#maritime-osint
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Lost at Sea — Athena Trace 2026 Writeup
A four-stage chain: read vessel data off a screenshot, derive an AES key from it, pull a ZIP out of the tail of a PNG, and unlock it with the ship's own call sign.
From a Blurry Container Photo to an IMO Number
Maritime OSINT: reading a container number off a low-resolution harbour photo, then tracing the shipping chain to identify the vessel that carried it.