#95 ARTHUR BRUSCO // Vessel Intelligence System

Intelligence Overview

ARTHUR BRUSCO · MMSI 367008020 · 🇺🇸 US · Primary Port: Oakland

PERIOD: JAN–DEC 2024

⚠ INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT: ARTHUR BRUSCO ranks #95 of 69,461 monitored vessels with 175 anomalous detections across 10 months. Composite risk score: 0.9500 (CRITICAL). Active alert types: ZIGZAG, SPEED_ANOMALY, POSITION_JUMP.

Global Rank

#95

of 69,461 vessels

Composite Score

0.9500

CRITICAL

Total Detections

175

Months Active

10/12

Unique Ports

5

Position Jumps

1

GPS spoofing

Speed Anomalies

1

Max Speed

84.3 kn

Max Jump

141km

Monthly Detection Volume

1
30

10
12

11
26

12
25

2
6

3
27

4
31

2024 MONTHLY DETECTIONS

Alert Type Distribution

ZIGZAG

155

POSITION_JUMP

1

SPEED_ANOMALY

1

Key Intelligence Findings

GPS Spoofing — 1 Position Jumps

AIS coordinates fabricated at impossible locations. Maximum jump of 141 km confirms the AIS transmitter is broadcasting false positions. Systematic identity concealment is in progress.

Velocity Fraud — 1 Speed Anomaly Events

AIS SOG field manipulated to broadcast physically impossible speeds up to 84.3 knots. Systematic falsification of movement data to corrupt automated tracking algorithms.

Evasion Navigation — 155 Zigzag Events

Erratic course-over-ground patterns up to 200.3° std deviation, far exceeding the 50° anomaly threshold. Pattern consistent with surveillance evasion maneuvers or anchor position AIS noise.

Port Detection Summary

🇺🇸

San Francisco

82

avg 0.880

🇺🇸

Oakland

69

avg 0.880

🇺🇸

Portland OR

4

avg 0.816

🇺🇸

Seattle

1

avg 0.900

🇨🇦

Victoria

1

avg 0.521

Monthly Alert Log — All Months

Month	Detections	Severity	Score	Nearest Port	Alert Types
January 2024	30	CRITICAL	0.9000	San Francisco	ZIGZAG
February 2024	6	CRITICAL	0.9000	San Francisco	ZIGZAG
March 2024	27	HIGH	0.8055	Oakland	ZIGZAG; POSITION_JUMP
April 2024	31	CRITICAL	0.9500	Oakland	ZIGZAG; SPEED_ANOMALY
May 2024	16	CRITICAL	0.9000	Oakland	ZIGZAG
June 2024	1	MEDIUM	0.5808	Portland OR	ZIGZAG
August 2024	1	CRITICAL	0.9000	Portland OR	ZIGZAG
October 2024	12	CRITICAL	0.9000	Portland OR	ZIGZAG
November 2024	26	CRITICAL	0.9000	San Francisco	ZIGZAG
December 2024	25	CRITICAL	0.9000	Oakland	ZIGZAG

Activity Map

Detection events plotted · Color-coded by alert type · Drag to pan · Scroll to zoom

● Speed Anomaly ● Position Jump ● Zigzag ● Dark Vessel ● Rendezvous

Threat Intelligence

Analytical confidence: HIGH · Multi-indicator assessment

Threat Indicators Matrix

Indicator	Status	Evidence	Confidence
AIS Blackout / Dark Vessel	NOT DETECTED	—	LOW
GPS Spoofing / Position Jump	CONFIRMED	1 jumps · max 141.0km	CRITICAL
Velocity Fraud / Speed Anomaly	CONFIRMED	1 events · max 84.3 kn	CRITICAL
Evasion Navigation / Zigzag	CONFIRMED	155 events · max COG std 200.3°	HIGH
Ship-to-Ship Rendezvous	NOT DETECTED	—	LOW
Multi-Port Operations	CONFIRMED	5 unique ports	HIGH

Operational Profile

Primary AO

Oakland and surrounding maritime zone

Active Period

10 months of continuous alert activity in 2024

Alert Density

175 detections across 157 individual events (avg 17.5/month)

Active Techniques

⟳ ZIGZAG ⚡ SPEED ⊕ POS JUMP

Threat Category

High-Confidence AIS Manipulation — Multiple confirmed evasion techniques

TTP Analysis

Tactics, Techniques & Procedures — Maritime ATT&CK Framework

MAR-T003

RTE-ANO-005

Evasion Navigation

Erratic COG changes exceeding 50° threshold (max 200.3°). Consistent with surveillance evasion or at-anchor AIS manipulation. Count: 155 events.

