Miracles Aboagye challenges Ghana Maritime Authority to clarify status of VTMIS surveillance system

Senior aide to NPP flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has challenged the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) to clarify the status of its Vessel Traffic Management Information System (VTMIS), claiming that a prolonged breakdown of the system is creating gaps in the monitoring of Ghana’s waters. The GMA had previously dismissed Aboagye's assertion that its vessel surveillance system had been down for months, stating that the system remains operational and provides 24-hour surveillance and monitoring of vessels in Ghana's maritime domain.

However, Aboagye has doubled down on his allegation, arguing that the GMA's response does not address the actual condition of the VTMIS and suggesting that a satellite-based system, known as Skylight, is being used instead, which does not provide the same continuous surveillance capabilities as the VTMIS.

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