No one believes that the four leaks in the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines that occurred at the end of September were accidents at the same time. The authorities of several countries assume political sabotage. This theory is now also supported by new satellite data, where two so-called dark ships (dark ships) were discovered in the vicinity of the leaks during the evaluation…
As the American computer magazine “Wired” reports in its online edition, shortly before the alleged acts of sabotage, an American company called SpaceKnow apparently discovered two “dark ships” near the two gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, whose automatic identification system was AIS turned off.
The fact that the ships, which SpaceKnow said were about 130 or about 95 meters long, clearly wanted to hide their routes or their respective locations is suspicious, the company’s CEO Jerry Javornicky told “Wired.” The data was therefore also sent to NATO, he said.
According to Javornicky, the ships in question were near the leak sites several days before the pipelines were destroyed by explosions. In total, the satellite data shows 25 ships were underway there, but only two had their AIS trackers turned off, “Wired” reports.
“They had turned off their AIS, meaning there was no information on their movement. And they tried to hide their location information and other general information from the world,” Javornicky said in the online magazine.
The discovery, made by SpaceKnow analyzing images from multiple satellites, is likely to further fuel speculation about what caused the explosions. Several states investigating the incident believe the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines were rocked by a series of explosions. Russia is especially suspected.
System provides identification of ships
The Automatic Identification System (AIS) ensures that ships are identified on the seven seas. The automatic recognition system sends data such as the unique identification code, speed, course, position, call sign, etc. to the Map Display and Information System (ECDIS). It was adopted as a mandatory standard by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in December 2000.
The data collected with the AIS is used to track the movements of cargo ships, tankers or fishing boats to improve navigation, avoid collisions and regulate shipping traffic in congested areas, and identify vessels in distress.
Source: Krone
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