Don Jay 🌊⚓️
@donjay611.bsky.social
Retired Antwerp sailor
Exclusive photos of ships in the Baltic Sea (sometimes all around the world?)
Sharing naval news
🇧🇪 ETTERBEEK 🇧🇪
Exclusive photos of ships in the Baltic Sea (sometimes all around the world?)
Sharing naval news
🇧🇪 ETTERBEEK 🇧🇪
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Don Jay 🌊⚓️
@donjay611.bsky.social
· Oct 24
🚨 I'll dedicate time to raising the alarm about Russia’s "dark fleet," whose operations threaten marine life and endanger sailors. #DarkFleet #MaritimeSafety 🌊⚓️
🔎 Working on a script to track ships on public sites l
Looking for tips, data sources, or open-source tools to collaborate on this !🛰️💻
🔎 Working on a script to track ships on public sites l
Looking for tips, data sources, or open-source tools to collaborate on this !🛰️💻
🚨 Antarctica Watch
Industrial krill supertrawlers are operating near feeding whales off Coronation Island, according to new field footage from Sea Shepherd’s 2026 campaign. Blow plumes rising beside factory nets in one of the most fragile marine ecosystems on Earth.
Industrial krill supertrawlers are operating near feeding whales off Coronation Island, according to new field footage from Sea Shepherd’s 2026 campaign. Blow plumes rising beside factory nets in one of the most fragile marine ecosystems on Earth.
Sea Shepherd Returns to Antarctic Whale Feeding Grounds Amid Escalating Krill Fishing
Sea Shepherd Global has launched its 2026 Operation Antarctica Defense campaign at a critical moment: last season, the industrial krill fishery reached its seasonal catch limit early for the first tim...
seashepherdglobal.org
February 18, 2026 at 2:46 PM
🚨 Antarctica Watch
Industrial krill supertrawlers are operating near feeding whales off Coronation Island, according to new field footage from Sea Shepherd’s 2026 campaign. Blow plumes rising beside factory nets in one of the most fragile marine ecosystems on Earth.
Industrial krill supertrawlers are operating near feeding whales off Coronation Island, according to new field footage from Sea Shepherd’s 2026 campaign. Blow plumes rising beside factory nets in one of the most fragile marine ecosystems on Earth.
🚨 Victory at Scorpion Reef. Over 720 kg of illegally caught fish seized and a poaching vessel permanently confiscated after a joint operation by Sea Shepherd and the Mexican Navy at Alacranes Reef National Park.
BREAKING: Over 700 kilos of illegally caught fish seized at Scorpion Reef
Over seven hundred kilos of illegally caught fish were seized at Scorpion Reef in a joint enforcement operation, part of back to back actions across Mexico’s waters.
seashepherd.org
February 12, 2026 at 3:19 PM
🚨 Victory at Scorpion Reef. Over 720 kg of illegally caught fish seized and a poaching vessel permanently confiscated after a joint operation by Sea Shepherd and the Mexican Navy at Alacranes Reef National Park.
US authorities have seized Russian linked oil tankers, and 14 European countries have warned shadow fleet vessels operating in the Baltic and North Seas.
The message is clear : these ships are unsafe, uninsured and a growing threat to maritime security and the environment.
The message is clear : these ships are unsafe, uninsured and a growing threat to maritime security and the environment.
Russian shadow fleet tankers receive warnings from 14 European countries
A group of 14 European countries has issued an open warning to shadow fleet tankers operating in the Baltic and North Seas, raising the stakes for vessels that threaten maritime safety. — Ukrinform.
www.ukrinform.net
February 3, 2026 at 3:49 PM
US authorities have seized Russian linked oil tankers, and 14 European countries have warned shadow fleet vessels operating in the Baltic and North Seas.
The message is clear : these ships are unsafe, uninsured and a growing threat to maritime security and the environment.
The message is clear : these ships are unsafe, uninsured and a growing threat to maritime security and the environment.
🌊 Belgium wants to host the new BBNJ Secretariat, the High Seas Treaty office meant to protect ocean biodiversity beyond national borders. Sounds ambitious, but symbolism will not save collapsing ecosystems.
Source: health.belgium.be/en/themes/en...
Source: health.belgium.be/en/themes/en...
