Mali-Flagged Cargo Ship Goes Dark 25 Days Off Libya After Albania Sailing
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Mediterranean – October 27, 2026 -- A Mali-flagged general cargo vessel switched off its AIS transponder for 25 days and 8 hours off eastern Libya between August 28 and September 23, 2026. Windward's maritime intelligence team assesses the gap as deliberate.
Vessel reappeared at the same position and returned to Albania
The ship left an Albanian port declaring Egypt as its destination and went dark in open water. When it resumed transmitting on September 23, it was at nearly the same position where it had disappeared. It then changed its declared destination back to Albania and sailed directly there.