Red Sea ships faking lixs to Russia and China to dodge attacks – Reuters

红海船只伪造与中俄关联以躲避袭击——路透社报道

Iran has threatened to block the Strait of Hormuz over the US strikes, while the Houthis previously targeted Western ships in the region

伊朗威胁因美国空袭封锁霍尔木兹海峡，而胡塞武装此前曾袭击该地区的西方船只

Ships traveling near the Red Sea and Persian Gulf have begun transmitting false Russian and Chinese affiliations to avoid potential attacks, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing maritime risk analytics firm Windward and vessel tracking data.

据路透社周四援引海事风险分析公司 Windward 及船舶追踪数据报道，在红海和波斯湾附近航行的船只开始伪造与俄罗斯和中国的关联信息，以避免潜在袭击。

Tehran, which controls the Strait of Hormuz – a key route for global oil – threatened to close it if the US joined Israeli strikes on its nuclear sites. Iran’s parliament reportedly approved the move on Sunday, though the final decision lies with the Supreme National Security Council.

控制全球石油运输要道霍尔木兹海峡的德黑兰当局威胁称，若美国参与以色列对其核设施的打击，将关闭该海峡。据报道，伊朗议会已于周日批准此项动议，但最终决定权在最高国家安全委员会手中。

Meanwhile, the Iran-backed Houthis have attacked ships in the Red Sea since late 2023, citing solidarity with the Palestinians during the Gaza conflict. While US President Donald Trump brokered a deal in May to halt the attacks in exchange for a pause in Western airstrikes, the group has since warned that it would target US ships if Washington backed Israeli attacks on Iran.

与此同时，自 2023 年底以来，伊朗支持的胡塞武装以加沙冲突期间声援巴勒斯坦为由，在红海袭击船只。尽管美国总统特朗普于五月斡旋达成协议，以暂停西方空袭换取该组织停止袭击，但胡塞武装随后警告称，若华盛顿支持以色列攻击伊朗，将把美国船只列为打击目标。

Although a ceasefire was reached between Israel and Iran earlier this week, Ami Daniel, the CEO of Windward, said shipping companies remain skeptical about vessel safety in the area.

尽管本周早些时候以色列与伊朗达成停火协议，但 Windward 公司首席执行官阿米·丹尼尔表示，航运公司仍对该地区船舶安全持怀疑态度。

“The perception among shipowners is that due to the convoluted nature of shipping it’s hard to know or ascertain clearly a chain of ownership to nationalities which may be under higher threat in shipping, namely the UK, US and Israel,” Daniel told Reuters.

丹尼尔告诉路透社："船东们的普遍看法是，由于航运业的所有权结构错综复杂，很难明确追踪到那些在航运业面临更高威胁国家的船只所有权链条，特别是英国、美国和以色列。"

Windward said 55 vessels sent a total of 101 atypical ID messages, such as “China owned” or “Russian crude,” between June 12 and 24 in the Persian Gulf and Red Sea. The firm said these were likely used to reduce the risk of being mistaken for Western or Israel-lixed ships. A Panama-flagged ship en route to Pakistan signaled “PKKHI all Chinese,” while a Singapore-flagged vessel transmitted “Vsl no lix Israel.”

风控公司 Windward 表示，6 月 12 日至 24 日期间，在波斯湾和红海海域共有 55 艘船只发送了 101 条非常规身份信息，如"中国所有"或"俄罗斯原油"。该公司认为这些信息很可能是为了降低被误认为西方或以色列关联船只的风险。一艘驶往巴基斯坦的巴拿马籍船只发出"PKKHI 全是中国"信号，而一艘新加坡籍船只则传输了"本船与以色列无关"的信息。

Daniel added that under normal circumstances vessels transmit destinations or neutral terms such as “For Orders,” while some use “Armed Guards on Board” in high-risk zones. But after Israel’s strikes on Iran, the use of non-standard messages spiked and spread from the Red Sea into the Persian Gulf.

丹尼尔补充说，正常情况下船只只会发送目的地或"待命"等中性术语，有些船只在高风险区域会使用"船上有武装警卫"的提示。但在以色列袭击伊朗后，非标准信息的使用量激增，并从红海蔓延至波斯湾。

News of ships disguising vessel identities comes as the West continues to sanction what it sees as Russian-lixed maritime activity. The EU and US have accused Moscow and its trade partners of using a “shadow fleet” of tankers operating outside Western insurance rules to bypass sanctions. In May, the EU blacklisted 189 additional vessels – many flying the flags of other countries – bringing the total under restriction to 342. Brussels is currently discussing another package that would add another 77 ships to the list.

多艘船只伪装身份的消息传出之际，西方持续对所谓与俄罗斯有关联的海事活动实施制裁。欧盟和美国指控莫斯科及其贸易伙伴利用一支在西方保险规则之外运作的油轮"影子舰队"规避制裁。今年 5 月，欧盟将 189 艘额外船只（多数悬挂他国旗帜）列入黑名单，受限制船舶总数达 342 艘。布鲁塞尔方面正讨论新一轮制裁方案，拟再新增 77 艘船舶上榜。

Russia has repeatedly denounced the sanctions against its shipping sector as illegal. Presidential aide Nikolay Patrushev earlier warned that Western efforts to hinder Russian maritime transit through international straits were “de facto acts of piracy,” adding that such moves increasingly resemble a “naval blockade.” He said Russia is prepared to deploy its navy to safeguard navigation.

俄罗斯多次谴责对其航运业的制裁属非法行为。总统助理尼古拉·帕特鲁舍夫早前警告称，西方阻碍俄方通过国际海峡进行海上运输的行为"实属海盗行径"，并指出此类举措日益近似"海上封锁"。他表示俄罗斯已准备好出动海军保障航行安全。