Two Russian (rescue) tugs convened near Skagen as they are headed to the North Sea. Does anyone have a hint where they are going? Spasatel Karev left from St. Petersburg and Aleksandr Frolov left from Kaliningrad.

Tiny MV IDA (Ferry) collided with another vessel earlier today, in the inner Danish waters, outside of Stubbekøbing. I believe this might be with MV SOLVEIG. www.tv2east.dk/guldborgsund...

Incoming tanker BHILVA (IMO 9439383) appears to be fighting over the same MMSI (613003594) as TANIA STAR (IMO 9134165), which appears to confuse MarineTraffic quite a lot. Thank god for other sources of AIS data:

Drone-netting on Aleksandr Shabalin while transitting the Danish straits. Image by @kieldolphin.bsky.social

False flagged* INVICTA appears to be leaving the Gulf of Finland. Was reported as deleted from the Cameroon registry in a letter from May 29th, 2026. sketchy.boats/9250543 *) as reported by AIS

Location of sailing vessel BRIGHT FUTURE at the time of the incident in the Channel

Russian warship fires warning shot at yacht that came near it in English Channel www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... #Russia #Russland

BREAKING: List of deleted vessels posted to Facebook by the Cameroon Ministry of Transport. www.facebook.com/profile.php?... x.com/camertrans/s...

Finally, GISIS updated with flag status of SMYRTOS

Questionable flagged VIRA 1, drifting northwest of the Iberian Peninsula

Appears that DELIVER (IMO 9194983) is getting attention by #4ca420 (285 Irish Air Corps - an Airbus C295 MSA)

Place your bets.

One to watch: Super sketchy "LION I" (IMO: 9384069) making a handbrake turn in to avoid The Channel, following interception of SMYRTOS (IMO: 9389100) by the UK. sketchy.boats/9384069

Shadow fleet modus operandi change incoming

Interesting report that uses a lot of @pa.nton.cx’s groundwork identifying the fraudulent websites enabling the shadow fleet. www.recordedfuture.com/research/cyb...

UK forces intercept Russian shadow fleet vessel SMYRTOS (IMO 9389100) in the Channel. Previously avoided getting close to Swedish waters by taking the long route around Bornholm. This news comes after what appears to be movements by the Cameroonian flag, to shed the sketchy vessels from their fleet

This feels a lot like the 1990ies. I for one look forward to model weights bring published in book form.

We've combined AIS and sentinel 1 SAR with OSINT from @te3ej.bsky.social, @rfnosblog.bsky.social, @puca.bsky.social, @vesselspotter.eurosky.social, @pa.nton.cx to locate RFN Admiral Grigorovich and RFN PM-82 conducting resupply off the UK's Galloper wind farm, in what is now a regular RFN operation.

Wagner, Redut, Moran, GRU, private and state security - the mercenaries on the shadow fleet come from a variety of Russian military instituions. They've fought in Ukraine, Syria and Mali before secretly going on board the shadow fleet. But who are they? Read the full piece here.

Putins mercenaries’ man the shadow fleet. Through fake job interviews and more than 2000 crew lists Danwatch and our international partners are now able to tell exactly when, why and where Russian mercenaries man tankers from the shadow fleet. Three articles out today. In Danish. Read here.

Russiske lejesoldater med tråde til berygtede militærgrupperinger sejler rundt på skyggeflåden, hvor de overvåger og kontrollerer besætningsmedlemmer på skibene. Det kan Danwatch nu afsløre i samarbejde med flere internationale medier: https://danwatch.dk/?p=49001

Did we get a brief visit by the carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, or is someone messing with AIS again? Did not appear to cross under the bridge.

One to watch: DELIVER (IMO: 9194983) The vessel explicitly mentioned as a deregistered vessel under Cameroon in this article: www.investiraucameroun.com/gestion-publ... Close to Swedish shores and appears to be slowing down.

Russian Navy "floating workshop" PM-82 caught on the webcam, as she was exiting the Baltic under the Great Belt Bridge this morning.

Cameroon “cracks down” on fraudulent use of its maritime flag… again. New communiqué, same energy: shady ships, sanctioned vessels sailing under their flag, deregistered boats still using their call signs, sketchy websites handing out the flag like candy.

GNSS jamming from space, continental scale 2019-2026, attributed to Russian "Cosmos 2546" -> arxiv.org/pdf/2606.03673

Our extraordinary everyday-hero tracking Putins Shadow Fleet @pa.nton.cx . @auonsson.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social www.tv4.se/artikel/6TQW...

Frequent visitors to the Danish straits, Boikiy, appears to have been hit while in dry-dock.

TAGOR arriving in Bay of Douarnenez, France. Appears to start broadcasting flag as Cameroon.

And now for something completely different: Super excited to join DR Verificerer today, working full-time across OSINT and verification.

Wow look at this routing, the Swedish sketch-repellant shield is still functional.

Suniel and team Oceaniek is back, previously known for seafarer and vessel registration fraud. Banned in India for seafarer training. Previously featured at @bellingcat.com Now hosting a job fair, attracting people to their new training programmes: astranavismaritime.com & mekongmarineacademy.com

Just in case someone is wondering: Yes, false-flagged AGATE (claimed Guyana) - is still parked just outside the Estonian territorial waters.

Maybe we can use such training methods at Borrislejren

News coming out of Romania (based on auto-translated news articles). Detained SEA MOON (IMO: 9647344) - false Nicaragua flag The vessel was carrying **18 containers full of explosives** and docked a berth, not secured for such hazardous cargo (at unilateral direction of the ship owner).

Ja

Just got confirmation from the Guyana authorities (Maritime Administration Department): "With reference to the subject matter, please be informed that the vessel "AGATE" with IMO No. 9310707 is not registered under the Guyana flag."

It's been a while, but: 🚨 False flagged 'AGATE' entered the Baltic through Storebælt. No overt response from the Danish Navy (acting as Coast Guard). Now back into international waters. 🔥 sketchy.boats/9310707

😬 sketchy.boats/9422847

Kremlin Amur Class Repair Ship PM-82 leaving the Baltic

🚨 AGATE just switched to a confirmed false flag: Guyana. Man the longboats, Sweden!

Detained SEA OWL 1 tried switching from one false flag - to another false flag. Remains in detention.

Reminder that Botswana does not register ships

Detained by Sweden and false flagged, now SEA OWL I switches to Cameroon… which have paused registrations two months ago

Interesting graphic.

The captain of JIN HUI remains in custody, although the false flagged vessel is allowed to leave Sweden. Wouldn’t it naturally be grounds for retention, that a vessel doesn’t have any valid certificates? Ironically, the captain could go to jail for using those false documents…

Field strength of the Swedish sketch-deflection shield is growing ht: @vesselspotter.bsky.social