Environmental issues at sea
FPS Public Health - Health, Food chain safety and Environment
health.belgium.be
December 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
🌊 Belgium wants to host the new BBNJ Secretariat, the High Seas Treaty office meant to protect ocean biodiversity beyond national borders. Sounds ambitious, but symbolism will not save collapsing ecosystems.
Source: health.belgium.be/en/themes/en...
Source: health.belgium.be/en/themes/en...
🚨 A sanctioned Russian tanker, Kairos, is now stranded off Bulgaria after a fire and explosions in the Black Sea. No spill confirmed yet, but the risk to fragile marine ecosystems is real.
Watch the video and share 👇
youtube.com/watch?v=kbpx...
Watch the video and share 👇
youtube.com/watch?v=kbpx...
Tanker Loaded with Russian Oil Sinking off Africa | Part of Shadow Fleet? | Did Ukraine Attack it?
YouTube video by What's Going on With Shipping?
youtube.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
🚨 A sanctioned Russian tanker, Kairos, is now stranded off Bulgaria after a fire and explosions in the Black Sea. No spill confirmed yet, but the risk to fragile marine ecosystems is real.
Watch the video and share 👇
youtube.com/watch?v=kbpx...
Watch the video and share 👇
youtube.com/watch?v=kbpx...
🚨 China’s distant water fleets are devastating marine ecosystems across the Galápagos, Argentina and West Africa. Massive industrial vessels operating with little oversight are scraping the seafloor, emptying fish stocks and threatening the future of coastal communities.
Atlantic Council - Shaping the global future together
Shaping the global future together. Renewing the Atlantic Community for global challenges.
atlanticcouncil.org
December 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
🚨 China’s distant water fleets are devastating marine ecosystems across the Galápagos, Argentina and West Africa. Massive industrial vessels operating with little oversight are scraping the seafloor, emptying fish stocks and threatening the future of coastal communities.
🚨 Europe’s critical ports are now flagged as vulnerable to drone intrusions and infrastructure sabotage, and Antwerp sits at the top of that risk list. New late-November assessments warn that a single hit on fuel or chemical storage could unleash an ecological disaster across the North Sea.
November 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
🚨 Europe’s critical ports are now flagged as vulnerable to drone intrusions and infrastructure sabotage, and Antwerp sits at the top of that risk list. New late-November assessments warn that a single hit on fuel or chemical storage could unleash an ecological disaster across the North Sea.
🌊🚨 The dark fleet isn’t just dodging sanctions. It’s an ecological threat.
Source: atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-res...
#ShadowFleet #BalticSea #OceanCrisis #DarkFleetExposed #MarineSecurity #OSINTForOceans #ProtectTheOcean
Source: atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-res...
#ShadowFleet #BalticSea #OceanCrisis #DarkFleetExposed #MarineSecurity #OSINTForOceans #ProtectTheOcean
Atlantic Council - Shaping the global future together
Shaping the global future together. Renewing the Atlantic Community for global challenges.
atlanticcouncil.org
November 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
🌊🚨 The dark fleet isn’t just dodging sanctions. It’s an ecological threat.
Source: atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-res...
#ShadowFleet #BalticSea #OceanCrisis #DarkFleetExposed #MarineSecurity #OSINTForOceans #ProtectTheOcean
Source: atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-res...
#ShadowFleet #BalticSea #OceanCrisis #DarkFleetExposed #MarineSecurity #OSINTForOceans #ProtectTheOcean
🚨 Russia’s LNG “shadow fleet” is back in Arctic waters and Western sanctions are being laughed at. Sanctioned tankers like Zarya and La Perouse are moving through Norwegian and Barents seas, pushing gas into Europe while the EU’s “price cap” looks powerless.
Source: highnorthnews.com/en/russias-l...
Source: highnorthnews.com/en/russias-l...
Russia’s LNG ‘Dark Fleet’ Returns to Norwegian Waters As Winter Closes Northern Sea Route
With sea ice closing the Northern Sea Route often poorly insured shadow fleet vessels are again using the ice-free waters of the Barents Sea. A sanctioned LNG carrier traveled up and down Norway’s nor...
highnorthnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
🚨 Russia’s LNG “shadow fleet” is back in Arctic waters and Western sanctions are being laughed at. Sanctioned tankers like Zarya and La Perouse are moving through Norwegian and Barents seas, pushing gas into Europe while the EU’s “price cap” looks powerless.
