UPD: The INVICTA games ft. ZAMBRA Sweden: 0/0 Germany: 0/0 Denmark: 0/0 UK: 0/0 France: 0/0 France Med: ?/? The #Invicta finally decided to give it a try, squeezing along the coast of Africa. Sanctioned #Zambra still mulling options.

Cameroon & Sierra Leone flagged #shadowfleet tankers in distress. 🆘 Both countries lately been the go to places No. 1 & 2 for sanction breaking tankers. 5 laden tankers flagged in these 2 countries now on holding position off Kaliningrad. Joined by empty tankers flagged in other countries.

Cameroon's Ministry of Transport just confirmed to me to have delisted the #Thron on June 30. Yet, it still transmits Cameroon's flag via AIS. Being false flagged now, might explain its apparent STS tranfer of crude oil to the #NightGlory spotted by @auonsson.bsky.social #shadowfleet

UPD: The INVICTA games ft. ZAMBRA Sweden: 0/0 Germany: 0/0 Denmark: 0/0 UK: 0/0 France: 0/0 France Med: 0/? The #Invicta 's foul didn't stand up to the video ref. It returned to Gibraltar. Now on idle again. Sanctioned #Zambra still the same. #shadowfleet

The #CrownJewels seized by China! This 26yr old, #Barbados flagged #shadowfleet tanker (IMO 9202388) showed nine - what seem to be major - deficiences and got detained by Chinese authorities. Good to see this happening. Port state controls are far too rarely done this seriously.

UPD: The INVICTA games ft. ZAMBRA Sweden: 0/0 Germany: 0/0 Denmark: 0/0 UK: 0/0 France: 0/0 France Med: 0/foul The #Invicta seems to have given up. Now heading for Brazil? #Marven passed France w/o problem. Sanctioned #Zambra still undecided. #shadowfleet

UPD: The INVICTA games ft. ZAMBRA Sweden: 0/0 Germany: 0/0 Denmark: 0/0 UK: 0/0 France: 0/0 France Med: ?/? Invicta got a new partner, 27yr old sanctioned Zambra (9175078). Both lingering since days west of Gibraltar. Waiting for RF navy escort? #shadowfleet

Had a chance today to experience first hand how much tension the #shadowfleet creates in the #Baltic. Documenting sanctioned #Kira_K in the Fehmarn Belt, together with politicians & media, first made German coast guard (Bayreuth) show up, then Russian corvette Soobrazitelnyy (RF 531).

The #Invicta won't catch um with #Marven. Instead, it is taking some sort of #coolingbreak since about 5hrs, west of Gibraltar. #shadowfleet #oilfuelswar

UPD: The INVICTA games ft. Marven Sweden: 0/0 Germany: 0/0 Denmark: 0/0 UK: 0/0 France: 0/0 France Med: ?/? All eyes on France's Med forces #shadowfleet

Sweden calls on EU allies to also start boarding & eventually detaining #shadowfleet vessels. Sweden's foreign minister #Stenergard does not want to single out any country, but clearly addresses Germany, whose waters are increasingly used by tankers to avoid Sweden. Go 🥨! svt.se/nyheter/inri...

⚠️ #Pluton, Russia flagged, sanctioned, 21yr old, fully laden 100,000t #shadowfleet tanker currently drifting in the North Sea, off Denmark.

UPD: The INVICTA games ft. Marven Sweden: 0/0 Germany: 0/0 Denmark: 0/0 UK: 0/? France: ?/? Anyone placing a bet on a last minute UK effort on the #Invicta? All eyes on France now. #shadowfleet

The #Deliver has been on the list of deregistered ships released by Cameroon on May 29. Like the #Smyrtos (seized by the UK) and the #Invicta (just now passing Brittany). It sailed quitely past DE/DK in the Baltic. France and UK upping the game. Where are DK & DE? www.reuters.com/world/french...

Got used to #GNSS /AIS spoofing in various forms, incl. ' #corncircles '. But this puzzles me. One AIS platform showing the #Bhilva in the Arabian Sea, two others in the Baltic. What's behind this? Identify theft targetting a sanctioned, flagless vessel? Couldn't be more absurd.... #shadowfleet

Many #shadowfleet tanker serving Russia's seaborne oil exports, keep avoiding Swedish waters, prefering to go right through Germany's territorial waters. Today it is Russia flagged #Nasledie (IMO 9293002) on its way to Primorsk/Ust-Luga. #oilfuelswar

#Marven is taking the classic route avoiding the #WetRep area. #Invicta is taking costly extra precautions. Good luck. Has anyone here seen this routing before? #shadowfleet #oilfuelswar

UPD: The INVICTA games ft. Marven Sweden: 0/0 Germany: 0/0 Denmark: 0/? UK: ?/? France: ?/? #shadowfleet

The INVICTA games ft. Marven Sweden: 0/0 Germany: 0/? Denmark: ?/? #shadowfleet PS: sometimes, desperate humour is my last resort....

The Swedish anti #shadowfleet force field wavers. 2 sanctioned tankers carrying Russian oil are passing Bornholm to the north, right into the arms of the Swedish coast guard. One, #Marven, likely false flagged, another, the #Invicta officially false flagged. Busy boarding times for SE/DE forces

Current estimate for the #Invicta to enter German waters, either via Kadettrinne, or north of Rügen, if passing Bornholm south is today around midnight. Last inspected 3yrs ago. With an age of 22 years a perfect example of the #shadowfleet. Boarding mandatory.

