Supertankers go dark to transit Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb
Supertankers are prolonging periods of going dark by turning off automatic tracking to move oil through the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb, the article reports. The practice is described as a doubling down on tactics honed in the earlier days of the Iran war, and vessels carrying non-Iranian crude began switching off their transponders in the weeks after unspecified developments. The shift reduces transparency for authorities and market monitors and could complicate tracking of crude shipments through two strategic chokepoints, with potential effects on maritime security and the reliability of global oil transport.
Supertankers turn off transponders to evade detection in key straits
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The article links current behavior to tactics from the Iran war. Ships are again turning off transponders to avoid detection. This could make tracking and enforcement harder.
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