24.09.2025 at #Skaw #Skagen #DK #Denmark anchorage #Bulgaria IMO 9968475 #IMO9968475 arriving from #UstLuga #Ust-Luga #Russia having #Bunkertanker #Tresfjord from #USTC ( #BunkerOne #BunkerHolding #DanBunkering #DKBiz) alongside

Russian gunrunner ADLER has been towed into port of Oran/Algeria. bsky.app/profile/clau...

Like the #Wakashio oilspill at #Mauritius #IndianOcean ... that they failed to monitor their ship and became too distracted whilst looking for a Wi-Fi signal from shore to allow the crew to connect with families after being separated during the COVID-19 pandemic... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Waka...

Context?

Three Russia-linked ships draw suspicion after drone threat at Copenhagen Airport The sanctioned Russian cargo ship Astrol 1, the Norwegian Oslo Carrier 3, and the Benin-flagged tanker Pushpa were in the vicinity and are now the focus of speculation.

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Astrol 1 #Astrol1 now closer to #EE #Estonia - hugging the 12nm territorial zone Destination #Russia

🚨🚨🚨 EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS 🚨🚨🚨 🇷🇺 On 21 September in the English Channel, the Russian weapons carrier SPARTA IV was escorted by the frigate NEUSTRASHIMY, before the latter turned back off Ushant.

Diva 1 #Diva1 aka Suleyman 1 #Suleyman1 on its way from #UstLuga #Ust-Luga #Russia to #Sikka #India

False-flagged DIVA 1, exiting the Baltic 🔥 sketchy.boats/9297371

DRONES OVER COPENHAGEN: I looked into the Russian ship Astrol 1, which zigzagged through Kattegat before the drone incident. It left Arkhangelsk, Russia, Aug 3 and did not send AIS signals for 39 days, reappeared in Arkhangelsk on Sept 11, then headed directly for Denmark & the Baltic. Where was it?

Update: ASCALON lifted anchor and is proceeding westbound.

🚨🚨🚨 The government of the Comoros has launched a “cleanup” of its international ship registry, long used by shadow fleet tankers to bypass Western sanctions while transporting Russian oil. ⚓ 65 ships, including 62 tankers, are affected.

Maybe it's not that weird taking the company's Russian ties into consideration: crewell.net/en/companies... ru.linkedin.com/in/aleksey-s... We should not be mislead by European flags...

#USNavy 2x USN P-8A poseidons seen on the flight radar yesterday evening, the pair over the baltic sea, departures from keflavik iceland and oslo norway. #AE681B #AE689F #BalticSea

Now it’s the turn of a Spanish Air Force CASA CN-235 (reg. D.4-07)

Greek-owned tankers shipped 16% of all Russian crude over August, with EU & UK introduction of a lower price cap this month now sidelining any further involvement. Based on Windward/Vortexa data. windward.ai/blog/greek-t...

btw WILSON NICE moored next to OSLO CARRIER 3 belongs to Wilson Shipmanagement AS, Bergen/Norway. Crew? Highly likely Russian...

Isn't OSLO CARRIER 3 owned by "Oslo bulk" out of Norway, just uses a russian crew (weird in these times)? There where even reports that they denied the ship was involved in those drone flights. oslobulk.com/fleet/

Another interesting X thread by @vanguardintel, detailing why the cargo ship OSLO CARRIER 3 is one of the suspects in the drone disruptions case of Copenhagen airport. Posting some screenshots for those who don‘t want to open X. x.com/vanguardinte...

🚨 A sanctioned dark fleet tanker has been detected drifting suspiciously over a NATO undersea electricity cable in the Baltic. Ship of the Day: Devika/Qasr (IMO 9402471) 👇🧵

Plot twist

The absence of a permanent base has made it extremely difficult for Moscow to maintain a constant naval presence in the Mediterranean. #Russia www.itamilradar.com/2025/09/24/r...

Excellent analysis 😀. It seems like an unusual destination for this vessel. Its next destination will be another piece we'll add to our puzzle. Very good👍.

Update: RUSLANA is moored at Akkuyu NPP/Turkiye. www.dailysabah.com/business/ene...

Okay.... @michellewb.bsky.social had answered my question at least to some extent before I had even asked it - certainly worth a read: www.linkedin.com/posts/michel...

Snapped a blurry picture of a Canadian warship in Køge Bugt this morning.

