# MarineAware Live — full content > MarineAware Live is a static, open-data maritime domain awareness (MDA) dashboard. It scores 12 global maritime chokepoints every day by fusing live open AIS vessel traffic, dated open-source (OSINT) reporting, metocean conditions and open satellite imagery into a per-hotspot risk picture. It is the open-source demonstrator of MarineAware; the operational version runs on licensed AIS/SAR, multispectral analysis and fine-tuned models. Site: https://live.marineaware.com/ Short index: https://live.marineaware.com/llms.txt Operator: MarineAware — https://www.marineaware.com Contact: contact@marineaware.com Cadence: daily · Zones: 12 · Generated: 2026-09-07T10:21:19.170Z Sources: Open-Meteo (metocean), NASA GIBS (daily satellite) Updated: Mon, 07 Sep 2026 13:32:48 GMT --- ## Method Numbers come from data; narrative comes from the model. The 0–100 risk score is deterministic; a vision-language model, where enabled, only narrates the evidence and never sets a score or counts vessels from coarse imagery. Each hotspot fuses live AIS vessel traffic, dated OSINT reporting, metocean conditions and daily satellite snapshots. The picture is honest about being the open-data free tier. Risk levels: critical, high, elevated, calm. --- ## Current chokepoint assessments (highest risk first) ### Bab-el-Mandeb — CALM (41/100) Region: Red Sea — southern gate Chokepoint: Strait · Red Sea ↔ Gulf of Aden Why it matters: Chokepoint for Europe–Asia trade; sustained attacks on merchant shipping since 2023. URL: https://live.marineaware.com/flashpoint/bab-el-mandeb Bab-el-Mandeb is showing conditions near its structural baseline; open-source coverage is holding steady. No recent open-source reporting was retrieved for the box. Metocean: 12.1 kt wind, 0.58 m seas — transit favourable. What changed: Conditions: 12.1 kt / Bft 4, seas slight — favourable for transit.,No other material change in monitored feeds.,No other material change in monitored feeds. Live signals: wind 12.1kt, sea slight. --- ### Kerch Strait — CALM (39/100) Region: Black Sea · Crimea Chokepoint: Strait · Black Sea ↔ Sea of Azov Why it matters: Contested crossing to the Sea of Azov; bridge strikes and vessel interdiction. URL: https://live.marineaware.com/flashpoint/kerch Kerch Strait is showing conditions near its structural baseline; open-source coverage is holding steady. No recent open-source reporting was retrieved for the box. Metocean: 14.3 kt wind, 0.5 m seas — transit favourable. What changed: Conditions: 14.3 kt / Bft 4, seas slight — favourable for transit.,No other material change in monitored feeds.,No other material change in monitored feeds. Live signals: wind 14.3kt, sea slight. --- ### Strait of Hormuz — CALM (37/100) Region: Persian Gulf Chokepoint: Strait · Persian Gulf ↔ Gulf of Oman Why it matters: Roughly a fifth of global oil passes here; recurrent tanker seizures and GPS jamming. URL: https://live.marineaware.com/flashpoint/hormuz Strait of Hormuz is showing conditions near its structural baseline; open-source coverage is holding steady. No recent open-source reporting was retrieved for the box. Metocean: 4.6 kt wind, 0.28 m seas — transit favourable. What changed: Conditions: 4.6 kt / Bft 2, seas calm-smooth — favourable for transit.,No other material change in monitored feeds.,No other material change in monitored feeds. Live signals: wind 4.6kt, sea calm-smooth. --- ### Odesa Approaches — CALM (36/100) Region: NW Black Sea Chokepoint: Port approaches · grain corridor Why it matters: Ukraine’s grain export lifeline; ports and inbound vessels under repeated attack. URL: https://live.marineaware.com/flashpoint/odesa Odesa Approaches is showing conditions near its structural baseline; open-source coverage is holding steady. No recent open-source reporting was retrieved for the box. Metocean: 10.7 kt wind, 0.5 m seas — transit favourable. What changed: Conditions: 10.7 kt / Bft 4, seas slight — favourable for transit.,No other material change in monitored feeds.,No other material change in monitored feeds. Live signals: wind 10.7kt, sea slight. --- ### Taiwan Strait — CALM (35/100) Region: East Asia Chokepoint: Strait · East China Sea ↔ South China Sea Why it matters: A majority of the world’s largest ships transit here; standing cross-strait military pressure. URL: https://live.marineaware.com/flashpoint/taiwan-strait Taiwan Strait is showing conditions near its structural baseline; open-source coverage is holding steady. No recent open-source reporting was retrieved for the box. Metocean: 11 kt wind, 1.24 m seas — transit favourable. What changed: Conditions: 11 kt / Bft 4, seas slight — favourable for transit.,No other material change in monitored feeds.,No other material change in monitored feeds. Live signals: wind 11kt, sea slight. --- ### South China Sea — CALM (34/100) Region: Spratly / Scarborough Chokepoint: Contested sea lanes Why it matters: Grey-zone maritime-militia and coast-guard confrontations along key trade routes. URL: