⚠️Cameroon starting to clean up its ship registry, suspending registration of new vessels engaging in international shipping. The #shadowfleet has one place less to hide. Thanks @pa.nton.cx for spotting this! x.com/camertrans/s...

For a change, a different topic, worth considering #quitchatgpt www.facebook.com/rutger.bregm...

Flagless, sanctioned #shadowfleet tanker Ina (IMO 9308443) entered Baltic tonight with no interference by Swedish or Danish authorities, sending thankful greetings to DK Gov (fast asleep) in C'hagen en route. Why all these talks about acting stronger on the #shadowfleet, if no action follows?

Chariot Tide #ChariotTide 9323376 drifting off #Malta ? #Russia #Mediterranean

False flagged, sanctioned tanker Peace (IMO 9249130) just moved into Cameroon's ship register. It had two false flags (Benin, East Timor) before, last valid one from Dec 2024. Can someone enlighten me on how this works technically? Where would you get the Closure Certificate from, e.g.?

IMO fraud evolution 1.0 = steal IMO number from scrapped ship 2.0 = invent your own one (#Tavian) 3.0 = steal from vessel under construction (#Frunze) Worse here - even #Equasis fell for this trick, listing Frunze under this stolen IMO no. (as #Cordula) www.lloydslist.com/LL1156174/Ne...

⚠️ The EU's Baltic States + BE, NL, UK, Iceland & NO just made insurance by an IGP&I club mandatory for #innocentpassage in their EEZ's. This would be a key change in action against the #shadowfleet. If my interpretation is right & if this will be followed through on. www.dma.dk/news/2026/ja...

Something went wrong for Russian tanker General Skobelev, escorted by Russian corvette Boikiy, destination Baltic Sea. To be watched. #shadowfleet Position as of now (09:33 UTC)

Royal Netherlands Navy confirms that the Steregushchiy-class corvette Boikiy is accompanying the tanker General Skobolev. The ships are returning to the Baltic.

EU/CH sanctioned #shadowfleet tanker #Lumin (IMO 9330599), Cameroon flagged, idle since yesterday at NL/DE EEZ border in the North Sea. Claiming to be in ballast, despite coming from Ust-Luga. A new twist in EU law enforcement?

The #shadowfleet continues getting out of the shadows, more and more re-flagging to Russia. And while they are on it, they also fancy a new name, like the now 'Feniks' (#IMO9332810), that some of us may remember as #Kwila, #Pushpa or #Boracay. Image shows flag & name history as per #Equasis.

The #Hyperion still lingers around northeast of Madeira, moving slowly. One possible reason: the tanker #GeneralSkobelev is approaching Gibraltar from the east. It's been reported to be escorted by Russian fregatte RFS Boiky (IMO 4614627). www.itamilradar.com/2026/01/13/r... #shadowfleet

The #Tavian now departed from the route towards the English channel. 2 options - scenic route around Scotland (then to the Mediterranean) or - up north to Murmansk. The final choice will tell us more about the reason behind its sudden U-Turn in the Baltic. Bets welcome. #shadowfleet

Didn't I wish for someone analysing recent re-flagging amongst #shadowfleet tankers? Well, took on the challenge and got my very first python script to work. Crunching 5 weeks of e-mail alerts (Nov 14 to Dec 18). And, surprise, surprise, the winner is.....Cameroon! #falseflags

An effect of Ukraine's drone attacks on #shadowfleet tankers? Most recent flag changes in this fleet were no longer to Cameroon, but Russia. Ukraine focused its attacks on #flagless. Would flying a Russian flag keep Ukraine from making those vessels a target? What do you think?

The #Blage apparently still broadcoasts Gambia as flag, though both #Equasis and #IMO list it as being expelled from this register together with countless other vessels on Nov 1. Any naval state authority has the right to board and inspect this clearly stateless vessel. #shadowfleet

Do we have a #DeepseaMining community here? Major win in #Norway today. Four more years with no #DSM development or even research in Norwegian waters. A major achievement of the Norwegian and global movement against this industry. More here: www.greenpeace.org/internationa...

