🚨🚨🚨 EXCLUSIVE PHOTO 🚨🚨🚨 The sanctioned tanker 🇬🇳 BETTLE (IMO : 9323338) was observed today north of 🇪🇬 Port Said. Sailing under the Guinean flag, the BETTLE has been linked to Russia’s shadow fleet and is currently subject to multiple international sanctions.

On February 10, India has seized 3 tankers off 🇮🇳 Mumbai in its first major crackdown on the shadow fleet : 🇨🇼 Al Jafzia (IMO 9247443), 🇦🇼 Asphalt Star (IMO 9237644) and 🇮🇷 Stellar Ruby (IMO 9252212). All were previously sanctioned by the US.

Remember the ship BORACAY (IMO: 9332810) seized in Oct 2025?🚢 Now she’s been reborn as "PHOENIX" (a pretty ironic choice) and suddenly sails under the 🇷🇺 Russian flag. Funny, considering Putin said he “didn’t know how it was linked to Russia.”

🚨🚨🚨 EXCLUSIVE VIDEO 🚨🚨🚨 🇵🇦 TOKYO (IMO : 9424649) and 🇱🇷 E PIONNER (IMO : 9278686) were spotted on February 4 near 🇨🇾 Cyprus. Both are suspected of being members of the shadow fleet due to their suspicious behavior. TOKYO seems to be leaving Cyprus this morning.

On January 30, Sentinel-2 imagery captured a Ship-to-Ship (STS) operation in the Malacca Strait, about 24 NM off Penang, Malaysia. 📍5.51655 N, 99.76187 E

Between Jan 27 (22:50 UTC) and Jan 28 (14:06 UTC), the 🇷🇺 SINEGORSK (IMO 9261061) stagnated for 15 hours in the 🇬🇧 Bristol Channel. AIS data shows looping tracks inconsistent with normal transit.

🚨🚨🚨 EXCLUSIVE VIDEO 🚨🚨🚨 🇷🇺 Russian Navy’s Severomorsk, a Udaloy-class destroyer, has been spotted south of Cyprus, sailing West, escorting cargo ship SPARTA IV SPARTA IV’s AIS has been silent for 10 days, since its arrival in Tartus, suggesting this movement is part of the 🇸🇾 Syrian Express.

🇷🇺 The offshore support ship NEFRIT (IMO : 9297773) was operating in close proximity to the merchant ship MYS ZHELANIYA (IMO : 9366110).

Yesterday, 14 🇪🇺 European countries have issued a joint warning to 🇷🇺 Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” operating in the Baltic and North Seas. UK, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Sweden are involved.

🚨🚨🚨 EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS 🚨🚨🚨 The 🇰🇲 Grinch has arrived in 🇫🇷 Fos-sur-Mer, France. It is currently anchored in the bay, escorted by a 👮 coast guard ship. I can't wait to find out more about the crew and what will happen to the captain, who was placed in custody a few days ago.

Today, the tanker 🇱🇷 URSUS MARITIMUS (IMO 9297345) sailed past 🇹🇷 Istanbul. The ship was previously attacked near Taman. She is a key hub of 🇷🇺 Russia’s oil export infrastructure (during the night of Dec 21–22, 2025). 📸 @tankertrackers.com

🚨 BREAKING NEWS – MEDITERRANEAN 🚨 Today, on the morning of January 22, the 🇫🇷 French Navy with the help from 🇬🇧 UK intelligence intercepted and rerouted the oil tanker 🚢🇰🇲 GRINCH (IMO 9288851) in the Mediterranean Sea.

The 🇳🇱 Royal Netherlands Navy reported that patrol ship HNLMS Galatea (IMO 9575400) escorted the 🇷🇺 Russian Baltic Fleet corvette Boykiy (Steregushchiy-class / Project 20380) together with the oil products tanker 🇷🇺 General Skobelev (IMO 9503304) during their North Sea transit

On Jan 20, 2026, 🇺🇸 U.S. forces apprehended the oil tanker 🇵🇦MV Sagitta (IMO 9296822) in the Caribbean under Operation Southern Spear.

🚨🚨🚨 EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS 🚨🚨🚨 On January 18, the oil tanker 🇵🇦 ANLAN (IMO 9346859) was observed west-to-east transiting the Strait of Gibraltar. According to AIS data, ANLAN departed from 🇷🇺 Ust-Luga and is currently sailing near 🇹🇳 Tunisia toward 🇪🇬 Port Said.