Source: highnorthnews.com/en/russias-l...
Source: highnorthnews.com/en/russias-l...
🚨 Extinction Rebellion just stormed the Chemours gates in Dordrecht, exposing 2.5 years of chemical contamination that authorities failed to stop. Our rivers, our oceans, our communities keep absorbing the cost while regulations remain painfully weak.
Source : ehn.org/chemours-to-...
Source : ehn.org/chemours-to-...
November 25, 2025 at 9:43 AM
🚨 Extinction Rebellion just stormed the Chemours gates in Dordrecht, exposing 2.5 years of chemical contamination that authorities failed to stop. Our rivers, our oceans, our communities keep absorbing the cost while regulations remain painfully weak.
Source : ehn.org/chemours-to-...
Source : ehn.org/chemours-to-...
🌍 Look closely at this map. The Arctic is melting and the shipping industry is circling like it’s open season. New routes, faster delivery, higher profits… and a massive surge in emissions.
Source: nature.com/articles/s41...
Source: nature.com/articles/s41...
Arctic Sea Route access reshapes global shipping carbon emissions - Nature Communications
Arctic Sea Route access will raise global shipping CO2 by 8.2% by 2100 and worsen regional inequities. IMO 2023 strategy and Green Corridor plans fall short; only a net-zero pathway with stricter fuel...
nature.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
🌍 Look closely at this map. The Arctic is melting and the shipping industry is circling like it’s open season. New routes, faster delivery, higher profits… and a massive surge in emissions.
Source: nature.com/articles/s41...
Source: nature.com/articles/s41...
🛳️ Alarming : A Greenpeace report reveals how shipping giant MSC is contributing to turning Global South oceans into toxic pollution sites.
Source: www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/...
#OceanPollution #Greenpeace #MaritimeEcology #ActNow
Source: www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/...
#OceanPollution #Greenpeace #MaritimeEcology #ActNow
Shipping giant MSC turned oceans of the Global South into dumping grounds: Report
Greenpeace South Asia on November 13 released an investigation that could reset global conversations on corporate responsibility at sea. The 128-page repor
www.downtoearth.org.in
November 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
🛳️ Alarming : A Greenpeace report reveals how shipping giant MSC is contributing to turning Global South oceans into toxic pollution sites.
Source: www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/...
#OceanPollution #Greenpeace #MaritimeEcology #ActNow
Source: www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/...
#OceanPollution #Greenpeace #MaritimeEcology #ActNow
🛳️ Latest OSINT update: Russia's LNG shadow fleet rerouting through Norwegian waters as winter ice closes the Northern Sea Route.
Source : highnorthnews.com/en/russias-l...
#ShadowFleet #LNGTrade #ArcticOSINT #MaritimeSanctions
Source : highnorthnews.com/en/russias-l...
#ShadowFleet #LNGTrade #ArcticOSINT #MaritimeSanctions
Russia’s LNG ‘Dark Fleet’ Returns to Norwegian Waters As Winter Closes Northern Sea Route
With sea ice closing the Northern Sea Route often poorly insured shadow fleet vessels are again using the ice-free waters of the Barents Sea. A sanctioned LNG carrier traveled up and down Norway’s nor...
highnorthnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
🛳️ Latest OSINT update: Russia's LNG shadow fleet rerouting through Norwegian waters as winter ice closes the Northern Sea Route.
Source : highnorthnews.com/en/russias-l...
#ShadowFleet #LNGTrade #ArcticOSINT #MaritimeSanctions
Source : highnorthnews.com/en/russias-l...
#ShadowFleet #LNGTrade #ArcticOSINT #MaritimeSanctions
🚨UK sends military experts and equipment to Belgium to counter drone disruptions shutting down airports like Brussels-Zaventem.
Source: reuters.com/business/aer...
#BelgiumSecurity #HybridWarfare #MaritimeOSINT #DroneThreat
Source: reuters.com/business/aer...
