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Across more than 10.8 million nautical miles, it compared the first three months after installation with months 10 to 12. It reported a 52% reduction in high-severity close encounters, with 22% within the first six months. The reduction was 36% in the North and Baltic Seas and 18% in the seas around China and Japan. Encounters were defined by closest point of approach, time to closest point of approach, COLREGs interactions and traffic density. Orca AI's report page states that such encounters declined from 2.7 per vessel per month early after implementation to 1.3 by months 10 to 12. NorthStandard's head of loss prevention Colin Gillespie and Orca AI's chief executive Yarden Gross are quoted. 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