Man Overboard - MAINLAND West of Loch Ewe?!

[FishyInverness]

What is wrong with this picture? Genuinely, any ideas why this is happening? There is also another one, on the mainland at Applecross!

 

[rich]

The boat might of been taken home.

 

[onesea]

The boat might of been taken home.

Could it be GPS settling down? I guess these devices wake up and find there position. Maybe its not quite homed in on the right location.

 

[AntarcticPilot]

Or could it be a PLB being carried by a hiker/climber?

 

[FishyInverness]

Or could it be a PLB being carried by a hiker/climber?

Wouldn't have thought so AP - PLB doesn't broadcast an AIS signal. they're definitely registering as AIS SARTS.

Quite worrying that there are two active SARTS broadcasting in the first place!

EDIT : OK, I now count 5 - Found another 3 icons transmitting as AIS Sart also on Lewis/Harris - I suspect this is Marinetraffic perhaps not translating them correctly, but...?!

 

[NorthRising]

Can't be HMS Astute, too far inland.

 

[prv]

People trying out their new AIS SARTs at home, in the knowledge that so far from the sea they won't be picked up as a false alarm?

Pete

 

[Tidewaiter2]

Last year, We saw an AIS on our chart plotter broadcasting merrily about 6nm inland going down the main road at 70mph near Svendborg in Danmark last August.
Data suggested it was a smaller Mobo being towed home!

 

[Baddox]

I wonder if, worryingly, it could be a real MOB but with incorrect location because of GPS jamming. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0045/00459612.pdf

 

[FishyInverness]

I started looking around on Marinetraffic last night, they're *everywhere* - definitely come up as an AIS SART - Can anyone shed any light as to what they might actually be? I think I counted 14 of them before I gave up, can't be that many SART's activated at one time!

Edit : Ahhh, on closer examination, all VTS are classified as NAVAID-SART-MOB on marinetraffic, these just seem to have no name other than a serial code.

 

[Robert Wilson]

We have a NATO excercise going on these last few days. Troops, aircraft and at least 6 warships. Don't the MoD tamper with/switch off the GPS function during these war games?

Could be that??

 

[Bru]

If you read the blurb you'll find that the Gps jamming takes place for one hour a day over a five day period and affects a relatively modest area North of Cape Wrath

 

[Robert Wilson]

If you read the blurb you'll find that the Gps jamming takes place for one hour a day over a five day period and affects a relatively modest area North of Cape Wrath

Same old problem for me, READ THE QUESTION !!

Thanks for the nudge :encouragement:

 

[ffiill]

I am suprised as usually the jamming and messing about usually takes place throughout the Inner Sound and around to Loch Ewe where the big Nato refueling depot is.
Last time I was out during one of the excercises and listening in to the broadcast vhfwarnings I only noticed a problem when in close proximety to the jamming.
Problem of course is just because the British Navy follows the rules it doesnt mean anyone else does.
Several years ago I remember monitoring weather station reports on my ssb when an excercise was taking place and found garbled transmission data being sent from unknown weather buoys? Throughout this area.

 

[Robert Wilson]

I am suprised as usually the jamming and messing about usually takes place throughout the Inner Sound and around to Loch Ewe where the big Nato refueling depot is.
Last time I was out during one of the excercises and listening in to the broadcast vhfwarnings I only noticed a problem when in close proximety to the jamming.
Problem of course is just because the British Navy follows the rules it doesnt mean anyone else does.
Several years ago I remember monitoring weather station reports on my ssb when an excercise was taking place and found garbled transmission data being sent from unknown weather buoys? Throughout this area.

Good excuse for running aground on "unknown/uncharted rocks". Wish I'd thought of that a couple of weeks ago