The recent waves of Israeli airstrikes on targets in #Hudaydah in #Yemen caused more oil spills, affecting the local coastal environment. Multiple strikes this year caused significant air, water and soil pollution from hydrocarbons when oil facilities and ships were targeted

Dutch merchant vessel MV MINERVAGRACHT abandoned after Houthi ASBM (anti-ship ballistic missile) hit. Crew recovered to Djibouti

⚠️ Houthis strike Dutch-flagged cargo vessel, setting ship ablaze. Crew injured, ship abandoned MV MINERVAGRACHT (IMO: 9571521) apnews.com/article/yeme...?

The false Benin flag registry, just certified at the false Benin certificates that it issued, are real 😂 (I wonder if this paperwork is needed for Suez)

What seemed like a bizarre local news story - Australian pilot crashes cocaine-laden plane in Brazil - turns out to have much deeper layers. Bellingcat investigates.

A Newsweek map shows where China has deployed its naval hospital ships overseas for humanitarian missions as part of Beijing's efforts to assert its influence worldwide. www.newsweek.com/map-shows-gl...

To the Danes, the Drone-Scare™ feels a lot like Corona™ 1) Daily press briefings 2) "Even though it is not illegal, you should not do it" (flying drones, meet other people) 3) PM saying "We will make mistakes" 4) General sense of doom

Congratulations to @pa.nton.cx for an outstanding @bellingcat.com stage talk today! Even made a stir at that other microblogging site. #maritime #osint

Had the privilege of collaborating with @pa.nton.cx this summer - rare combination of maritime expertise, 🔥technical skills, and clear communication. If you work in maritime OSINT, shadow fleet analysis, or maritime risk assessment, his upcoming presentation is definitely worth your time. 🧵

Proud to have played a small role assisting @bellingcat.com analysis of the attacks on the latest Gaza-bound flotilla. In an era of intense information spin, this type of rigorous, evidence-based work is more important than ever. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/09... #OSINT

@Bluesky_Maritime_OSINT @Reporters_covering_Maritime @International_Maritime_Org @Maritime_YouTube_Creators Watch this guy cook: 🔥

"The investigation, which was conducted in conjunction with independent open-source intelligence analyst Christian Panton..." 🎉 Maritime Osint of Bluesky Rejoice! 🎉 and kudo's to @lloydslistdaily.bsky.social for tapping into top notch data driven talent!

Apparently most of Comoros is false flagged then? Interestingly Comoros has the top score for sketchy flags: sketchy.boats/flags

False-flagged HU PO under the Great Belt Bridge. Yes, that is a rotor sail, installed by the previous owner Mærsk

Northern Fleet 🇷🇺 locates major naval exercise in previous disputed area of the Barents Sea. About half of the 94,000 km large danger-marked area is in 🇸🇯 exclusive economic zone north of east-Finnmark. www.thebarentsobserver.com/security/rus...

@puca.bsky.social thought you might be interested if Mark isn't already one of your follows

19 tankers trading in Russian oil have taken unusual routes through, and around, Irish waters. More have taken the normal shipping route closer to Ireland’s Atlantic Coast. I was great to talk to @conorgallagher.bsky.social from @irishtimes.com about what’s happening, and what it means for Ireland.

Putin’s yacht Victoria returned to the Black Sea, likely en route to Adler

Good morning, the list of sanctions imposed by EU has now been added to Sketchy Boats. This means changes in the top 10, and FLORA 1 (who is transitting the Sound soon, just made it to the front page. sketchy.boats/9307815

SkyTruth's Cerulean platform ( @skytruth.org ) detected an approximately 110 km² oil slick near the MAGIC SEAS sinking site using Sentinel-1 SAR imagery from July 10, 2025.

Fantastic video by the Irish Examiner about a 2023 interdiction - 2.2 tons of cocaine seized, 8 people sentenced to 129 years combined. Great example of contingent zones in maritime law. Bonus: audio recordings of criminals talking to their Dubai handler. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvue...

Philippines orders crews to avoid high-risk areas as more recovered from Eternity C ▶️Philippines issues order to agencies to reroute or divert vessels manned by Filipino crew ▶️10 safely recovered, 5 remain missing & 6 are thought to have been taken by Houthis. www.lloydslist.com/articles/202...

The U.S. Sixth Fleet confirmed to me that the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Maryland operated in the vicinity of the Azores and conducted a brief stop for personnel. www.newsweek.com/us-news-navy...