#BelgiumSecurity #HybridWarfare #MaritimeOSINT #DroneThreat
reuters.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
🚨UK sends military experts and equipment to Belgium to counter drone disruptions shutting down airports like Brussels-Zaventem.
Source: reuters.com/business/aer...
#BelgiumSecurity #HybridWarfare #MaritimeOSINT #DroneThreat
Source: reuters.com/business/aer...
#BelgiumSecurity #HybridWarfare #MaritimeOSINT #DroneThreat
🚨 Drone disruptions at Brussels-Zaventem Airport : Dozens of flights canceled this morning due to unidentified overflights.
#BelgiumSecurity #DroneThreat #MaritimeOSINT #HybridWarfare
#BelgiumSecurity #DroneThreat #MaritimeOSINT #HybridWarfare
November 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
🚨 Drone disruptions at Brussels-Zaventem Airport : Dozens of flights canceled this morning due to unidentified overflights.
#BelgiumSecurity #DroneThreat #MaritimeOSINT #HybridWarfare
#BelgiumSecurity #DroneThreat #MaritimeOSINT #HybridWarfare
Pushing my dark fleet tracking script further. Using OSINT to unmask Russia's ghost ships.
But let's call it out : toothless sanctions let these polluters ravage our oceans !
But let's call it out : toothless sanctions let these polluters ravage our oceans !
Maritime OSINT Tutorial: Track Vessels in the Deep Sea
YouTube video by Irfan Shakeel
youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Pushing my dark fleet tracking script further. Using OSINT to unmask Russia's ghost ships.
But let's call it out : toothless sanctions let these polluters ravage our oceans !
But let's call it out : toothless sanctions let these polluters ravage our oceans !
🌊⚓ Exciting news from the Belgian Navy : the M940 Oostende made its inaugural mooring in Zeebrugges on November 3, 2025.
mil.be/nl/news/de-o...
#BelgianNavy #MineHunter #MaritimeInnovation #OSINTatSea
mil.be/nl/news/de-o...
#BelgianNavy #MineHunter #MaritimeInnovation #OSINTatSea
November 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
🌊⚓ Exciting news from the Belgian Navy : the M940 Oostende made its inaugural mooring in Zeebrugges on November 3, 2025.
mil.be/nl/news/de-o...
#BelgianNavy #MineHunter #MaritimeInnovation #OSINTatSea
mil.be/nl/news/de-o...
#BelgianNavy #MineHunter #MaritimeInnovation #OSINTatSea
Antwerp's port chaos drags on after pilots' strike. Over 150 ships backed up, spiking barge costs and eco-risks like spills!
www.belganewsagency.eu/port-traffic...
www.belganewsagency.eu/port-traffic...
Port traffic picks up again as pilots suspend strike
Traffic at the ports of Antwerp, Zeebrugge and Ghent resumed on Wednesday morning after a strike by maritime pilots was temporarily suspended. The...
www.belganewsagency.eu
November 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Antwerp's port chaos drags on after pilots' strike. Over 150 ships backed up, spiking barge costs and eco-risks like spills!
www.belganewsagency.eu/port-traffic...
www.belganewsagency.eu/port-traffic...
🚨Breaking : Sanctioned Russian dark fleet tanker Komander (IMO 9271585, ex Prudence) grounds in Suez Canal, halting global trade !
#DarkFleet #ShadowFleet #MaritimeSafety #OSINT #SuezCanal
#DarkFleet #ShadowFleet #MaritimeSafety #OSINT #SuezCanal
October 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
🚨Breaking : Sanctioned Russian dark fleet tanker Komander (IMO 9271585, ex Prudence) grounds in Suez Canal, halting global trade !
