🚨🚨🚨 🇷🇺 BOIKIY could become one of Russia's most costly naval losses 💥 Following 🇺🇦 Ukraine's June 3 strike on Kronstadt, damage reported aboard the Russian corvette includes the mainmast, radar deck, funnel section, aft superstructure and flight deck.

🚨🚨🚨 Shadow fleet investigations should not stop at the vessel. OFAC sanctions records identify Zulu Ships Management as linked to Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani, son of Ali Shamkhani, a senior political advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader.

🚨🚨🚨 Cameroon has spoken on the 🇨🇲 TAGOR (IMO 9282481) case 🇨🇲🗣️ The government says the tanker intercepted by France is not registered in Cameroon and is not authorized to fly its flag.

🚨🚨🚨 The European Union is stepping up pressure on Russian oil exports 🇪🇺 EU member states have authorized naval forces operating in the Mediterranean to stop, inspect and investigate vessels suspected of being part of Russia's shadow fleet.

🚨🚨🚨 Confirmed STS south of 🇨🇾 Cyprus Between 1 and 5 June, 🇲🇭 TRITONEA (IMO 9243318) and 🇲🇭 ASTROLIGHT (IMO 9724714) were engaged in an STS operation south of Cyprus.

🚨🚨🚨 The Russian fleet oiler 🇷🇺 PM82 is now approaching the English Channel Is she heading to rendezvous with the frigate 🇷🇺 GRIGOROVICH, which has maintained a prolonged presence in the area over recent weeks? @te3ej.bsky.social

🚨🚨🚨 The sanctioned tanker 🇨🇲 CAROLINE BEZENGI (IMO 9224439), carrying Russian crude, reportedly suffered explosions off the coast of 🇾🇪 Yemen. 💥 Security sources suggest a possible sabotage attack, with limpet mines considered a likely method. No group has claimed responsibility so far.

🚨🚨🚨 The EU is moving from monitoring to enforcement With the expansion of Operation IRINI's mandate, European naval forces can now stop, inspect and potentially detain tankers linked to the 🇷🇺 Russian shadow fleet and suspected sanctions-evasion activities.

🚨🚨🚨 Zulu Ships Management: a cluster worth watching Tankers linked to Zulu Ships Management repeatedly appear in maritime OSINT monitoring of shadow fleet activity.

🚨🚨🚨 Interesting detail about the 🇨🇲 TAGOR (IMO 9282481) 🇲🇬➡️🇨🇲 The vessel reportedly left Murmansk under the Malagasy flag, switched to the Cameroonian flag during its voyage, and was intercepted by French authorities in the Atlantic on 31 May.

🚨🚨🚨 Are India's latest S-400 deliveries arriving aboard sanctioned Russian vessels? 🇷🇺 MAIA-1 arrived in 🇮🇳 Kochi on June 3 and departed on June 4 after a short port call. It was then replaced by 🇷🇺 LADY D, another Russian cargo vessel operating on the Russia-India route.

🚨🚨🚨 Britain to tighten laws to protect undersea cables from Russian sabotage 🇬🇧🗣️ Britain is set to strengthen protections for undersea cables, introducing tougher powers, heavier fines, and prison sentences for those who threaten or damage critical communications infrastructure.

🚨🚨🚨 A 🇸🇪 Swedish court has approved the transfer of the vessel 🇬🇳 CAFFA (9143611) to 🇺🇦 Ukraine The ship is accused of transporting grain allegedly taken from Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories.

🚨🚨🚨 The sanctioned tanker 🇨🇲 ONEIROI (IMO 9390587) is expected to enter the Suez Canal within the coming hours. Linked to 🇷🇺 Russia's shadow fleet, the vessel has repeatedly disappeared from AIS tracking before reappearing near key maritime chokepoints.

🚨🚨🚨 The Russian corvette 🇷🇺 BOYKIY may have been struck today at Russia's Kronstadt naval base According to 🇺🇦 Ukrainian sources, drones struck the naval base near St. Petersburg, more than 1,100 km from the Ukrainian border.

🚨🚨🚨 The Russian cargo group is beginning to split 🇷🇺 MAIA 1 (9358010) and LADY D (9349289) appear to have arrived at 🇮🇳 Kochi overnight.

🚨🚨🚨 🇷🇺 Russian maritime traffic toward the Western Mediterranean increased by nearly 50% in 2025, according to Spanish defense monitoring reports.