Also very helpful in general: bsky.app/profile/mich...

Seems like the 'normal' odd behaviour of a false flagged shadow fleet vessel. @pa.nton.cx is doing hell of a job to keep up with it and provided this awesome tool: sketchy.boats

Dear #shadowfleet friends - what do you make of the odd behaviour of the #Qasr (IMO9402471 ) on its way to Baltic Russia? Going in circles, slowing down for no apparent reason. @windward-ai.bsky.social @michellewb.bsky.social @pa.nton.cx @vesselspotter.bsky.social @claudialanz.bsky.social

Might want to go closer to shore to get internet connection. That was the reason for MAKASSAR HIGHWAY deviation in 2018, with a subsequent grounding outside Västervik when the OOW was drunk.

More #LNG flowing from #Arctic #Russia #Gcaptain @thebarentsobserver.com @highnorthnews.bsky.social @sophiewitte.bsky.social @maritimekiwi.bsky.social @sarahkirchberger.bsky.social gcaptain.com/russia-opens...

More #LNG flowing from #Arctic #Russia #Gcaptain @thebarentsobserver.com @highnorthnews.bsky.social @sophiewitte.bsky.social @maritimekiwi.bsky.social @sarahkirchberger.bsky.social gcaptain.com/russia-opens...

Might be for the weather - seeking lower waves/less wind in lee of #Gotland. Small vessel so might seek the shelter they can find

#Scanlark #Kiel #DE #Germany #PortStateControl #PSC #ParisMOU 22.09.2025 17 deficiencies (14 #ISM related) but no PSC-detention Still alongside in #Kiel #Holtenau @florianflade.bsky.social @sophiewitte.bsky.social @sarahkirchberger.bsky.social @auonsson.bsky.social @claudialanz.bsky.social

A Chinese cargo ship visited the occupied port of Sevastopol in Crimea, under sanctions since 2014 — faking its route and making an unprecedented series of stops by a major foreign vessel to one of the Ukrainian ports seized by Russia. w/ @chriscook.news @financialtimes.com on.ft.com/3Ibs2b9

Russian cargo vessel ASTROL 1 slowed down significantly south of Gotland an had showed course deviations while proceeding north. The deviations might also just serve as distrachtion? bsky.app/profile/paxl...

Russian gunrunner RUSLANA is approaching the Turkish nuclear power plant Akkuyu. RUSLANA is enr from St. Petersburg/Russia, had a quick stopover at navy port Mers el Kebir/Algeria Sep17 and very likely took over some sensitive cargo from Russian gunrunner ADLER, that suffered technical issues.

Just to follow up - I may have to stand corrected. After all, some ostensibly Russian-linked ships are being suspected of involvement in the Copenhagen drone affair. bsky.app/profile/sara...

Considering ongoing discussion about vessel-launched drones causing disruption at #CopenhagenAirport might be worthwhile to revisit what happened at #Køge #PortofKøge earlier this year. Some uncovered by newspaper #Berlingske. See thread: #RostrumAntarctica or #Kreete ?

Considering ongoing discussion about vessel-launched drones causing disruption at #CopenhagenAirport might be worthwhile to revisit what happened at #Køge #PortofKøge earlier this year. Some uncovered by newspaper #Berlingske. See thread: #RostrumAntarctica or #Kreete ?

From Rasmus Jarlov, chair of Denmark’s Defence Committee:

2 pcs #US #USA #P8 #Poseidon working the #BalticSea above track of #Astrol1 and #OsloCarrier3 @altw.bsky.social @jamming.bsky.social

Astrol 1 #Astrol1 - after previously zig-zag'ing its way towards #TheSound and #Copenhagen #DK #Denmark is now deviating towards #Gotland #SE #Sweden territorial limit (12nm zone) Destination #Russia @auonsson.bsky.social @spotkanienamesie.bsky.social @claudialanz.bsky.social @pa.nton.cx

LADY D is back on track and AIS, looks like technical issues

Update: Russian gunrunner LADY D diverted from main shipping lane. Taking the Gotland inshore route would be very unusual.

Dutch cargo ship Minervagracht reported a splash and an explosion while sailing in the Gulf of Aden, 120 nm east of the port city of Aden, Yemen. Possible Houthi drone/missile. #MaritimeNews #GulfOfAden #ShippingSafety