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Russian gunrunner NOVAYA ZEMLYA is back in the Med, enr from Kavkaz Russia to Tartous/Syria.
about 16 hours ago
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auonsson
about 22 hours ago
Speculation: a system was prepared for covert AIS-spoofing in Baltic Sea, designed to operate with only slight increases in reports (can occur from natural causes, eg adjusted antenna) that would evade capture. Nov 2 someone f-ed it and accidentally sent out a much larger than planned data stream.
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Russian gunrunner IRTYSH enr from Kavkaz/Russia is at anchor off Djibouti.
1 day ago
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Russian gunrunner LADY D enr from St. Petersburg via Kaliningrad is passing Strait of Gibraltar eastbound, destination yet unknown.
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2 days ago
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Russian cargo vessel S.KUZNETSOV arrived at Tartous/Syria
2 days ago
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Russian spy ship AKADEMIK BORIS PETROV departed from Murmansk, is enr to Kaliningrad, currently Off Tromsø/Norway.
4 days ago
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Russian icebreaker MURMANSK enr from St. Petersburg/Russia to Murmansk/Russia deviated course and reduced speed close to Norwegian platforms Kristin and Åsgard.
4 days ago
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Russian gunrunner CRYSTAL VLADIVOSTOK enr from Misrata/Libya to St. Petersburg/Russia is passing the Englisch Channel estbound.
7 days ago
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Russian gunrunner ENISEY is back in the Med, currently enr to Iskrnderun/Turkiye.
8 days ago
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auonsson
8 days ago
Today at 1109Z what looks like a mass spoof event of AIS-signal took place in central Baltic Sea. In an area from approximately Bornholm to mid Gulf of Finland hundreds (thousands?) of new AIS-messages suddenly appeared. A large part of them military ships.
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It looks like some jamming/spoofing is going on in the Gotland area. Cought my attention because BALTIC LEADER seemed to have popped up again. But now I'm pretty sure it didn't. There's a bunch of vessels that just appeared once appr. 4 hours ago (examples below)
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8 days ago
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Russian gunrunner LADY D enr from St. Petersburg is passing Dover Strait westbound.
8 days ago
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While Russian gunrunner BALTIC LEADER was dark on AIS for almost five months (disappeared from AIS north of Port Said) she made quite a journey and slipped through many closely observed narrows... Now BALTIC LEADER is about to leave the Baltic, next destination yet unknown
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8 days ago
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Mark Douglas
8 days ago
🛰️ The ocean has an information problem. Hundreds of government-run centres track maritime incidents — piracy, smuggling, oil spills, collisions — yet almost none can share data with each other in real time.
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Russian gunrunner DIANA completed southbound passage and is proceeding south, next destination Kolkota/India.
10 days ago
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After some loitering Russian gunrunner RUSLANA is proceeding her journey, next destination Novorossiysk.
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10 days ago
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Russian gunrunners ALEXANDER UDSLOV and S.KUZNETSKOV both enr to Tartous/Syria are passing Strait of Gibraltar eastbound.
10 days ago
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Russian gunrunner CRYSTAL VLADIVOSTOK enr from Misrsta/Libya to St. Petersburg is passing Strait of Gibraltar westbound.
11 days ago
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Russian gunrunner DIANA enr from St. Petersburg commenced Suez Canal passage, destination yet unknown.
11 days ago
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itamilradar
12 days ago
Despite the withdrawal of Russian troops from Syria, Russian aircraft continue to use Latakia Air Base.
www.itamilradar.com/2025/10/29/r...
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Russian An-124 departs Latakia, heading towards Central/Western Africa
Earlier today, a Russian Air Force Antonov An-124-100 Ruslan (registration RA-82030, callsign RFF403) departed from Latakia Air Base in Syria, heading southwest across the eastern Mediterranean. The h...
https://www.itamilradar.com/2025/10/29/russian-an-124-departs-latakia-heading-towards-central-western-africa/
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Russian gunrunner IRTYSH returned to the Med, next destination on AIS: Djibouti.
14 days ago
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Russia Maritime Watch
14 days ago
rfnosblog.wixsite.com/news/post/ru...
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Russian Sanctioned Vessel S. KUZNETSOV Set to Enter the Mediterranean: Strategic Arctic-to-Syria Supply Route Highlights Military Logistics Network
The Russian general cargo vessel S. KUZNETSOV (IMO 9210359), operated by the Open Joint Stock Company Northern Shipping Company (OJSC “Severnoye Morskoe Parokhodstvo”), is reportedly en route from Pev...
https://rfnosblog.wixsite.com/news/post/russian-sanctioned-vessel-s-kuznetsov-set-to-enter-the-mediterranean-strategic-arctic-to-syria-su
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TiaFarris10
14 days ago
On October 15, 🇷🇺 President Vladimir Putin and 🇸🇾 President Ahmed al-Sharaa met in Moscow. As mentioned in the previous post, one of the many topics discussed was the handling of the “Tartus” issue.
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Shipwreck
14 days ago
Baltic companies secretly fuelling Russia’s shadow fleet
www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-e...
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Baltic companies secretly fuelling Russia’s shadow fleet
Every day, Russian tankers carry billions of dollars’ worth of oil across the Baltic Sea. Despite sweeping Western sanct...
https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2726119/baltic-companies-secretly-fuelling-russia-s-shadow-fleet
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Russian gunrunner LADY MARIIA is passing Suez Canal northbound.
