More coverage of Russian naval activities with analysis from Starboard:
The warship’s last documented location was off the Gallop wind farm on the Suffolk Coast on 10 June, while it was conducting its 4th resupply with the supply ship PM-82, according to Starboard Maritime Intelligence.
Starboard provides analysts with the clearest picture of flag and ownership information, essential as the shadow fleet continues to be delisted by flag states like Cameroon. Starboard automatically updates vessel details using flag and ownership information from S&P Global
Trigger happy Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich was spotted escorting a shadow tanker in the English Channel.
The Times journalist @charliehparker.bsky.social filmed from a small fishing boat, seemingly without reaction, very close, assessed closer than the yacht fired upon. (low confidence)
Flagless ie lawless tanker INVICTA is entering seizure area South Baltic sea.
Polish, Danish, German and Latvian navy have a chance (duty?) to uphold international law by visiting INVICTA to ascertain nationality and if there is none, flag her in their own country/jurisdiction.
A bit more than 2 weeks ago Cameroon delisted 38 tankers from their registry, rendering them stateless.
SMYRTOS, recently seized by UK, was one of them.
Here is a map of a few more of them, some claim to have already switched again, but all could be argued to be dubious.
From @thestudyofwar.bsky.social: @theins.press reported, citing data from the Starboard Maritime Intelligence ship-tracking platform, that several Russian shadow fleet tankers bound for the English Channel abruptly changed course after the UK detained the Smyrtos.”
First “shadow fleet” tanker passes through English Channel after British forces detain the Smyrtos, sailing near Russian Navy frigate
@starboardintelligence.com data showed the sanctioned Forwarder, loaded with oil from Russia’s Primorsk port, nearing the area where Smyrtos was boarded on June 14.
Embarrassing for Putin: the annual naval parade, featuring warships on the Neva River in St Petersburg and in the waters off Kronstadt, is his flagship celebration of the branch of the armed forces closest to his heart: the Navy. Not so this year.
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“Shadow fleet” ships start turning around and changing course after British forces detain Russian tanker in the English Channel
The Cameroon-flagged Lion I and Maini, as well as the Sierra Leone-flagged C Viking and Sona, all changed course, according to data from @starboardintelligence.com.
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Several Russian “shadow fleet” tankers heading toward the English Channel began changing routes after British forces detained the vessel Smyrtos, the first…
After a spring marked by repeated Ukrainian drone strikes on military facilities and warships in St Petersburg, the Russian Ministry of Defence appears to be abandoning plans for any major public even...
The tanker Forwarder (IMO: 9419448), which is under UK, U.S. EU, Canadian, Swiss, and Ukrainian sanctions, entered the English Channel under the Russian flag…
First shadow fleet vessel enters Channel since Smyrtos boarding
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The Admiral Grigorovich has been acting as a taxi service for Russian shadow fleet vessels passing through the English Channel
Read more: trib.al/y1ZevMW
NEW: British forces intercepted a Russian shadow fleet vessel in the English Channel for the first time on June 14. (1/4)
Full update: isw.pub/UkrWar061426
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Forwarder, a Russian-flagged ship which left port in Primorsk last week, entered the Channel on Wednesday evening.
