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« on: December 29, 2009, 11:48:00 am »
For all of you armchair sailors, here's a really interesting site  Thumbs Up

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« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2009, 11:36:56 am »
I've got a question on this one  :confused:.  If you brought up the site, you can see that you can track vessel traffic worldwide.  It gives the course, speed, destination (most of the time) of any vessel you click on.  It also notes tankers, or cargo ships with "very hazardous" loads; isn't this kind of an invitation for bad things to happen???
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« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2009, 11:50:10 am »
Seems to be a direct pipeline of information to terrorists - they really have to work hard to get it, don't they! ForJack!
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« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2009, 01:03:53 pm »
I also saw a couple of Coast Guard vessels pop up; isn't that a breach of OPSEC  :confused:  Don't get me wrong, I really enjoy tracking this stuff around, just questions that pop up  ForJack!
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« Reply #4 on: December 31, 2009, 01:11:36 pm »
Well if they participate in the AIS system, they get recorded.  I suspect however, they have a way to turn it off if they feel the need for extra security on a MSSP or L/E mission.

BTW thanks for the link... a cool toy that I'm sharing with other instructors so we can use more realistic vessel names, types, and locations in the actual AOR of the student we are drilling on SAR cases.

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« Reply #5 on: December 31, 2009, 01:41:42 pm »
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I suspect however, they have a way to turn it off if they feel the need for extra security

Being familiar with a couple of the vessels I was referring to earlier, I know that to be a true statement 


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« Reply #6 on: January 03, 2010, 03:12:00 pm »
Quote from: rustybayonet on December 31, 2009, 11:50:10 am
Seems to be a direct pipeline of information to terrorists - they really have to work hard to get it, don't they! ForJack!
Hell they can find what ever they want on the internet, with a little college math and NASA website you can perdict when a sattilite well be over head.
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« Reply #7 on: January 03, 2010, 03:38:31 pm »
OK so it took me a while, damn but I do hate dial-up, this is a cool site Hans thanks. My question is what does this website use to track these vessels. I notice that their map shows none of the ships in susian bay and not all the tugs in SF bay. Would be cool if they overlayed the map on Google earth, just my thoughts.

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« Reply #8 on: January 03, 2010, 03:47:55 pm »
I'd guess the ships in Suisun Bay don't have any of the equipment that is being used to track what you see on the site.  All are powered down.

Sonny, educate us....what is the AIS you mentioned?   ForJack!
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« Reply #9 on: January 03, 2010, 04:09:54 pm »
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« Reply #10 on: January 03, 2010, 04:11:55 pm »
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Would be cool if they overlayed the map on Google earth, just my thoughts.

Jamie, when you get to the page you can go to the upper right hand corner and click on "satellite" and voila, Google Earth  Thumbs Up
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« Reply #11 on: January 03, 2010, 06:31:42 pm »
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Would be cool if they overlayed the map on Google earth, just my thoughts.

Jamie, when you get to the page you can go to the upper right hand corner and click on "satellite" and voila, Google Earth  Thumbs Up
I hadn't noticed that by am in the process of checking it out, Thanks Hans-your night at the club is on me. you know 1 QM to another almost QM.
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