Several 🇷🇺Russian ✈️Strategic Bombers TU-95MS are relocating from 🇷🇺Ukrainka to Engels-2 & Olenya, both known launch bases for cruise missile strikes on 🇺🇦Ukraine. At the same time, ⚓️barges have been removed from Novorossiysk naval base, often indicating submarine or missile-capable ship movements.

🚢🇷🇺 Russian military cargo ship Sparta IV has docked at Tartus, Syria 🇸🇾, while still displaying Port Said, Egypt 🇪🇬 on AIS. A rare signal in this part of the Mediterranean 🛰️ after a period of AIS silence 🤫.

🇩🇪 Germany has made an unprecedented move by ❌ blocking the tanker 🇨🇲🇷🇺 Tavian (1095337) from entering its territorial waters Flying a Cameroonian flag, she is suspected of operating under a false identity, and may be the sanctioned tanker Tia (IMO 9147447), linked to 🇷🇺 Russia’s “shadow fleet”🕵️‍♂️

On Jan, 15th, 🇺🇸 U.S. forces boarded and seized the tanker 🇷🇺🇬🇾Veronica (IMO:9256860). Sanctioned by the U.S. back in February 2022 This ship is linked to Russia’s 👻 shadow fleet, highlighting the crackdown on sanctioned oil transport networks in the Caribbean. @shanaka86

The ship 🇷🇺 MYS ZHELANIYA is near east of 🇱🇾 Tobruk Despite declaring 🇪🇬 Port Said as her destination, her course (169°) and proximity to the Libyan coast suggest she is heading toward Tobruk Notably, 🚢 SPARTA IV appears to be accompanying MYS ZHELANIYA This coordination is highly significant

On January 14, an 🆘 SOS was transmitted from an Iranian vessel named 🇮🇷 RONA as it was sinking. ‼️But there is something suspicious :‼️ ⬇️⬇️⬇️ 1/3

Behind the appearances of 'escort management' and 'solid replenishment', we mainly find a Russian 🇷🇺 fleet forced to readjust to well-known logistical limits 🚫 in the Mediterranean.

Several maritime and media sources report that four oil tankers were struck by drones on January 13 in the Black Sea 🌊 while en route to the 🇷🇺 Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal near Novorossiysk, Russia.

In recent cooperation with the 🇺🇸 United States, the 🇬🇧 United Kingdom has supported operations targeting ships suspected of evading sanctions, notably through aerial surveillance and naval monitoring during the seizure of the 🇷🇺 MARINERA (formerly BELLA 1).

🚨🚨🚨 EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS 🚨🚨🚨 A 🇷🇺 Russian convoy consisting of the corvette BOYKIY, escorting the tankers KAMA and GENERAL SKOBELEV, spotted in the Mediterranean Sea 🌊 on January 9, 2026, en route to the Strait of Gibraltar. @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social @sentdefenderx.bsky.social @menchosint.bsky.social

A 🇷🇺 Russian maritime convoy, consisting of two cargo vessels, the 🇷🇺 MYS ZHELANIYA (IMO: 9366110) and the 🇷🇺 SPARTA IV (IMO: 9743033), is currently located south of the 🇵🇹 Portuguese coast. She is officially en route to Port Said, Egypt, under the escort of the destroyer 🇷🇺 RFS Severomorsk.

🇺🇸 American forces intercepted and took control of a 🇷🇺 Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic, named 🇷🇺 MARINERA (formerly BELLA 1), after several weeks of pursuit. The operation took place about 200 km south of 🇮🇸 Iceland, far from the 🇺🇸 U.S. coastline.

🇷🇺 Russia has dispatched a submarine and several surface ships to escort the tanker MARINERA (formerly BELLA 1). According to media reports, 🇺🇸 US military forces are currently attempting to board her.

The tanker 🇷🇺 MARINERA (formerly BELLA 1) is continuing her voyage in the North Atlantic between 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland and 🇮🇸 Iceland and is reportedly attempting to reach 🇷🇺 Russia.

The tanker BELLA 1 (IMO 9230880), sanctioned by the 🇺🇸 United States since 2024 for her alleged role in transporting 🇻🇪 Venezuelan oil under sanctions, refused a US interception near 🇻🇪 Venezuela in late December 2025.

On December 31, 2025, the cargo ship FITBURG, sailing from Saint Petersburg 🇷🇺 (Russia) to Haifa 🇮🇱 (Israel), was seized by 🇫🇮 Finnish forces after damage was discovered to submarine telecommunications cables in the 🇫🇮 Gulf of Finland.