Slapstick? #Shadowfleet tanker #Skywave (IMO932871699) just signalled flag change from Guinea-Bissau to land-locked Botswana, a country without IMO listed ship registry. Both, IMO and Euqasis missed its pitstop in G.-B., still listing it as Comoros (false). Why do they care flying a flag at all?

Report from #CREA #CenterForResearchOnEnergyAndCleanAir #ShadowFleet #Russia #FoC #FlagOfConvenience @maritimekiwi.bsky.social @michellewb.bsky.social @pa.nton.cx @maikmarahrens.bsky.social @mercoglianos.bsky.social @lloydslisted.bsky.social energyandcleanair.org/publication/...

Yeah....after loitering in the Bay of Biscay for a few days, on its way to Russian Baltic ports, the #shadowfleet tanker #Runa now continued its journey, having managed tonight to re-flag from its false Benin flag to Cameroon - the highest risk flag registry acc. to both #ParisMoU and #TokyoMoU.

Ok...this alert I set up is flooding my inbox with flag changes for #shadowfleet tanker North Lake (#IMO9231468). Just a technical glitch at the ship's end? It was Palau before, St. Kitts & Nevis since Oct 1, 2025. It recently had a massive AIS gap, too. But that's a different story...

A #DanishNavy job - sanctioned #shadowfleet tanker #Bolu (#IMO9439539 ), showing odd manoeuvring west of Jutland as of now, #NUC at times, crossing subsea cables, changing flag from Barbados to Cameroon just today at 08:40UTC, acc. to Marine Traffic.

Another #shadowfleet gem: Sanctioned oil tanker Rhein (IMO9306562) hanging out in the Marmara Sea since Oct 10, navigational status changing from 'underway using engine' to 'underway by sail' to 'not under command'. Just a first officer with a lot of humour? @pa.nton.cx @auonsson.bsky.social

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.

#Shadowfleet new analysis - > 3 months after 8 nations pledged tougher controls of Russian oil transports in the Baltic, we checked the numbers: * traffic goes on unabated * no. of #falseflag vessels increasing * mean age now >18yrs PR (in German) lnkd.in/epJciW88 Data can be supplied on request

Dear #shadowfleet friends - what do you make of the odd behaviour of the #Qasr (IMO9402471 ) on its way to Baltic Russia? Going in circles, slowing down for no apparent reason. @windward-ai.bsky.social @michellewb.bsky.social @pa.nton.cx @vesselspotter.bsky.social @claudialanz.bsky.social

Hold the line - we can't have the Amazon fall (aka 'Tipping Point') youtu.be/LBaGHa2hJkw?...

Another false flagged #shadowfleet oil tanker entering the Baltic, the White Condor I (IMO9255244), falsely Aruba flagged. Passing Denmark's coastline in less than 3nm distance. Do stateless vessels enjoy the right of innocent passage, just the same as law abiding vessels? #Russiasanctions

Help me understand: Sanctioned #SwiftseaRider (IMO9318539) just changed flag from Comoros > Croatia acc. to Seasearcher. Marine Traffic, Equasis and GISIS still show Comoros. Croation Ship register is void for its IMO No. @pa.nton.cx @maritimekiwi.bsky.social @lloydslistdaily.bsky.social

Sanctioned tanker #Pushpa (IMO9332810), false flag of Malawi, stopped just south of Sicily. Likely laden with 100,000t+ of Russian crude oil. It is still at that position, now with navigational status 'Not under command'. Am I paranoid to be concerned? #shadowfleet #ukrainewar #oilfuelswar

@vesselspotter.bsky.social @pa.nton.cx @maritimekiwi.bsky.social You will remember the Pushpa...went undeterred through all European EEZs, contrary to the Sierra. It now stopped south of Sicily. Certainly to be watch.