Commercial vessels sailing near the Strait of Hormuz are reportedly identifying themselves as Chinese-owned or crewed by Chinese nationals, in an effort to avoid terrorist attacks from Iran.
According to the Associated Press (AP) on Friday, at least eight vessels in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman have been observed changing their destination transponder signals to broadcast messages such as “China Owner” or “China Owner & Crew.” The destination signal is normally a short message that indicates a vessel’s next port of call.
Ship tracking services said a few of the vessels in question were actually flagged by China or had clear ties to…
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