FREESIA 1 (IMO 9159660) is transmitting near Venezuela. Windward’s Remote Sensing Intelligence confirms the vessel was physically scrapped in Bangladesh in 2021. This is what zombie vessels look like in practice. go.wnwd.com/how-zombie-v...

Russian LNG tanker BURAN (IMO 9953509) was apparently on another mission after departing fr/Murmansk/RU some days ago, but is now definitley on the move to her next destin., wh/ is still not declared. #ShadowFleet Sanctions & Bans: EU, UK (OFSI), US (OFAC)⚠️ (25.12.25 10:00 CET)

Drug gangs develop Replenishment At Sea for their semi-submersible vessels. How long until 'milk cow' submarine tankers?

Update: 💥Flagless💥 NEMRUT (IMO 9439541) avoids the English Channel to reduce interception risk and is currently sailing off the west coast of Scotland. (25.12.25 09:51 CET)

Update: 💥Flagless💥 CHARIOT TIDE (IMO 9323376) aka MARABELLA SUN is presumably still at Ust-Luga/RU. During the past 2 days, her spoofed locations have moved to somewhere closer to Moscow/RU and now, also inland, northeast of Vyborg/RU. (25.12.25 9:30 CET)

Because famously, all other nuclear weapon states are totally not threatening to the United States.

The Embassy staff of Germany, France and the United Kingdom sing Schedryk in the Kyiv underground. Wonderful!

News from #NL #Netherlands No hard evidence of #drone #drones during previous incidents, only "naked eye" observations www.dronewatch.nl/2025/12/23/d...

The DPRK (presumably) nuclear powered (presumably) ballistic missile submarine. The approach to painting it is not what I'd call standard procedure in these things. But then you can say that about lots of North Korean developments. Images via KPA_bot, X.

Update: 💥Flagless💥 BLUE (IMO 9236353) decided to avoid the English Channel to reduce interception risk, after all, and instead takes the "scenic" detour around the British Isles en route to Singapore. (25.12.25 9:20 CET)

#Forsvaret ( #DK #Denmark) article on swift delivery of #Patria ( #FI #Finland) #6x6 #CAVS #CommonArmoredVehicleSystem #Bornholm #BalticSea www.forsvaret.dk/da/nyheder/2...

#Forsvaret ( #DK #Denmark) article on swift delivery of #Patria ( #FI #Finland) #6x6 #CAVS #CommonArmoredVehicleSystem #Bornholm #BalticSea www.forsvaret.dk/da/nyheder/2...

Royal Danish Navy Thetis-class ocean patrol vessel HDMS Thetis (F357) at Station Grønnedal, Greenland - December 24, 2025 SRC: FB- Station Grønnedal

Two strategic missile carriers Tu-95MS (with "Kh-101 cruise missile") escorted by Su-33 fighters performed a scheduled flight over the waters of the Barents and Norwegian seas. Video by MoD RF (Dec. 24) tass.ru/armiya-i-opk...

Taoiseach pushes back on Defence Forces intelligence officer claim of China as a hostile state jrnl.ie/6911152

Uff. Sehr lesenswert, und m.E. leider auch ziemlich besorgniserregend. Dass F127 eine komplexe Angelegenheit ist, aufgrund der Vielfalt an substantiellen Faehigkeiten, sollte nicht ueberraschen. Aber ich bin nicht sicher, ob wir das an der Wand vorbeifahren koennen. suv.report/f127-nimmt-g...

Once upon a time (like, 2 weeks ago), Dark Fleet tankers navigated in a fairly straight line between two ports in Venezuela. Now however, they are hugging the coastline out of fear. That in itself is risky business because these vessels might accidentally ram into something.

EU & G7 PREPARE TO BAN ALL TANKERS FROM MOVING RUSSIAN REFINED PRODUCT The West is about to stop Russia using Maritime Services - ship insurance and certification specifically. That will mean all western tankers allowed to carry refined oil products (diesel, petrol, kerosene etc) will be banned

Macron is right, but his criticism would have been a bit more credible if he did not post it on Xitter Why are so many European leaders still using this landfill as their primary social platform?

So-called stablecoins like USDT operate in a legal gray area, under a patchwork of evolving laws around the world. In the U.S., the Genius Act affirms that stablecoin issuers must comply with federal rules designed to prevent criminals from moving money. buff.ly/nfqRMYT

“🇨🇳 China plans to field a force of nine aircraft carriers by 2035, according to a Defense Department report on Beijing’s military power released on Tuesday. The U.S. report says that the PLAN will embark on the largest carrier build-up effort in the Indo-Pacific since World War II.”

Similar trend in terms of class-hopping. After an initial surge to Indian Register (led by the Sovcomflot tanker fleet), many transferred again to Russian Register even though it was expelled from the International Association of Class Societies (IACS) when Lloyds Register was in the Chair.

