maritime
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France Is Threatening the UK’s Power Supply
The UK is already facing major petrol shortages, and now French officials threatening to sever an agreement to supply electricity to the country. The reason? The officials are ticked off by the UK’s refusal to grant French fishermen licenses to fish in British waters, creating the latest drama in the messy Brexit split.
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Ships Have Black Boxes, And Apparently They’re A Cinch To Hack
Voice, navigation, and radar data aboard ships are all at risk, according to an expert who claims that some devices that contain sensitive ship information just aren’t secure enough. This could be good news for pirates and spies, and bad news for the good guys.
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China Is Building Fake Islands To Bolster Its Claim To Disputed Waters
Pity the poor mapmaker assigned to the South China Sea. The hotly disputed waters in the Pacific are torn between competing claims from all the countries that surround it. China, especially, has been aggressive and sly. It’s now dumping sand onto small reefs and shoals, building whole new islands to bolster its territorial claims.
