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Vessels primarily from China switch off their tracking beacons to evade detection while they engage in possible illegal fishing

Authorities reported on Saturday that the Chong Bong sank roughly 30 miles off of Japan’s Oki Islands. The Chong Bong reportedly alerted the Japanese Maritime Security Agency (MSA) that it had begun to take on water, after which time the crew boarded lifeboats.

The Times of Houma Thibodaux

Iranian sanctions evasion and the Gulf’s complex oil trade May 11, 2021 Share Sanctions have had a devastating impact on Iran’s oil production and exports, preventing much-needed investment in the country’s ageing fields and barring it from legally exporting crude oil to global customers. Using a range of evasion tactics, however, Iran has succeeded in circumventing sanctions and maintaining a steady — albeit much lower — level of crude exports. The Gulf’s complex regional oil market has facilitated these tactics, providing the perfect environment for trade in oil that U.S. ...

Bird Aerosystems close to delivering African ASIO aircraft 23 February 2021 by Yaakov Lappin & Jeremy Binnie Israeli company Bird Aerosystems is close to delivering Cessna Citation CJ3 aircraft that it has converted into Airborne Surveillance, Information, and Observation (ASIO) platforms for an undisclosed African government that will use them for maritime surveillance. One of the Cessna CJ3 aircraft that Bird Aerosystems has modified into a maritime surveillance aircraft for an African government. (Bird Aerosystems) Bird is currently simulating full-mission scenarios to test the aircraft’...