#Türkiye boeing E-7T wedgetail AEW&C peace eagle seen circling at the poland ukraine border. #HVK42 #4B8298 #Ukraine

CENTURIES (9206310), laden with circa 1.8 million barrels of Merey-16 crude oil from Venezuela, has re-appeared today on AIS south of Puerto Rico. She is now south of the Dominican Republic. She should reach the GOLA, USA in about six days time. #OOTT #Tankers #Venezuela

Coming up after midnight, in the last of our articles from our interview with Micheál Martin, @nialljournal.bsky.social reports that the Taoiseach has pushed back on statements by the head of Irish Military Intelligence Service (IMIS) who claimed China is a hostile state towards Ireland.

Italian P-72A today over the Sicily Channel, one day after a US P-8 and just after the Russian sub Krasnodar left Algiers. #Russia www.itamilradar.com/2025/12/24/i...

The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that it is continuing to explore directed energy weapons across multiple domains. ukdefencejournal.org.uk/britain-look...

“The six-hour video recording of General Xu’s court martial hearing the next year sheds light on the rare act of defiance. In the video, Xu said he refused because he did not want to become ‘a sinner in history’.”

The crude oil tanker QENDIL continues to exhibit unusual movements in the EastMed, with frequent stops, slow speeds, and shifting courses over the past days. Currently heading to Aliaga at 1.5 knots, ETA Dec 25, 07:30, it appears the vessel may be awaiting an external rendezvous or operation.

The biggest threat to free speech in Europe is the US government.

Denmark has received permission to acquire up to 236 AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM-ER systems (951m USD) for NASAMS. This is in addition to the 84 AIM-120C-8 June 2024 (215m USD) and up to 203 AIM-120D-3 (744m USD) for F-35 October 2024 Denmark has/had ealier versions of AMRAAM for F-16.

Cambodian regulators have been imposing penalties on Huione Group as pressure mounts from the U.S. and the U.K. Recently, Huione Pay was shut down by Cambodia’s national bank and its assets have been liquidated. Learn more:

What? You've never seen an ASW Harrier before?

Meanwhile, Sinegorsk begins its transit of the Irish Sea. (It was last in Ashdod).

OK, what is this about: it's the second time in a row I've observed this behaviour from the vessel Stargazer. It begins its journey with a stated destination of Ashdod, Israel - but as it nears UK & Ireland, it changes its destination to Iskenderun, Turkey - but then goes to Israel anyway.

The vessel ALEXANDER UDALOV (IMO 9942380, Russia) was last reported 36 hours ago near Kerch, Azov Sea, en route to Mersin, Turkey (ETA Dec 29, 12:00). Reported speed 66.4 knots is unusually high, suggesting possible AIS spoofing. Position and ETA should be verified due to regional AIS issues.

RF Navy Northern Fleet Udaloy I-class destroyer Vitse-Admiral Kulakov (unofficially) returned to Severomorsk area midday today after 219-day (20 May-24 December) deployment to Baltic Sea - currently in Guba Varlamovo; will transit to Severomorsk Naval Base in next 1-2 days bsky.app/profile/spec...

Irish Air Corps C295 MSA #285 appears to have taken a look at Akademik N. Strakhov earlier today.

The 🇺🇦 SBU stated that it destroyed the only 🇷🇺 Russian Il-38N maritime patrol aircraft over the Black Sea just before the attack by a 🇷🇺 Russian submarine on Novorossiysk.

So like Trump University, Trump Steaks, Trump Casino and Trump phones

An initial analysis of the Trump-class battleships from CSIS - 😵‍💫 www.csis.org/analysis/gol...

Into the shadows: Sanctions have reduced Russia from an oil superpower to a global energy disrupter Whereas Moscow once set the terms, after four years of sanctions, it now plays by rules imposed on it.

Project 1155 Udaloy-class destroyer "Vice Admiral Kulakov"(returned to the main base of Russia's Northern Fleet.). Project 23130 replenishment oiler Akademik Pashin.(preparing for a long sea voyage? with a Project 22350 frigate). 🗺️Kola Bay/Severomorsk. 📷: A. Guryev (Dec. 24)

This here, a proud and upsetting member of His Majesty's Royal Navy, is Pollyanna the reindeer. And for the avoidance of doubt, she's the one on the right of the photograph.

Konflikten har ført til protester, fordi medarbejdere er blevet fyret uden kompensation, lyder anklagerne. Bestseller er opmærksom på situationen og forventer, at der findes en holdbar løsning. 👉 https://danwatch.dk/?p=44514

Just in: The shadows of Russia’s maritime operations reveal a strategic twist! 🚢 Explore how Moran Security is embedding itself in oil tankers once meant to evade sanctions. Details here: russiamaritimewatch.wixsite.com/home/post/ru...

Trump admin favorite Hungary (as well as Slovakia) fall behind the other 🇪🇺 EU countries in Freedom of Expression, as measured by the Global Expression Report 2025. 🔗 www.globalexpressionreport.org

Hey @jd-vance-1.bsky.social, can you please tell us more about how free speech is threatened in Europe?

As to the often criticized (by the Trump admin) Germany, it has exactly the same score in the Global Expression Report 2025 as the USA. Russia, the supposed free haven of speech (according to its fans abroad) of course ranks in the abysmal spectrum. 🔗 www.globalexpressionreport.org