By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Aug 7 (Reuters) - The risk of cyber attacks targeting ships' satellite navigation is pushing nations to delve back through history and develop back-up systems with roots in World War Two radio technology. Ships use GPS (Global Positioning System) and other similar devices that rely on sending and receiving satellite signals, which many experts … [Read more...]
In Double ECDIS Failure what good is a Sextant?
By Jaquelyn Burton (Coeval, Inc.) ECDIS is becoming ubiquitous - and that is a good thing. However, as we move towards more and more vessels relying wholly on ECDIS and heavily on its integration with GPS, some new problems are of growing concern. At a time of an ever-increasing amount of automation, the U.S. Navy is going back to teaching celestial navigation after an … [Read more...]
South Korea Revives GPS Backup Project After Blaming North for Jamming
By Jack Kim and Jonathan Saul SEOUL/LONDON, May 2 (Reuters) - South Korea has revived a project to build a backup ship navigation system that would be difficult to hack after a recent wave of GPS signal jamming attacks it blamed on North Korea disrupted fishing vessel operations, officials say. Global Positioning System (GPS) and other electronic navigation aids are … [Read more...]
Europe Calls Time on Ship Navigation Scheme Despite Risks at Sea
By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - A British-led initiative to create a back-up to satellite navigation systems for ships has been pulled after failing to garner interest from other European countries, despite its proponents pointing to the growing risk of disasters at sea. Vessels increasingly rely on devices that employ satellite signals to find a location or … [Read more...]
Northern Sea Route May Be Safer with Anglo-Russian Radio Navigation Initiative
By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - The perils of the new Arctic shipping route, warmed by climate change, may diminish with a British-Russian radio navigation initiative, under development to shore up vulnerable satellite-based alternatives. The British system, being trialed in the hectic shipping lanes past Dover and drawing interest from South Korea - after its … [Read more...]
Top 10 Recent Failures Of The USCG – Part 1
After making my decision to pursue a life at sea and accept an invitation to study in Annapolis my father said, "The Navy practices while the Coast Guard gets the job done. It's your choice but, if my opinion matters, you are picking the wrong service." This is one of the many points of criticism he made on options I ignored. Truth is, I should have listened, as operations of … [Read more...]
After 67 Years, USCG Terminates Loran-C Signal Broadcast
Crews at the Coast Guard Long Range Aids to Navigation stations, including the six Alaska-based stations, turned off their domestic signal across the nation at 11 a.m. Monday. The shutdown of the signal concludes the broadcast of the U.S. domestic signal. Stations Attu and Shoal Cove, which are bound by bi-lateral agreements with Russia and Canada, will continue to broadcast … [Read more...]