AIS Transmitter, who took this picture of my boat? why does it say I'm in Holland?!

[timmygobang]

Very nice picture but was a bit surprised, who takes these photos out of interest?
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/235102024

more worryingly, why does it say I'm somewhere I'm not! (I've never been there, and AIS wasn't installed by the previous owner) :ambivalence:
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ai...61/zoom:8/oldmmsi:235102024/olddate:lastknown

 

[Cardo]

Scratch what I said, MarineTraffic is a bit confused!

 

[timmygobang]

Is that your MMSI?

sure is

 

[sarabande]

the position is dated 20 May of this year. If you weren't there at that time, and your MMSI: 235102*** and call sign are correct, then there is an excellent mystery waiting to be solved.

I see you were doing 8.7 knots at the time, with an average speed of 6.3. That's sounds a bit like a bigger boat for a start..



Did you lend the boat to anyone ?

 

[SimbaDog]

I expect a diamond smuggling gang have been using your boat Have you checked the bilges recently?

 

[timmygobang]

the position is dated 20 May of this year. If you weren't there at that time, and your MMSI: 235102*** and call sign are correct, then there is an excellent mystery waiting to be solved.

I see you were doing 8.7 knots at the time, with an average speed of 6.3. That's sounds a bit like a bigger boat for a start..



Did you lend the boat to anyone ?

No one sails her but me...

with a good tide she's hit that coming along the Thames, but unless I've been sleep sailing I haven't crossed the channel to my knowledge yet..

Shall double check my MMSI number tonight :ambivalence:

 

[robmcg]

Perhaps you have been cloned! Somewhere in Holland is a Nigerian vessel pretending to be you!

 

[timmygobang]

Perhaps you have been cloned! Somewhere in Holland is a Nigerian vessel pretending to be you!

Hmm this going to freak out loved ones when I tell them to keep an eye on me while I'm out sailing...

 

[robmcg]

Shall double check my MMSI number tonight :ambivalence:

According to the MARS database, the MMSI is registered to a surname Butler. Is that you?

 

[timmygobang]

According to the MARS database, the MMSI is registered to a surname Butler. Is that you?

That's me

 

[robmcg]

That's me

Well, your user info says Boat= On the move

Perhaps it went walkabout without you. Short break?

 

[Downsman]

Don't worry about it.....It's Uncle Sam lining you up for a drone strike...

 

[sailorman]

Im on Google Earth in RNSYC, Oostende, street view looking north to south centre screen

 

[JomsViking]

Besides the issue that people are (sometimes) allowed to enter their MMSI number themselves. AIS is broken at the protocol level and provides no authentication mechanisms nor any integrity checking - So basically easy to simulate any other ship or AtoN and locate it whereever you want.

 

[sarabande]

oh fun ! I wannabe a nuclear submarine when I grow up.


How do I start swapping my AIS code from a 24ft wooden yacht to being HMS Astute ?

 

[nigelmercier]

MarineTraffic is a bit confused!

There doesn't appear to be a way of adding a boat to the database, or does it rely on receiving a transmission first?

 

[Ammonite]

Must be 4 or 5 years ago but there were a load of duplicate MMSI numbers issued - I know as I was given a number which I subsequently found out had also been issued to someone else. Seemed like a total balls up to me so wouldn't surprise me if something like this has happened here. Just a guess though

 

[JomsViking]

oh fun ! I wannabe a nuclear submarine when I grow up.


How do I start swapping my AIS code from a 24ft wooden yacht to being HMS Astute ?

 

[Gerry]

Good Grief! This is an extraordinary story................

 

[sarabande]

I think I shall park a VLCC just a above Teddington Lock