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Now you see them: FIU researchers uncover patterns in vessels that vanish at sea

Now you see them: FIU researchers uncover patterns in vessels that vanish at sea
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By JoAnn Adkins October 14, 2026 at 10:53am Across the waters of West Africa, commercial fishing vessels vanish along international boundary lines. No signal. No location. Hours — sometimes days, and even weeks — pass. Then, they suddenly reappear. In a bizarre plot twist, new FIU research reveals 1

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