Russian Navy Morse code weather from Dubna-class oiler Pechenga, 8348 kilohertz CW, 1219 UTC RJS DE RMAL 567 15 17 1500 567 BT FM RMAL FOR RJH45 RJH48 BT 17121 99197 71564 41/98 30202 10270 40170 54000 70202 8//// 22200 00270 BT AR RMAL K 19.7N 156.4W Hove to maps.app.goo.gl/2SVzhZY9gSMY...

My overview for @navalnews.com on the state of play with SEA 3000, "Upgraded Mogami" (aka 06FFM) & not quite zero change of specifications. I'd like to acknowledge & thank RAdm Hughes & MHI representatives on informative engagement enabling constructive coverage. www.navalnews.com/event-news/i...

[1/7] U.S. Coast Guard spotted RF Navy Pacific Fleet Vishnya-class intelligence collection ship Kareliya (SSV-535) operating near Oahu, Hawaii, on 29 October. Apparently, it took an end to the U.S. federal government shutdown for the report to be released.

⚡️Russian oil terminal in Novorossiysk on fire following reported Ukrainian drone strikes. Ukrainian drones struck the Russian port city of Novorossiysk on Nov. 14, damaging an oil terminal and sparking a large fire, multiple Russian Telegram channels reported.

TALARA (9569994) will most likely appear in this red area on tomorrow’s satellite imagery. It is known as the Khuran (or Clarence) Strait, located north of Qeshm Island, Iran. This is where the terrorist-designated IRGC anchors vessels they have hijacked in international waters.

An… interesting video about Starboard and how we’re working to protect the world’s critical maritime spaces. More importantly if you skip to 12:45 you get to see me run through the detention of BORACAY by the French navy - the video was filmed the day that incident occurred.

The re-emergence of piracy in the Indian Ocean, alongside recent incidents in the Gulf of Guinea and Singapore Strait, underscores a pressing need for enhanced Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) across the world’s most critical maritime trade routes.

Proud to celebrate @starboardintelligence.com’s new HQ opening today. Working here means being part of something meaningful at the crossroads of geopolitics and technology. Big milestone — and I’m sure we’ll outgrow this space sooner than we think.

Strong Evidence That China’s Next Carrier Will Be Nuclear Emerges In Shipyard Photo Nuclear propulsion for China's 'Type 004' aircraft carrier would represent a leap in naval capability and another step toward parity with the U.S. www.twz.com/sea/strong-e...

Typhoon Fung-wong brings shipping through the Taiwan Strait to an effective halt. @starboardintelligence.com

Great to see @maritimekiwi.bsky.social of @starboardintelligence.com sharing his understanding of Russia’s shadow fleet and the vessels supporting them in the Baltic

Almost a month after entering the Baltic, and after over 2 weeks loitering in the Latvian and Estonian EEZs, AK ANA #IMO9239642 has finally make it to Ust-Luga. Currently non-sanctioned with flag, P&I and class in order. We'll see if she's sticking to the price cap when the next sanctions come out.

⚡️ Sea drones strike again — a massive fire erupted at Russia’s Tuapse oil port on the Black Sea.

Well spotted by @vesselspotter.bsky.social The relieved PLAN's 47th Naval Escort Group… is now on its way back to the East Sea Fleet main base at Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, with no doubt some port calls on the way. bsky.app/profile/vess...

Continued #China #Navy #PLAN presence in #IndianOcean #IO #Djibouti #RedSea #GulfOfAden #ArabianSea maritime-executive.com/article/chin...

We commend the NZ Govt's new plan to disrupt maritime meth trafficking in the Pacific. The key challenge noted by advisors: "fragmented, slow systems". We're built for this—fusing data into a picture that can be shared rapidly across agencies and borders. #MaritimeSecurity #MDA #BorderSecurity

Police will be able to intercept communications and search for electronically stored evidence. It will also see more focus on disrupting supply chains in the Pacific Ocean, with Customs, the GCSB and the Defence Force conducting a series of maritime operations.

A migrant boat sank near the Malaysian-Thai border: at least one dead and hundreds missing. Emergency teams are searching the border waters after a vessel carrying approximately 300 people, mostly Rohingya, sank, leaving 10 survivors so far.

Loophole in sanctions allowing Russian oil to be imported to Australia Millions of tonnes of Russian oil have been traded through a port part-owned by Macquarie Bank and potentially sold on to Australian businesses, new data shows. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

[1/2] RF Navy and Coast Guard ships just keep falling over... this time it was RF Coast Guard Karadag/Project 1496-class patrol tug PSKA-287.

The push for fisheries transparency and improved governance must not be stymied by old conflicts. www.seafoodsource.com/news/environ...

Pictures from #EUNAVFOR #Atalanta #OperationAtalanta eunavfor.eu/index.php/ne... @covertshores.bsky.social @maritimekiwi.bsky.social @lloydslisted.bsky.social @mercoglianos.bsky.social @michellewb.bsky.social @sophiewitte.bsky.social @sarahkirchberger.bsky.social

The Chinese Navy (PLAN) has commissioned aircraft carrier Fujian on November 5 in Sanya. I provide an overview on the event and a preliminary assessment on how the development fits into wider Chinese carrier aviation, for @navalnews.com. www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...

Syos, a tech startup originating from New Zealand but also with offices in the UK and Ukraine, has rapidly honed in on unmanned surface vessels (USV) as an area of growth for the company. It has produced dozens of craft for customers in the past year alone. www.navalnews.com/event-news/i...

