At least 10 vessels have changed transponder messages in apparent attempt to avoid becoming targets

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At least 10 ships over the past week have altered their destination signal to read “Chinese Owner”, “All Chinese Crew” or “Chinese Crew Onboard”, according to data from MarineTraffic analysed by the FT.