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14 days ago
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Russian gunrunner CRYSTAL VLADIVOSTOK enr from Mundra/India arrived at Misrata/Libya.
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15 days ago
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Russian gunrunner LADY D departed from St. Petersburg, destination yet unknown.
15 days ago
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Russia Maritime Watch
17 days ago
The Russian cargo vessel *DIANA* (IMO 9358058) made an unusually brief 1.5-hour stop at the Algerian naval base in Mers el Kebir before continuing east. Departing from Saint Petersburg, the short stay suggests a possible personnel or logistical transfer rather than routine cargo operations.
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Russia Maritime Watch
17 days ago
Container ship AYA 1 (Panama flag) departed Port Raysut, Oman on 16 Oct 2025 and is en route to Benghazi, Libya, ETA 29 Oct 2025. Currently transiting the Red Sea at 7.7 knots. The destination port, under LNA (Haftar) control, suggests a possible transfer of material or supplies to LNA-held areas.
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Interesting inshore journey of Russian gunrunner LAUGA.
18 days ago
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Russian gunrunner DIANA enr from St. Petersburg/Russia is approaching Oran/Algeria, likely Naval Port Mers El Kebir.
18 days ago
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Droxford Maritime
19 days ago
🔺OOA activity - Update Russian COI Sparta IV, likely ICW Northern Fleet Pr.1155 class BPK-626 “Vice Admiral Kulakov”, completed an eastbound transit of the English Channel & entered the North Sea, 23 October 2025. ⚠️Both units retuning to the Baltic Sea.
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TiaFarris10
18 days ago
Having departed 🇸🇾 Tartus about ten days ago, the 🇷🇺 Russian weapons carrier SPARTA IV continues her transit toward Saint Petersburg. While in the Mediterranean Sea and during her passage through the Strait of 🇬🇮 Gibraltar, SPARTA IV was escorted by the frigate BOYKIY.
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Le Monde in English
19 days ago
'Russian Secrets': How Russia built an Arctic spy network using European equipment
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'Russian Secrets': How Russia built an Arctic spy network using European equipment
Hidden behind shell companies, Russia acquired advanced Western technologies to build a secret underwater network designed to protect its nuclear weapons. The incident raises questions about Europe's ability to prevent the export of sensitive technologies to Moscow.
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/les-decodeurs/article/2025/10/23/russian-secrets-how-russia-built-an-arctic-spy-network-using-european-equipment_6746699_8.html
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Russian gunrunner RUSLANA enr from Nemrut/Turkiye to JebelbAli/UAE went dark on AIS 30 hours ago south of Bandar Abbas/Iran. Context:
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19 days ago
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Russian tanker AKADEMIK GUBKIN took the long way home from Cuba and is now north of Scotland.
19 days ago
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Windward
21 days ago
🚢 Windward's Ship of the Day: Satna (IMO 9253234). A textbook case of how the dark fleet is bypassing sanctions, and even enforcement, at one of the world’s busiest maritime chokepoints: the Bosporus Strait. 🧵👇
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Ulrike Franke
22 days ago
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Russian tug ORLAN enr from the Black Sea to Kaliningrad is transiting the English Channel eastbound, currently off Cherbourg/France.
22 days ago
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Sketchy container vessel XIN LONG YUN 86 (CN) IMO 9162265 enr from Casablanca/Morocco to St. Petersburg is transiting the English Channel eastbound, currently off Cerbourg/France.
22 days ago
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22 days ago
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gcaptain.com/china-joins-...
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China Joins Russia’s Shadow Fleet with First-Ever Dark LNG Ship-to-Ship Transfer
Russia has carried out its first ship-to-ship (STS) transfer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) using so-called “shadow fleet” vessels, teaming up with a Chinese gas carrier. Satellite images and partial ...
https://gcaptain.com/china-joins-russias-dark-fleet-with-first-ever-lng-ship-to-ship-transfer/
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Reminder: Russian gunrunner BALTIC LEADER 'gone missing' on AIS in the Med for months now.
23 days ago
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Russian cargo vessel ALEXANDER UDALOV enr from Onego/Russia to Tartous/Syria is passing Dover Strait westbound.
23 days ago
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Russian cargo vessel CRYSTAL STPETERSBURG enr from Dekheila/Egypt to St. Petersburg is passing Strait of Gibraltar westbound.
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23 days ago
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Christian Panton
23 days ago
Well-known false-flagged vessel "FALCON" and frequent guest to the Baltics, reported to have suffered an explosion in the Gulf of Aden.
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Russian gunrunner SPARTA IV enr from Tartous/Syria to St. Petersburg/Russia is passing Strait of Gibraltar westbound.
24 days ago
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Russian gunrunner DIANA departed from St. Petersburg/Russia OCT13 and is enr to Alger/Algeria, currently off Texel/Netherlands.
24 days ago
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Well known shadow fleet Tanker SIERRA (GM) IMO 9522324 departed from Ust-Luga, enr to Suez Canal, currently off Bornholm/Denmark.
24 days ago
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Russian bulk carrier NOVAYA ZEMLYA departed from Tartous/Syria, next destination unknown.
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24 days ago
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Russian gunrunner ESENIYA departed from Kolkata/India and is now enr to Colombo/Sri Lanka.
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24 days ago
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