Vessel hit by GPS interference near the Port of Haifa in Israel

Year

2018

Month

November

Reference number

20181102

Impact area

Vessel

Incident location

Haifa

Incident country

Israel

Victim country

Israel

Victim identity

Victim Type

Vessel

Method

GPS Jamming

Summary:

In November 2018, a vessel got hit by a GPS interference near the Port of Haifa in Israel. The vessel experienced erratic signals. GPS-guided autonomous cranes were unable to operate, meaning the ports had to revert to manual methods of loading and unloading cargo. It is who is behind these GPS interferences.

Reference URL

https://www.gwprime.geospatialworld.net/technology-and-innovation/protecting-gnss/
https://www.maritimecyberadvisors.com/l/insight-cyber-threats-to-shipping-grow-in-east-mediterranean/
https://i-hls.com/archives/93375
https://150sec.com/gps-outage-could-spell-calamity-for-europe/12744/