⚠️Cameroon just published a list of 38 vessels delisted from its shipping register - stamped May 29. Shout out to @pa.nton.cx for catching this! A quick analayis in this thread 🧵 (corrections welcome) www.facebook.com/profile.php?...

Seized. A first for the UK. Cool. www.gov.uk/government/n...

Cameroon stopped accepting new vessels into its international registry on Feb 6th. Changing a fraudlent flag for another fraudulent one, while being under arrest leaves me....puzzled Destination now given as Morgan (US). Seafarer humour? #shadowfleet #oilfuelswar

#Shadowfleet: France acts, Germany provides safe passage May 31: France boards a false flagged tanker with Russian oil in int. waters. June 1: a Russia bound tanker decides last minute to take the safer southern Bornholm route, through German waters. Afraid of boarding prone Swedes.

No suprise. Great to have it official. Great work @pa.nton.cx ! What will happen when the #Agate returns from Russia? #shadowfleet #oilfuelswar

Trump wants to provide "the most vulnerable nations" with cheaper fuel. How nice of him. Russia's #shadowfleet seems to be unaware of this purpose. See map. India - ok, vulnerable. China? Not much oil / fuel going to Africa or SE Asia.... Wonder if he really got the 4 animals right....

Worth a read - German navy officers association about increased presence of the Russian navy in the Western Baltic, like the destroyer #Severomorsk. #shadowfleet #oilfuelswar marineforum.online/russischer-z...

The #Agate (IMO 9310707)changed to Guyana from Cameroon - now labelled Cameroon False in the IMO database #GISIS. Cameroon used to be the latest go-to-place for #shadowfleet tankers. Since mid April, 7 tankers left that register again. Cameroon's promised register cleanup seems to show effect. 👏

🚨 AGATE just switched to a confirmed false flag: Guyana. Man the longboats, Sweden!

The #JinHui had recently changed its flag to Syria. Syria does not have any international ships register. Good decision by Sweden. 👍

#shadowfleet #SeaOwl1

⚠️We just got confirmation from Cameroon's authorities, that the #SeaOwl1 is NOT registered in Cameroon. That is, their signaled flag change to this country is fake and Sweden authorities should act accordingly. #falseflag #shadowfleet

Sweden's #Transportstyrelsen now confirmed that they actually are still checking the validity of #SeaOwl1 's flag change to Cameroon, too. It would certainly help, if Cameroon could provide a white list of vessels that legitimately registered before the Feb 6 ban. @tv4.bsky.social #shadowfleet

Still no final answer from Cameroon's authorities, but they share my doubts. To be continued.... #shadowfleet #oilfuelswar

Long overdue:

Russia seems increasingly stressed about its oil exports. As media reported yesterday, two Russian combat vessels moved to German waters west of Fehmarn, supposedly to protect the #shadowfleet. NATO responded by sending the #SNMG1 led by frigate #Sachsen. #oilfuelswar www.n-tv.de/politik/Russ...

Identity theft? While we are waiting.... #SeaOwl1 now app. transmits the call sign TJM23G, acc. to #MarineTraffic. To IMO's #GISIS the vessel's call sign is unknown. TJM23G #GISIS links to the Cameroon flagged oil tanker #KingChain (9277761). Another reason not to hurry with the tanker's release.

Seems my suspicion has some grounds. Stay tuned, may know more later today or tomorrow. Swedens #Transportstyrelsen should certainly not release #SeaOwl1 just now.

UPD: Acc. to TV4, Swedish authorities got #SeaOwl1's flag change confirmed by Cameroonian authorities. Something odd is going on here....see thread. www.tv4.se/artikel/2LoB... #shadowfleet #oilfuelswar

⚠️ #SeaOwl1 (IMO 9321172), held in custody by Swedish authorities since Mar 12, for flying a false flag of the Comoros, has just changed flag status in its AIS signal to Cameroon. Cameroon had issued a ban of accepting new registries into its int. ship register on Feb 6. (1/2) #shadowfleet

Is it TV4 or SE authorities that are profundly confused? "We have no confirmation that it was a false flag, says ....Swedish Transport Agency." Do you have a confirmation that it is valid? Hope STA doesn't mind the question, but....Syria has no int. ship register! www.tv4.se/artikel/2ogh...

A hard slap in the face for the German coast guard. Ok, they recently kept a friend of mine from having himself shot off Putlos (thanks here to the Baumholder crew)....but hey, there IS more that you can do. #shadowfleet #oilfuelswar #pistorius #kanzlermerz

Sweden detained another #shadowfleet tanker, the #JinHui. Am curious to see how this unfolds. The oil tanker has just been found with major deficiencies, through a PSC in Turkey (Apr 13). A tanker with propulsion engine & fire safety issues is not what you want to see sailing in the Baltic.

Release: Israeli forces intercept and threaten Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters “Humanitarian assistance must be respected and protected at all times and at all costs.” www.greenpeace.org/internationa...

The #StraitofHormuz and the #DanishStraits have something in common. Critical for oil shipments. politiken.dk/debat/debati...

In international waters. On what grounds?

#Osint Intense naval military/rescue activity between #Denmark and #Norway. #SAR

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The #Zambra (IMO: 9175078) bored and ready to explore uncharted territory? Or drawn into the Swedish force-field? So many questions. #shadowfleet #oilfuelswar @pa.nton.cx @auonsson.bsky.social