A product tanker allegedly hijacked by the Iranian navy in the Middle East Gulf over the weekend spent a longer-than-average time trading with its AIS turned off, analysis shows.
Shipping data-analysis company Windward, which specialises in providing security and sanctions surveillance, said the 1,800-dwt Riah (built 1988) spent 27 days last year “going dark”, as it is known, by turning off its AIS.
