There is a similar system for aircraft and many free programmes on the web
to receive it.

Alec


"Dave Baker" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:50:03 GMT, "Dennis Pogson"
wrote:

Can you zig-zag a 300,00-ton tanker? It shouldn't be too difficult, and as
for pirates, why don't we just shoot the *******s, an RPG can sink a
largish
ship very quickly, and it's such fun to watch these assholes struggling in
the water. Don't forget to take your binoculars along with the launcher.

Another option is for those who are anti-violence just to forget AIS, and
leave us all in peace.

I'd say AIS is more on-topic than the above...

Dave