finland notes that more and more ships are on the move without their The post More and more ships in the Baltic Sea disappear from the radar first appeared on Nordic.info.