"For nearly a decade now, 'shadow fleets' engaged in shady practices—say, violating international sanctions by transporting crude oil from Iran—have periodically turned off their transponders."
"At one point last month, 'well over half of the vessels in the strait had their signals jammed,' Bockmann says. Today, more than 800 vessels are in the Persian Gulf."
"'I keep a very, very close eye on a large cohort of 500 or 600 tankers. Some of them I've been watching for years now,' says Bockmann."
"'Disruption there creates absolute carnage and chaos,' Bockmann says."
The Strait of Hormuz has seen a rise in disappearing ships due to shadow fleets evading international sanctions. Transponders, which broadcast vital ship information, are often turned off or jammed. Recently, over half of the vessels in the strait experienced signal jamming. Analysts, including Michelle Wiese Bockmann, have developed new methods to track these ships. The disruption in this critical waterway, through which 20% of global petroleum is transported, can lead to significant chaos and economic consequences.
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