Detecting Unauthorized Control of Unmanned Aquatic Vehicles

Techniques are provided for detecting unauthorized control of an unmanned aquatic vehicle. One or more hardware processors determine one or more steering parameters for at least one steering component and one or more propulsion parameters for at least one propulsion component to achieve a navigation target, control the at least one steering component based on the one or more steering parameter and the at least one propulsion component based on the one or more propulsion parameters, obtain movement data of the unmanned aquatic vehicle over a time interval, determine a steering effectiveness parameter based on the one or more steering parameters and the movement data over the time interval, and based on determining that the steering effectiveness parameter is below a threshold, cause at least one communication device to transmit a notification configured to alert a recipient that the unmanned aquatic vehicle may be under control of an unauthorized entity.