🚨🚨🚨 Two shadow fleet tankers were reportedly struck by drones this morning while conducting a ship-to-ship transfer in the Black Sea off northern 🇹🇷 Turkey

🚨🚨🚨 EXCLUSIVE PHOTO 🚨🚨🚨 🇷🇺 Russian Navy surface combatant believed to be from the Buyan family spotted operating in the Baltic Sea in recent days.

🚨🚨🚨 The Russian cargo group tracked since early May has now entered the Indian Ocean AIS data confirms 🇷🇺 LADY D, LADY MARIIA, MAIA 1, LADY R, KAPITAN DANILKIN, and ANGARA passed through the Strait of Malacca on 23 May after departing Vladivostok weeks earlier.

🚨🚨🚨 Sanctioned tanker 🇨🇲 DESTAMAR (9253894) appears to be repeating the same northern route around the UK previously used on earlier voyages, once again avoiding the English Channel / WetRep corridor.

🚨🚨🚨 Transit resumed for the tanker 🇷🇺 UNIVERSAL on May 22 after drifting since late April The vessel was initially bound for 🇨🇺 Cuba, but that destination now appears unlikely as it has already passed the area. The tanker is currently heading south with no declared destination.

🚨🚨🚨 On May 23, 🇺🇦 Ukraine sanctioned 29 civilian merchant vessels linked to 🇷🇺 Russian military logistics. According to Kyiv, these ships were used to transport weapons, ammunition, military equipment and personnel for the Russian Ministry of Defense.

🚨🚨🚨 🇳🇴 Norway officially joined the EU Baltic Sea Strategy on May 18 The move expands regional cooperation on maritime surveillance and security amid rising Baltic tensions.

🚨🚨🚨 Six Russian cargo ships continue southbound transit Current AIS tracking shows the Russian cargo vessel 🇷🇺 KAPITAN DANILKIN continuing southbound days after being identified within the 10-ship Russian convoy that transited the 🇯🇵🇰🇷 Tsushima Strait.

🚨🚨🚨 On May 18, 🇺🇦 Ukraine reportedly struck a 🇷🇺 Russian Project 21980 Grachonok anti-sabotage boat near Kaspiysk in the Caspian Sea. The Caspian was once considered a safe rear zone for Russian naval assets. Not anymore.

🚨🚨🚨 Russia is reportedly moving around 80 shadow fleet tankers under the 🇷🇺 Russian registry. Recent enforcement actions often relied on UNCLOS Article 110 targeting vessels suspected of sailing under false flags.

🚨🚨🚨 The 🇰🇲 GRINCH (IMO 9288851) quietly turned into 🇷🇺 TRANSFORMER The tanker recently detained by French authorities over suspected fraudulent flag registration appears to have discreetly switched from a Comoros flag to a Russian one after cycling through multiple identities.

🚨🚨🚨 Russia’s shadow LNG fleet keeps growing On May 9, LNG carrier 🇷🇺 MERKURIY loaded cargo linked to the sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project near Murmansk. The vessel is now sailing westbound with AIS destination listed as ➡️ FOR ORDERS.

🚨🚨🚨 Russian destroyer 🇷🇺 SEVEROMORSK deployed south of the 🇩🇰 Danish Straits, likely shielding parts of Russia’s shadow fleet. 🇷🇺 SEVEROMORSK has remained positioned in the Baltic for several days, following the same pattern previously seen with 🇷🇺 ADMIRAL GRIGOROVICH near the Channel.

🚨🚨🚨 Russia continues expanding its Karakurt-class stealth corvette fleet, small missile platforms designed to carry Kalibr and Oniks cruise missiles.

🚨🚨🚨 The sanctioned tanker 🇷🇺 UNIVERSAL (9384306) has now spent weeks drifting in the Atlantic after displaying highly irregular navigation patterns and extended low-speed behavior.

🚨🚨🚨 The 🇷🇺 ARCTIC METAGAZ (9243148) is now finally anchored near 🇱🇾 Benghazi, ending nearly two months of drifting in the Mediterranean after being damaged and abandoned at sea.

🚨🚨🚨 The Netherlands is reportedly preparing emergency legislation targeting Russia’s shadow fleet in the North Sea According to 🇳🇱 Dutch media, authorities could gain powers to inspect suspicious vessels, escort them to anchorages, and even seize falsely flagged ships carrying sanctioned Russian oil

🚨🚨🚨 Even Russian patrol vessels in the Black Sea are now getting anti-drone cages. The appearance of anti-drone structures on a 🇷🇺 Russian Grachonok-class patrol boat says a lot about the evolving threat environment in the Black Sea.

