"Going dark" refers to the gray zone tactic of strategically turning off a vessel's Automatic Information System (AIS) transponder to avoid detection. Miao Shou | AUGUST 17, 2023 Vessels operating without AIS inside a country's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). (Credits: Unseenlabs) Miao Shou Analyst "Going dark" refers to the gray zone tactic of turning off…
Spoofing is the act of deceptively and deliberately falsifying a vessel’s AIS identifying information or location. Gaute Friis | SEPTEMBER 3, 2023 A China Coast Guard (CCG) cutter transmits fraudulent AIS signals to nearby vessels, appearing as a fishing boat on their monitoring equipment (Credit: Gaille Powell). Gaute Friis Analyst Spoofing is a deception tactic…
This tactic consists of blasting another ship with a powerful stream of water using a high-pressure water cannon. Gaute Friis | AUGUST 7, 2023 CCG 31101 blasts a VCG vessel with water cannon, May 5, 2014. (Source: VCG) Gaute Friis Analyst As of this writing, the Philippines has just produced evidence that its coast guard…