AQUILA II resurfaced after 81d dark

AQUILA II (IMO 9281152) previously 81d AIS-dark, now broadcasting again (0.00138889d gap). Location: West Africa. Destination: the. Draught 16m, speed —kn. Possible STS handoff completed; revisit recent positions for rendezvous candidates.

• The evidence
• Source: VesselFinder
• Scan session id: 20260821T070724
• Parsed: {"imo": "9281152", "name": "Crude", "flag": "Panama Length", "type": "Oil Tanker - Details and current position -", "location": "West Africa", "ais_gap_days": 0.001388888888888889, "sat_ais_minutes_ago": null, "course_deg": null, "speed_kn": null, "draught_m": 16.0, "destination": "the", "eta_text":
• Prev ais gap days: 81.0
• Rule: AIS_VESSEL_RESURFACED

Timeline. First logged 2026-08-21T07:08; last updated 2026-08-21T07:08.

Why it matters. This is a top-priority thread on the board — it sits at the sharp end of the regime-pressure picture and is being tracked continuously.

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