🚨A precedent may be emerging in the fight against the shadow fleet. 🇸🇪 Sweden has seized the tanker 🇬🇳CAFFA, a vessel operating under a questionable flag with suspected falsified documents. Now, reports suggest it could be transferred to 🇺🇦 Ukraine, pending a court decision.

🚨🇷🇺 KUSTO (IMO: 9308833) has departed Primorsk and is heading toward the Suez Canal. Unlike other shadow fleet tankers avoiding the English Channel, KUSTO appears to be taking the direct route likely because it may benefit from escort by the 🇷🇺 frigate Admiral Grigorovich.

🚨🚨🚨 🇷🇺 Cargo SPARTA, tankers G. SKOBELEV and AKADEMIK PASHIN entered the Mediterranean this morning, escorted by A. KASATONOV Some of these vessels, particularly SPARTA, have been linked to military logistics and arms transport routes.

🚨🚨🚨 Ukrainian USVs have struck the tanker 🇨🇲 MARQUISE (9315745), part of Russia’s shadow fleet used to bypass oil sanctions. The tanker was reportedly hit by two unmanned surface drones while drifting ~210 km southeast of 🇷🇺 Tuapse.

🚨🚨🚨 🇨🇲 DALVA (9378620) is a case worth watching After departing India on March 9, the tanker was observed loitering for nearly six days off the Polish coast. Atypical behavior for a vessel in transit. Its flag history is even more revealing: 🇬🇲 Gambia → 🇰🇲 Comoros → 🇨🇲 Cameroon

🚨🚨🚨 The 🇷🇺 ARCTIC METAGAZ wreck has drifted south in recent days and is now closing in on the 🇱🇾 Benghazi coastline. Harbor tug 🇻🇨 JULYANA 2 reached the site early yesterday, moving at just 1 knot with restricted maneuverability, before returning later in the day.

🚨🚨🚨 Avoiding the English Channel is becoming a clear pattern Some vessels leaving 🇷🇺 Ust-Luga now sail around the 🇬🇧 UK, adding +900 - 1,100 NM and 3 or 5 days. For an Aframax, that’s roughly $ 200k - $ 300k extra per voyage. Take 🇬🇲 DESERT KITE (9235725), which bypassed the Channel entirely.

🚨A shift is underway at sea. In the past 24h, 🇺🇸 US Navy units have intercepted a shadow fleet tanker, identified as 🇵🇦 LPG SEVAN (IMO: 9177806), in the Arabian Sea. The vessel was not seized — but forced to alter course and return under pressure. This marks a turning point.

🚨🇺🇦 Ukraine has intensified strikes in Crimea since April 24, with a clear maritime focus on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet. During the night of April 25/26, a large-scale drone operation targeted 🇷🇺 Sevastopol and surrounding naval infrastructure.

🚨🚨🚨 Shadow fleet operations hinge on opaque insurance and opportunistic flagging Nominal P&I coverage, weak oversight, rapid reflagging, liability becomes diffuse by design. Cases like 🇬🇳 CAFFA (9143611) illustrate how documentation and structures can undermine accountability.

🚨🚨🚨 Russian naval activity monitored near Japan On April 21, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force tracked multiple Russian Navy vessels south of Yonaguni Island. The groups included several 🇷🇺 Steregushchiy-class frigates Kilo-class submarine.

🚨🚨🚨 🇷🇺 SPARTA IV is back in Kaliningrad On its previous call, the vessel loaded military equipment later delivered to 🇬🇳 Guinea part of a pattern linking Russian logistics to Africa. Its return raises a key question: could it again be preparing deliveries potentially tied to the Africa Corps? 🤔

🚨🚨🚨 A well-known STS pattern is playing out south of 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇵🇦 HARDRADA (9344007) and 🇱🇷 TRITONEA (9243318) are operating in the same area with draughts near maximum capacity. An immediate transfer is unlikely.

🚨🚨🚨 Sanctioned tanker 🇷🇺 ARCTIC METAGAZ is adrift again off 🇱🇾 Libya The towing line has failed and the assisting tug 🇧🇿 MARIDIVE 701 has left the area. The vessel is now back in NUC (Not Under Command).

🚨🚨🚨 The sanctioned tanker 🇷🇺 UNIVERSAL (IMO 9384306) is displaying sustained low-speed loitering (0.8-1.4 kn) in the Atlantic while remaining laden. This is not consistent with normal commercial transit or passive drift. No vessels are present within 5 NM, ruling out STS or bunkering.