Long Range Identification and Tracking
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Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) is a system that was spearheaded by the United States Coast Guard at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London during the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks to track the approximately 50,000 large ships around the world.
Every sovereign nation already has the right to request such information (and does so) for ships destined for their ports. The U.S. Coast Guard, in its quest to gain information on ships not destined for North American shores, has made a deal that would give control over all vessel information, including what they can already receive without such a deal, to an intermediate international organization.[1] The shipborne LRIT position beacons may be switched off by ships. As of 2007, LRIT is being developed by the IMO.[2]
