For the past couple of weeks there has been talk in the news regarding the superyachts of Russian oligarchs and how they can ‘disappear’. How do you make a yacht that is well over 100 feet disappear? The yacht doesn’t vanish, it just turns off its AIS (Automatic Identification System).
ICOM, a manufacturer of AIS explains that AIS works by taking your position and movements via the vessels’ GPS system or an internal sensor built into an AIS unit. Read More
