The North American Coast Guard Navigation Center (NAVCEN) publishes reports of GPS signal interruptions anywhere on the planet. Many of them directly affect the maritime field. In recent years, the increase in cases that has been experienced is surprising: if only five incidents were reported in 2017, the figures have risen to 31 cases in both 2018 and 2019. The main affected areas are Egypt, the eastern Mediterranean and Libya, but interference is also reported in China (especially Shanghai), Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Ukraine, Brazil, Australia, as well as the Strait of Hormuz area, the Gulf of Mexico or the North Sea.
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