After having taken up residence off the coast of 🇨🇾 Limassol, the tanker 🇵🇦 LEO II is continuing her ship-to-ship transfer operations. Today, it is the turn of the tanker 🇵🇦 DUKE II, already involved in a previous operation, to take part.

After returning to dock on December 19, the 🇷🇺 Matros Shevchenko left the port of 🇹🇬 Lomé on the evening of December 25. Her filed itinerary states that she is heading to the port of Kavkaz in the 🇷🇺 Krasnodar region.

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.

During the night of December 21-22, a drone strike hit 🇷🇺 Russian oil infrastructure located at the port of 🇷🇺 Taman, in Krasnodar Krai. The attack was carried out in retaliation for repeated 🇷🇺 Russian strikes on 🇺🇦 Odesa.

The Ro-Ro cargo ship 🇷🇺 ADLER dropped anchor on December 20, 2025, in 🇸🇪 Swedish territorial waters near Höganäs after reporting an engine failure.

On December 21, the 🇷🇺 Russian corvette STOYKIY and the tanker YELNYA made a port call in Pointe-Noire, in the 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo, for a friendly visit. The ships were welcomed by the 🇷🇺 Russian ambassador and representatives of the 🇨🇬 Congolese naval forces.

After a crossing maneuver between the 🇷🇺Russian submarine "KRASNODAR", escorted by the seagoing tug "ALTAY", and the Ropucha-class landing ship "ALEKSANDR OTRAKOVSKIY", the latter exited the Mediterranean, heading west through the Strait of Gibraltar on December 18, 2025.

For the first time, the 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) targeted a tanker belonging to 🇷🇺 Russia’s “shadow fleet” while she was in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea🌊.

On December 18, a 🇷🇺 Russian naval detachment consisting of the submarine “KRASNODAR” and the seagoing tug “ALTAY” docked at the Port of 🇩🇿 Algiers as part of a four-day visit.

🇺🇦 Ukrainian drones struck a ship overnight in the port of Rostov-on-Don during a nighttime offensive. The ship was reportedly the 🇷🇺 Russian oil tanker VALERIY GORCHAKOV (IMO: 8951293), which had recently arrived from the Black Sea and is believed to be affiliated with the "shadow fleet".

The 🇸🇪 Swedish Navy confirms that 🇷🇺 Russia is conducting a military protection operation for its « shadow fleet » in the Baltic Sea in order to circumvent sanctions.

The🇺🇦SBU (Ukraine’s Security Service) claims to have carried out a special operation at the🇷🇺Russian port of Novorossiysk, during which a🇷🇺Russian Kilo-class submarine was severely damaged using an underwater drone known as « Sea Baby ».

The🇪🇺EU continues to expand its list of sanctions against🇷🇺Russia through decisions published in the Official Journal of the🇪🇺European Union. Twelve individuals and two legal entities involved in🇷🇺Russian hybrid operations have been subjected to restrictive measures.

The alleged presence of🇷🇺Russian warships near the port of🇧🇯Cotonou at the time of an attempted coup would constitute a strong strategic signal.

🇺🇦Ukraine carried out its first strike on a🇷🇺Russian oil facility in the Caspian Sea, targeting the FILANOVSKY offshore platform using long-range SBU drones. At least four impacts were recorded, forcing the shutdown of oil and gas production across more than 20 wells.

A new tanker in🇷🇺Russia’s shadow fleet, the MT DASHAN (IMO 9299666), was attacked in the Black Sea by🇺🇦Ukrainian Sea Baby naval drones. She reportedly sustained critical damage, putting her out of service.

Departing from🇷🇺Saint Petersburg on November 26, her latest AIS status does not indicate any destination. The RO-RO ship🇷🇺ASCALON has been lingering suspiciously since November 8 south of Bournemouth, 🇬🇧United Kingdom.

Part of the “Yellow Cake” convoy has completed its desert crossing from Arlit and reached 🇳🇪Niamey. The convoy is currently reportedly stationary near 🇳🇪Niamey air base✈️. Can anyone confirm this information? Do you have any information about the convoy and its location?

🚨🚨🚨 EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS 🚨🚨🚨 Coming from the Baltic Sea, the submarine 🇷🇺KRASNODAR is currently sailing on the surface toward the Mediterranean; she is being escorted by the ship 🇷🇺ALTAY. What strategy does 🇷🇺Russia employ when it has her submarines sail on the surface? Do you know what her mission is?