HIGH CONFIDENCE
155 events

MAR-T002

AIS-MAN-003

GPS Spoofing

GPS coordinate spoofing — AIS positions fabricated at impossible locations. Max jump: 141.0km. Implies deliberate identity concealment. Count: 1 events.

HIGH CONFIDENCE
1 events

MAR-T001

RTE-ANO-001

Velocity Fraud

AIS SOG field manipulation to broadcast impossible speeds up to 84.3 kn. Corrupts automated tracking algorithms and creates false movement vectors. Count: 1 events.

HIGH CONFIDENCE
1 events

Risk Analysis

Composite risk scoring · Weighted indicator model · Quantus v2.4

Composite Score

0.9500

CRITICAL

Avg Detection Score

0.8636

Global Rank

#95

of 69,461 vessels

Weighted Indicator Scoring

Formula: (Dark×3) + (Rendezvous×4) + (PosJump×2) + (Speed×1) + (Zigzag×0.5) + (MaxScore×50)

Indicator	Count	Weight	Contribution
DARK_VESSEL	0	×3	0.0
RENDEZVOUS	0	×4	0.0
POSITION_JUMP	1	×2	2.0
SPEED_ANOMALY	1	×1	1.0
ZIGZAG	155	×0.5	77.5
MaxSingleScore	0.9500	×50	47.5
COMPOSITE TOTAL	Normalized [0,1]		0.9500 CRITICAL

⚡ Speed Anomaly Detections

Indicator: RTE-ANO-001 · 1 events · Max: 84.3 kn

AIS SOG FRAUD

Speed anomaly events are triggered when AIS Speed Over Ground (SOG) exceeds the 30-knot detection threshold. ARTHUR BRUSCO reports speeds up to 84.3 kn — consistent with deliberate AIS SOG field manipulation to corrupt tracking algorithms.

Total Events

1

Max Reported SOG

84.3 kn

Indicator ID

RTE-ANO-001

Speed Anomaly Events (Top 50 by score)

Date	Max SOG (kn)	Score	Severity	Port	Coordinates

⊕ Position Jump Detections

Indicator: AIS-MAN-003 · 1 events · Max jump: 141 km

GPS SPOOFING

Position jumps confirm GPS coordinate spoofing — AIS positions fabricated at impossible locations. ARTHUR BRUSCO has 1 confirmed position jumps with maximum displacement of 141 km.

Total Events

1

Max Jump Distance

141 km

Indicator ID

AIS-MAN-003

Position Jump Events (Top 50 by distance)

Date	Jump (km)	Implied Speed (kn)	Score	Severity	Spoofed-To Port	Coordinates

⟳ Zigzag / Erratic Navigation

Indicator: RTE-ANO-005 · 155 events · Max COG std: 200.3°

EVASION PATTERN

Zigzag events are triggered when course-over-ground (COG) standard deviation exceeds 50°. ARTHUR BRUSCO records COG deviations up to 200.3° — consistent with surveillance evasion maneuvers or at-anchor AIS noise manipulation.

Total Events

155

Max COG Std Dev

200.3°

Threshold

50°

Zigzag Events (Top 50 by COG deviation)

Date	COG Std Dev (°)	Score	Severity	Port	Coordinates

Port History

5 distinct port areas · US primary flag state

Complete Port Detection Summary

Port	Country	Detections	Avg Score	Avg Dist NM	Risk
San Francisco	🇺🇸	82	0.8802	20.5	STANDARD
Oakland	🇺🇸	69	0.8797	14.0	STANDARD
Portland OR	🇺🇸	4	0.8159	50.6	STANDARD
Seattle	🇺🇸	1	0.9000	1.4	STANDARD
Victoria	🇨🇦	1	0.5211	61.9	STANDARD

