Dutch Flag State tracked Greenpeace vessel The Arctic Sunrise

EMA BlueTraker LRIT evaded jamming by Russian Coastguard

State of the art technology from EMA Group enabled Greenpeace and the Dutch Flag State to stay in touch with the Greenpeace ship The Arctic Sunrise during its controversial protest visit to the Russian Gazprom oil platform on September 18, right up to the time of the vessel's seizure by the Russian government.

EMA's BlueTraker LRIT (Long Range Identification and Tracking) device is a self-contained wireless gateway and the only terminal of its type specifically designed for the harsh environments of the Arctic and the Antarctic.

Capable of operating in temperatures down to -50ºC, the BlueTraker's built-in Iridium satellite modem enabled continuous tracking of The Arctic Sunrise, even though the ship's Inmarsat communications system had been jammed by the Russian Coastguard prior to the forced boarding.

Until its recent impounding, BlueTraker LRIT with its ‘Arctic’ option installed provides the Greenpeace ship on its regular climate monitoring visits to the Arctic with safe, secure and truly global tracking.

A spokesman for Speedcast Maritime, which supplied the terminal to Greenpeace said:

"Greenpeace required a polar rated LRIT terminal for their ship The Arctic Sunrise and our supplier EMA provides the only Arctic certified terminal with pole to pole coverage via an Iridium modem incorporated into their BlueTraker LRIT."

Business Development Manager at EMA, Chris Eckersley, said:

"The BlueTraker LRIT terminal with its “Arctic” option installed provides The Arctic Sunrise with round the clock and round the globe tracking and monitoring for safety and security in this difficult environment."

Notes for editors

• Capable of operating in temperatures down to -50ºC, EMA’s BlueTraker LRIT (Long Range Identification and Tracking) terminal has been engineered to resist a cold start in extreme environments and the effects of Arctic winds on exposed electronic equipment.

• For more information visit: www.bluetraker.com 

• Prior to its recent seizure by the Russian government, the Greenpeace ship The Arctic Sunrise had made regular campaigning and monitoring visits, from  the Arctic to Antarctic

• http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/about/ships/the-Arctic-sunrise/

(Picture: The Arctic Sunrise)

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During the past 23 years, EMA Group has become the leading marking, coding and traceability specialist in Eastern Europe. In 2004 a new division was created to develop our Telematics and Machine to Machine (M2M) communication systems. This led to a new range of solutions for intelligent transport systems and mobile communications. 

EMA’s BlueTraker and BlueAIS brands established the company in the field of VMS systems for fisheries. EMA Group develops, manufactures and markets a range of intelligent, remotely operable machine-to-machine equipment and systems. EMA’s solutions are applicable to a broad range of industries mainly using satellite communication technology to monitor remote locations or moving objects. Apart of many national VMS projects, EMA has also provided turn-key system solutions worldwide in several vertical markets with diverse applications. 

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