Re:Why the Mauritius oil spill is so serious
by ryosuke on Friday August 14, 2020 @07:18AM
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I can confirm that the Japanese article does indeed say that the ship went closer to land so that it could connect to Wi-Fi. Not sure how common satellite internet is on ships of this kind.
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Re:Why the Mauritius oil spill is so serious
by eitland on Friday August 14, 2020 @07:24AM
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> Not sure how common satellite internet is on ships of this kind.
My best guess:
Satellite internet on ships is common but still slow and expensive these days.
Background:
- ar one point I worked for three years as a system engineer with a company in the maritime radio and radar business
- even further back I have also interviewed with another that was specifically in the business of connecting ships to Internet.