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Despite the tracking devices being turned off, the Maritime Security Unit monitors via satellite the location of the Iranian support and spy ship “WAVE” in the Red Sea

PTOC Yemen's Maritime Security Unit monitored the return of the Iranian ship WAVE (formerly known as Saviz, along with previous names including AZALEA, LANTANA, OCEAN CANDLE, and IRAN LORESTAN), to the waters of the Red Sea about 75.3 nautical miles northwest of the Yemeni island of Kamaran, which is almost the same position it was occupying before it was exposed to the explosion of a naval mine that targeted it in April 2021. This ship, registered with IMO number (IMO: 9167253), call sign (EPBL6) and maritime identification number (MMSI: 422026600), is classified as a general cargo ship buil...
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