Foreign ship gets penalty for illegally using Starlink within Chinese waters
17 hours ago
- #Starlink
- #Maritime Law
- #China
- A foreign ship was penalized for illegally using a Starlink terminal within Chinese waters.
- The vessel was found with a 'micro rectangular antenna' during a routine inspection at Ningbo port.
- The antenna was identified as a low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communication device from a foreign company.
- The ship continued transmitting data using the device after entering Chinese territorial waters.
- This case marks the first successful regulatory action against illegal LEO satellite communication use in Chinese waters.