![]() ![]() MarineTraffic is one of many ship-tracking websites that uses vessel monitoring systems and automatic identification systems to provide a ship's location, designated route and other information.įact check: Southwest Airlines, union deny rumor that pilot sickout caused flight delays ![]() Circular icons represent anchored ships, tankers are red, cargo vessels are green and passenger vessels are blue. ![]() “While some vessels are stationary – visualized as dots – most of them are moving – visualized by arrows – transporting goods across the globe,” Hatzimanolis said via email.Īccording to the site’s help page, the vessel icon, color and shape on the map depends on the vessel’s size and status. Georgios Hatzimanolis, a media strategist with MarineTraffic, told USA TODAY the photo was taken from the tracking site and shows all vessels in that area, a majority of which are "in transit and definitely not 'sitting.'" The Facebook user who shared the post did not return a request for comment. The icons, however, also represent moving traffic, not just ships waiting to dock at ports.įact check: Image claiming to show Barack Obama's birth certificate is fake It was captured from, a site that tracks the movement and location of ships. The photo shows a map of North America, including the U.S., and part of South America, with red, blue, green and black icons representing ships. “I don’t care what y’all say things are about to get real. 6 Facebook image that accumulated more than 15,000 shares within a little over a week. “All sitting ships…” reads the caption of an Oct. Now, a viral photo purports to show a live map of all sitting ships. Some social media users have inaccurately claimed that more than 1,000 cargo ships off the coast of California were not allowed to dock or unload. and around the world face record backlogs of cargo ships waiting to unload ahead of the holiday season, misinformation about the shipping crisis is spreading online. Watch Video: Data shows ship's unusual movements near pipeline The claim: An image of a live map shows all ‘sitting’ ships waiting to dockĪs ports in the U.S. ![]()
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