Houthi attacks resume on Red Sea shipping - two bulkers attacked: - Liberian flagged MAGIC SEAS( IMO: 9736169) - Liberian flagged ETERNITY C (IMO: 9588249) Their last attack was in December 2024. This weeks attacks occurred after US/Israel air and naval campaigns against the Houthis. 🧵 1 of 6

Oh my days! Can it be? UK sanctions having an impact? @auonsson.bsky.social @pa.nton.cx @vesselspotter.bsky.social @thelookout.bsky.social

Sanctions are troubling Russia's prestige fleet of new icebreakers. A 2,300 nautical miles extra voyage around Scandinavia became the only option when mandatory hull inspection for 'Arktika' had to be carried out.

A Newsweek map shows the United States conducting Coast Guard missions with allies—the Philippines, South Korea, Japan, Australia and India—in waters near China since May. www.newsweek.com/us-news-coas...

Russia cancels naval event far from front lines due to Ukrainian drone threat.

Fontanka: Russia's main naval parade cancelled in fear of attacks.

This Russian military plane supposedly descending into the Gulf of Finland caught my eye as a likely consequence of GPS interference. TLDR: I'll show you what it really did. globe.adsbexchange.com?icao=154eb6 1/

Bosphorus Observer documents the ongoing theft of Ukrainian grain. February 2025 story about the the Russia flag bulker Mikhail Nenashev (pictured) by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project ( @occrp.org ) www.occrp.org/en/scoop/rus...

China is building a new fleet of replenishment ships—capable of providing supplies to other vessels at sea—as the East Asian power's navy expands its overseas presence. www.newsweek.com/china-news-l...

Quick and to the point summary from Windward AI (maritime domain awareness platform) on on maritime trends accelerated by recent US/Israeli airstrikes on Iran. windward.ai/blog/6-key-m...

Could be interesting to correlate with movements of the Baltic fleet exercises.

GNSS Spoofing reaches Kattegat I have been working to identify the source of spoofing in the Baltic and have found a useful way of measuring disruption at sea level. This work can advantageously be seen together with the recent work from @auonsson.bsky.social, @giammaiot.bsky.social et al.

Our volunteer community plays a hugely important role in our work, and the community keeps growing! We aim to create more meaningful opportunities for collaboration, learning, and impactful investigations in 2025 and beyond.

Our work with @evidentmedia.org and @scrippsnews.bsky.social has won the News Emmy Award for Outstanding Video Journalism! Watch the full film here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/04...

After 4 days, I got direct confirmation from Palau that she is *provisionally* registered. I guess she will hop to the next flag once the due diligence has been completed.

Irish Air Corps C295 maritime patrol aircraft possibly taking a look at shadow fleet tanker "FEARLESS" off the south west coast. war-sanctions.gur.gov.ua/en/transport...

Let’s take a look back at Bellingcat’s 2024. What did we investigate, how did we ensure our work created impact, and what lessons are we taking into the future? Find out in our latest Annual Report: www.bellingcat.com/app/uploads/...

I’m worried for a future where it becomes increasingly common for merchant ships to not have a flag state, meaningful insurance, and generally not abide by international laws or norms. I cannot fully grasp the implications, but it’s not good.

So the military operation was about as effective as defense analysts would have predicted

UK sanctions halt Russia's plans to station a floating repair dock in Murmansk to service the precious new class of nuclear-powered icebreakers.

It never hurts to be reminded... www.linkedin.com/pulse/assess...

Kalibr cruise missile flew 600 km across the Barents Sea.

Svalbard's century under Norwegian rule coincides with a pivotal moment: closing coal mines, strict environmental laws, AND rising Arctic tensions. This tiny archipelago where NATO Article 5 applies is quietly becoming central to both climate action and geopolitical stability.

And just like that, GREEN ADMIRE seem to have been released. I suppose the message has been delivered. bsky.app/profile/opla...

GREEN ADMIRE appears underway after yesterday's detention by Russia. @auonsson.bsky.social @pa.nton.cx @mercoglianos.bsky.social

Situation in gulf of Finland getting serious Russian authorities on Sunday detained an oil tanker in Russia's territorial waters after it departed the Estonian port of Sillamäe on a pre-agreed route. Such incident has never occurred before. news.err.ee/1609697907/r...