Irregular AIS tracking seen with serial ‘spoofer’ Ceres I before Hafnia Nile collision
VLCC Ceres I regularly engaged in dangerous and deceptive shipping practices while shipping Russian and Iranian oil over the past five years
The collision between Ceres I and Hafnia Nile took place in eastern waters of Malaysia, which is a well-known area for storage and transfers of oil. At the time of the casualty, more than 40 ships were at anchorage. It is commonplace in this area for vessels to be detected switching off vessel trackers or spoofing their location
