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The Maritime Information, Cooperation and Awareness (MICA) Center wrote in a post on the social platform X that the situation “makes it harder to navigate safely at night, in poor visibility and/or when traffic density is heavy.”
“[It] also can lead to accidental situations,” the group wrote.
The MICA Center said it’s possible the GPS issue may have contributed to the recent collision of two giant tankers, ADALYNN and Front Eagle, in the Gulf of Oman near the United Arab Emirates, but the organization cautioned that the crash remains under investigation.
Israel and Iran have been exchanging strikes for the past week, after Israel launched a surprise attack against Iran’s nuclear facilities and military sites.
Vladimir Putin’s economy minister has warned that Russia is “on the verge” of recession as he spoke on the second day of a signature event meant to bolster economic confidence. The minister, Maxim Reshetnikov, said at the St Petersburg economic forum that his view was based on “current business sentiment and indicators” pointing to a slowdown. “Everything else depends on our decisions,” Reshetnikov said, calling for the central bank to show a “little love for the economy”.
Despite Donald Trump’s recent claim that Iran was “very close” to making a nuclear weapon when Israel launched its bombing campaign, Mark Warner, the vice-chairman of the US Senate intelligence committee, said on Wednesday that senators were briefed on Monday, after Israel’s attack, that US intelligence agencies still see no evidence that Iran is trying to make nuclear weapons.
