Donal wrote:

Have you heard about AIS? It doesn't take any time for a vessel to
broadcast her position, name,speed and course. It's done by a little box
that costs a couple of thousand dollars.


And requires the interrogating vessel to be within VHF range. AIS does
not transmit information beyond the range that your little VHF radio
does. Not all ships are fitted with, or required to be fitted with AIS
at this time.

AIS will not provide any shore based "agency" with information as to
whether a ship is or is not in any given location on the high seas.

AIS will not allow some yachtie agency to identify a ship on the high
seas, determine ownership or management, and then contact that ship.

So before you start calling anyone "dense" you would be better off
learning a bit more about ships and how they operate. You and Moron are
both in water way over your heads.

Rick