https://live.marineaware.com/flashpoint/south-china-sea South China Sea is showing conditions near its structural baseline; open-source coverage is holding steady. No recent open-source reporting was retrieved for the box. Metocean: 12 kt wind, 1.4 m seas — transit favourable. What changed: Conditions: 12 kt / Bft 4, seas moderate — favourable for transit.,No other material change in monitored feeds.,No other material change in monitored feeds. Live signals: wind 12kt, sea moderate. --- ### Baltic Cable Zone — CALM (32/100) Region: Gotland · Baltic Sea Chokepoint: Subsea cable & pipeline corridor Why it matters: Repeated subsea cable and pipeline damage linked to loitering, AIS-dark vessels. URL: https://live.marineaware.com/flashpoint/baltic-cables Baltic Cable Zone is showing conditions near its structural baseline; open-source coverage is holding steady. No recent open-source reporting was retrieved for the box. Metocean: 8.4 kt wind, 0.36 m seas — transit favourable. What changed: Conditions: 8.4 kt / Bft 3, seas calm-smooth — favourable for transit.,No other material change in monitored feeds.,No other material change in monitored feeds. Live signals: wind 8.4kt, sea calm-smooth. --- ### Suez Canal — CALM (30/100) Region: Egypt Chokepoint: Canal · Mediterranean ↔ Red Sea Why it matters: Red Sea diversion has cut Suez transits; every blockage ripples through global schedules. URL: https://live.marineaware.com/flashpoint/suez Suez Canal is showing conditions near its structural baseline; open-source coverage is holding steady. No recent open-source reporting was retrieved for the box. Metocean: 5.4 kt wind, sea state n/a — transit favourable. What changed: Conditions: 5.4 kt / Bft 2, seas n/a — favourable for transit.,No other material change in monitored feeds.,No other material change in monitored feeds. Live signals: wind 5.4kt, sea n/a. --- ### Bosphorus Strait — CALM (29/100) Region: Türkiye · Istanbul Chokepoint: Strait · Black Sea ↔ Marmara Why it matters: The only maritime exit from the Black Sea; grain corridor and sanctioned-oil flashpoint. URL: https://live.marineaware.com/flashpoint/bosphorus Bosphorus Strait is showing conditions near its structural baseline; open-source coverage is holding steady. No recent open-source reporting was retrieved for the box. Metocean: 9.3 kt wind, 0.24 m seas — transit favourable. What changed: Conditions: 9.3 kt / Bft 3, seas calm-smooth — favourable for transit.,No other material change in monitored feeds.,No other material change in monitored feeds. Live signals: wind 9.3kt, sea calm-smooth. --- ### Strait of Malacca — CALM (24/100) Region: Singapore · Indonesia Chokepoint: Strait · Indian Ocean ↔ South China Sea Why it matters: The busiest strait on earth; chronic armed-robbery hotspot for anchored and transiting ships. URL: https://live.marineaware.com/flashpoint/malacca Strait of Malacca is showing conditions near its structural baseline; open-source coverage is holding steady. No recent open-source reporting was retrieved for the box. Metocean: 4.6 kt wind, sea state n/a — transit favourable. What changed: Conditions: 4.6 kt / Bft 2, seas n/a — favourable for transit.,No other material change in monitored feeds.,No other material change in monitored feeds. Live signals: wind 4.6kt, sea n/a. --- ### Strait of Gibraltar — CALM (23/100) Region: Iberia · Morocco Chokepoint: Strait · Atlantic ↔ Mediterranean Why it matters: Mediterranean gateway and a known ship-to-ship transfer zone for sanctioned cargoes. URL: https://live.marineaware.com/flashpoint/gibraltar Strait of Gibraltar is showing conditions near its structural baseline; open-source coverage is holding steady. No recent open-source reporting was retrieved for the box. Metocean: 7.3 kt wind, 0.48 m seas — transit favourable. What changed: Conditions: 7.3 kt / Bft 3, seas calm-smooth — favourable for transit.,No other material change in monitored feeds.,No other material change in monitored feeds. Live signals: wind 7.3kt, sea calm-smooth. --- ### Panama Canal — CALM (22/100) Region: Central America Chokepoint: Canal · Atlantic ↔ Pacific Why it matters: Drought-driven draft and transit restrictions periodically throttle a key global artery. URL: https://live.marineaware.com/flashpoint/panama Panama Canal is showing conditions near its structural baseline; open-source coverage is holding steady. No recent open-source reporting was retrieved for the box. Metocean: 2.1 kt wind, sea state n/a — transit favourable. What changed: Conditions: 2.1 kt / Bft 1, seas n/a — favourable for transit.,No other material change in monitored feeds.,No other material change in monitored feeds. Live signals: wind 2.1kt, sea n/a. --- ## Learn more - Main site: https://www.marineaware.com - Open datasets for MDA: https://www.marineaware.com/guides/open-datasets-for-maritime-domain-awareness - Maritime OSINT guide: https://www.marineaware.com/guides/open-source-intelligence-for-maritime-domain-awareness - Methodology: https://live.marineaware.com/methodology