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Pole Star Global

Every Vessel Hunter story on Pole Star Global: 1 story, the latest on 28 August 2026. Newest: "Hijacked Tanker Showed Years of Tracking Gaps Before Pirate Seizure". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.

Tanker ship at anchor rio de janeiro brazil

Dark fleetAug 28, 2026

Hijacked Tanker Showed Years of Tracking Gaps Before Pirate Seizure

A tanker now held by Somali pirates went dark for stretches of up to 102 days across 2024 and 2025, long before the hijacking, tracking data shows.

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