Piracy resurgence off Somalia - incl. a boarding 560NM SE of Eyl & an attempted boarding 332NM E of Mogadishu - threatens mariner safety & trade. We're supporting partners in the response, delivering fused maritime intelligence for operational decisions. #MaritimeSecurity #Piracy #MDA #IndianOcean

Highlights for me were the staggering array of branded stubby holders, seeing how navies and industry are seeking to operationalise drones, and getting to meet @alxluck.bsky.social in the flesh. Glad it only happens every 2 years - it’s going to take me a week to recover!

Starboard Maritime Intelligence has wrapped up a full-on, high-intensity week at Indo Pacific 2025 in Sydney. It was an excellent event, defined by non-stop live demonstrations of our platform and productive engagement with key delegations.

splash247.com/somali-pirat... @maritimekiwi.bsky.social

There's a 332m long tanker sitting in the Malaysian EEZ, having arrived from Venezuela on 01 November - location confirmed by @esa.int imagery. Her IMO number is invalid - it doesn't pass the check sum - and there is no vessel matching her description called ALICE. So my question is...

Highly likely US CSG spotted in the South China Sea near Scarborough Shoal on @esa.int Sentinel optical imagery with @skylightmarine.bsky.social vessel detections on @starboardintelligence.com

False flagged OZANNO #IMO9394935 making its way through the Baltic to Primorsk (self reported). Interesting only in that it's the 69th, maybe 70th vessel to go onto @pa.nton.cx's list. To think I used to breathlessly watch these tankers sailing through, expecting someone to do something.

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.

This photos, showing a torpedo launched from an XLUUV (it’s not fully submerged, that’s normal for this stage of trials), puts the Indonesians ahead of all Western countries in this regard! Why are European navies sleeping?!?! More info: www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...

🛰️ 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.

Article on #FR #France french #Army #Artillery exercise with lessons from #Ukraine incl use of multiple different drones, jammers, anti-drone guns and decoys etc. www.defensenews.com/global/europ...

Former Syrian flag SYRIAMAR vessel Finikia which changed flags to two different false flag registries in 2025, (Swaziland & Timor Leste) also changed name twice and transited Bosphorus towards the Black Sea as Togo flagged Bayaze D, en route to Novorossiysk. #T

#SABINA #IMO9524451 seems to have decided that it's easier to go through the channel, despite having no recorded P&I club. First time I've seen a tanker change course towards the channel. @conorgallagher.bsky.social have the Irish said something to scare people? @starboardintelligence.com

A fantastic look from @airbus.com at how the Irish Air Corps uses their #C295 Maritime Surveillance Aircraft to protect livelihoods and prevent illegal fishing. 🇮🇪✈️ This documentary highlights the universal challenge of monitoring vast maritime areas effectively. Watch: youtu.be/CxeaBdOXyho

Turns out the @financialtimes.com was onboard the Latvian Navy vessel that investigated this ship. Some interesting information on what challenging these tankers at sea actually looks like. Also @pa.nton.cx’s work on tracking flag registries get a quasi-shout out. www.economist.com/podcasts/202...

#NZ #NewZealand #Sanction #Sanctions #Russia #Shadowfleet www.bairdmaritime.com/security/inc...

Starboard is in Sydney next week for the Indo Pacific International Maritime Exposition Richard Popple and @maritimekiwi.bsky.social will be at the NZ Stand - 2N37, sharing how Starboard delivers actionable maritime intelligence for governments, defence, and critical infrastructure operators.

Further reinforcing Singapore's strategic significance to NZ (I need to change my profile photo but for now it makes my point!). AOTEAROA is too big for the dry docks in NZ - Singapore is the most cost effective choice and ROA has been able to lead straight from maintenance into operations off DPRK.

The failure of the FURIA in the Danish Straits and the grounding of KOMANDER in the Suez Canal are not isolated accidents. They are the inevitable, kinetic consequence of the "shadow fleet": ageing, uninsured vessels operating outside maritime law.

Update: Thanks goodness FURIA (IMO 9257802) is back on track!!! (29.10.25 16:27 CET)

Sanctioned, 23 year old #shadowfleet tanker Furia (IMO9257802) apparently in distress on its way out of the Baltic, laden with up to 100,000t Russian crude oil. After a sharp U-turn in the Fehmarn Belt, now idle in Swedish waters, signalling to be 'not under command'. Let's keep fingers crossed.

Indian state oil firm claims it will buy only “non-sanctioned” Russian crude, but tracing its origin is difficult Once oil leaves port, it often changes hands multiple times, making full traceability difficult even with satellite and AIS tracking, says maritime analyst @maritimekiwi.bsky.social.

The activity of 68 of the 94 vessels the S&P database has listed as being insured by Maritime Mutual. Some interesting ports of call and taking the long way around Ireland and the United Kingdom @conorgallagher.bsky.social. And for @starboardint.bsky.social users: app.starboard.nz/link/4qy2kvt...

A new OSINT source for those tracking sanctioned ships: FleetLeaks. fleetleaks.com/harmonization/. Joins outfits like Sketchy Boats and Dark Waters Initiative in shining a light on what's happening out there. As I always say: sunlight is the best disinfectant. Welcome to the club Fleetleaks!

NATO’s Baltic Sentry confirms that threats to undersea cables can be prevented by deterrence through vigilance. Zero incidents occurred, proving the value of persistent surveillance. Starboard Maritime Intelligence's fused intelligence provides a path to enhance this resilience.