🇺🇸 San Francisco — Port Profile

82 detections · Avg score 0.8802 · Avg distance 20.5 NM

LOW RISK

Total Detections

82

Primary port of operation

Avg Alert Score

0.8802

Avg Distance NM

20.5

Port proximity zone

Detection Types at San Francisco

ZIGZAG

82

Coordinates: 37.775°N, 122.419°W

Port Intelligence Notes

Port Country

🇺🇸 US

Risk Classification

LOW — Standard port monitoring applies

Detection Share

82 of 157 total detections (52.2%)

Avg Distance from Port

20.5 NM — consistent with port proximity operations

🇺🇸 Oakland — Port Profile

69 detections · Avg score 0.8797 · Avg distance 14.0 NM

LOW RISK

Total Detections

69

Secondary port

Avg Alert Score

0.8797

Avg Distance NM

14.0

Port proximity zone

Detection Types at Oakland

ZIGZAG

67

POSITION_JUMP

1

SPEED_ANOMALY

1

Coordinates: 37.804°N, 122.271°W

Port Intelligence Notes

Port Country

🇺🇸 US

Risk Classification

LOW — Standard port monitoring applies

Detection Share

69 of 157 total detections (43.9%)

Avg Distance from Port

14.0 NM — consistent with port proximity operations

🇺🇸 Portland OR — Port Profile

4 detections · Avg score 0.8159 · Avg distance 50.6 NM

LOW RISK

Total Detections

4

Secondary port

Avg Alert Score

0.8159

Avg Distance NM

50.6

Port proximity zone

Detection Types at Portland OR

ZIGZAG

4

Port Intelligence Notes

Port Country

🇺🇸 US

Risk Classification

LOW — Standard port monitoring applies

Detection Share

4 of 157 total detections (2.5%)

Avg Distance from Port

50.6 NM — consistent with port proximity operations

🇺🇸 Seattle — Port Profile

1 detections · Avg score 0.9000 · Avg distance 1.4 NM

LOW RISK

Total Detections

1

Secondary port

Avg Alert Score

0.9000

Avg Distance NM

1.4

Port proximity zone

Detection Types at Seattle

ZIGZAG

1

Coordinates: 47.601°N, 122.334°W

Port Intelligence Notes

Port Country

🇺🇸 US

Risk Classification

LOW — Standard port monitoring applies

Detection Share

1 of 157 total detections (0.6%)

Avg Distance from Port

1.4 NM — consistent with port proximity operations

🇨🇦 Victoria — Port Profile

1 detections · Avg score 0.5211 · Avg distance 61.9 NM

LOW RISK

Total Detections

1

Secondary port

Avg Alert Score

0.5211

Avg Distance NM

61.9

Port proximity zone

Detection Types at Victoria

ZIGZAG

1

Coordinates: 48.424°N, 123.370°W

Port Intelligence Notes

Port Country

🇨🇦 CA

Risk Classification

LOW — Standard port monitoring applies

Detection Share

1 of 157 total detections (0.6%)

Avg Distance from Port

61.9 NM — consistent with port proximity operations

Ownership Intelligence

MMSI registry · Flag state analysis · Beneficial ownership investigation

Vessel Name

ARTHUR BRUSCO

MMSI

367008020

Flag State (MMSI-derived)

🇺🇸 US

MID Code

367 → 🇺🇸 US

Primary Port

Oakland

Detection Period

10 months (2024)

Registered Owner

Pending registry lookup

Beneficial Owner

Requires FinCEN CDD query

OFAC SDN Status

Pending cross-reference

Recommended Action

Physical inspection + full registry query

Vessel Type Analysis

AIS declared type · Physical capability vs. observed behavior

Type Mismatch Assessment

AIS Declared Type

vessel_type=37 (Pleasure Craft)

Behavior Consistency

INCONSISTENT — year-round multi-port operations with 175 anomalous events are not consistent with pleasure craft use

Speed Capability

Reported 84.3 kn — physically impossible for Type 37 (max ~45 kn high-performance)

Inspection Priority

HIGH — Recommend USCG/CBSA physical boarding and documentation review

Applicable Statutes

47 C.F.R. § 80.953 (AIS falsification) · 33 C.F.R. § 164.46 (AIS carriage) · 21 U.S.C. § 955 (maritime drug law)