[PUP] Google map of piracy incidents

[John Marshall]

Time to figure out how to put your transponder in receive-only mode if  
you go into hazardous waters. Something a yacht the size of the ones  
the people of this group likely own, who aren't required to have AIS  
to the best of my knowledge.

If you get the magic incantation from the manufacturer, even the Class  
A units can be switched to this mode, although its not in the manual,  
at least for Furuno FA150. It takes a special password to kill the  
transmitter.

John Marshall
On Nov 28, 2008, at 12:50 PM, <2elnav at netbistro.com> <2elnav at netbistro.com 
 > wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steven Dubnoff"
> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 11:45 PM
> Subject: [PUP] Google map of piracy incidents
>
>
>> this was on Slashdot:
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/5jfncp
>
>
>
> REPLY
> On Nov  26  a report from IMO  indicated that  pirates may be using  
> AIS to
> track and pinpoint target vessels. Until now it was assumed  the  
> pirates
> were simply attacking any vessels of opportunity.  Debriefings of  
> captured
> pirates now show they are aware of  valuable ships leaving  distant  
> ports
> and heading towards their chosen hunting area.
> One Frech registered luxury yacht has already been taken after it  
> transited
> the Suez canal..  Pleasure yachts will be seen as lower risk targets  
> now
> that  armed escorts and on board mercenaries are employede to protect
> commercial shipping.
> Suddenly AIS  becomes a mixed blessing  when transiting  troubled  
> waters.
>
> regards
> Arild
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