#DarkFleet #ShadowFleet #MaritimeSafety #OSINT #SuezCanal
#DarkFleet #ShadowFleet #MaritimeSafety #OSINT #SuezCanal
🛢️ Dark Fleet Expansion: Mexico's Jalisco New Generation Cartel uses shadowy tankers for fuel smuggling, linked to U.S. oil traders sourcing and misdeclaring cargoes.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
#DarkFleet #MaritimeSecurity #OSINT #ShadowFleet #FuelSmuggling
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
#DarkFleet #MaritimeSecurity #OSINT #ShadowFleet #FuelSmuggling
How a ‘dark fleet’ of tankers helped a Mexican cartel build a fuel-smuggling empire
The Jalisco New Generation Cartel has mastered the use of tankers to smuggle fuel to Mexico. U.S. oil players are helping them. Reuters traces one ship's brazen journey.
www.reuters.com
October 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
🛢️ Dark Fleet Expansion: Mexico's Jalisco New Generation Cartel uses shadowy tankers for fuel smuggling, linked to U.S. oil traders sourcing and misdeclaring cargoes.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
#DarkFleet #MaritimeSecurity #OSINT #ShadowFleet #FuelSmuggling
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
#DarkFleet #MaritimeSecurity #OSINT #ShadowFleet #FuelSmuggling
🚨 I'll dedicate time to raising the alarm about Russia’s "dark fleet," whose operations threaten marine life and endanger sailors. #DarkFleet #MaritimeSafety 🌊⚓️
🔎 Working on a script to track ships on public sites l
Looking for tips, data sources, or open-source tools to collaborate on this !🛰️💻
🔎 Working on a script to track ships on public sites l
Looking for tips, data sources, or open-source tools to collaborate on this !🛰️💻
October 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
🚨 I'll dedicate time to raising the alarm about Russia’s "dark fleet," whose operations threaten marine life and endanger sailors. #DarkFleet #MaritimeSafety 🌊⚓️
🔎 Working on a script to track ships on public sites l
Looking for tips, data sources, or open-source tools to collaborate on this !🛰️💻
🔎 Working on a script to track ships on public sites l
Looking for tips, data sources, or open-source tools to collaborate on this !🛰️💻
Belgian Navy monitors Russian submarine Novorossiysk near coast amid rising North Sea tensions.
Is sabotage of critical infrastructure, like wind farms or cables, a real risk ? Is this part of a broader Russian pattern ?
Mariners, have you seen anything suspicious ?
#BelgianNavy #RussianNavy
Is sabotage of critical infrastructure, like wind farms or cables, a real risk ? Is this part of a broader Russian pattern ?
Mariners, have you seen anything suspicious ?
#BelgianNavy #RussianNavy
October 23, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Belgian Navy monitors Russian submarine Novorossiysk near coast amid rising North Sea tensions.
Is sabotage of critical infrastructure, like wind farms or cables, a real risk ? Is this part of a broader Russian pattern ?
Mariners, have you seen anything suspicious ?
#BelgianNavy #RussianNavy
Is sabotage of critical infrastructure, like wind farms or cables, a real risk ? Is this part of a broader Russian pattern ?
Mariners, have you seen anything suspicious ?
#BelgianNavy #RussianNavy
🛢️Breaking: China joins Russia's shadow fleet with first dark LNG ship-to-ship transfer off Malaysia!
Satellite images and AIS glitches show 170,000 cbm Perle transferring to CCH Gas.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Satellite images and AIS glitches show 170,000 cbm Perle transferring to CCH Gas.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Dark Ship Appears to Transfer Sanctioned Russia LNG Off Malaysia
A dark tanker carrying liquefied natural gas from a US-sanctioned Russian export plant has positioned itself for a rare open-water fuel transfer off the coast of Malaysia, satellite images show, in a ...
www.bloomberg.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
🛢️Breaking: China joins Russia's shadow fleet with first dark LNG ship-to-ship transfer off Malaysia!
Satellite images and AIS glitches show 170,000 cbm Perle transferring to CCH Gas.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Satellite images and AIS glitches show 170,000 cbm Perle transferring to CCH Gas.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Shadow Fleet Update: Zelenskyy claims Russia's ~1,000 tankers are used for intelligence and sabotage, including drone launches disrupting EU airspace (e.g., Denmark airports closed).
October 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Shadow Fleet Update: Zelenskyy claims Russia's ~1,000 tankers are used for intelligence and sabotage, including drone launches disrupting EU airspace (e.g., Denmark airports closed).
🪝EU fisheries subsidies update: WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, effective Sep 15, 2025, bans harmful aid for IUU fishing and overfished stocks ($22B/yr globally).
October 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
🪝EU fisheries subsidies update: WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, effective Sep 15, 2025, bans harmful aid for IUU fishing and overfished stocks ($22B/yr globally).