Panama to Sanction, Fine Ships That Tamper With Trackers
The Panama Maritime Authority will impose sanctions on Panamanian flagged ships that “deliberately deactivate, tamper or alter” their Long Range Identification and Tracking System or Automatic Identification System, the authority said in a May notice. Sanctions may include up to…
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a $10,000 fine. Panamanian maritime officials are “monitoring all our fleet 24/7” and will receive an automatic alert if a vessel’s LRIT or AIS is not reporting, the notice said. If there is “no technical support that justifies the missing report,” authorities may impose “sanctions that will be deemed appropriate,” including fines, de-flagging of vessels or deletions from the registry. The U.S. has published guidance on common sanctions evasions practices by ships, which include tampering with AIS signals (see 2005140039).