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Maritime / Shipping / Politics / Defense
Focus on Baltic Sea, North Sea and Arctic
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IUU (Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated) fishing doesn't just damage marine ecosystems. It creates severe sanctions exposure, reputational risk, and operational blind spots for governments, traders, and insurers.

See how behavioral intelligence is changing the game for maritime compliance.
November 18, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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Satellitinfrastruktur er afgørende for sikre suverænitet og styrke sikkerheden i Arktis. Men Danmark har ingen satellitter rettet mod Arktis. Derfor bør Danmark etablere et arktisk satellitprogram og investere i forskning, udvikling og opsendelse af satellitter. @signeravn.bsky.social
Manglende satellitinfrastruktur udfordrer suverænitet og sikkerhed i Arktis
Satellitinfrastruktur er afgørende for at opretholde suverænitet og styrke sikkerheden i Arktis. Fravær af egne satellit-kapaciteter efterlader Kongeriget Danmark afhængigt af fremmede systemer og pol...
www.diis.dk
November 18, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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#ShadowFleet tanker BOLU (IMO 9439539) corrected her destination to Ust-Luga. See more ⤵️re. her apparent💥false flag💥status.
#BalticSea #GulfOfFinland
(18.11.25 9:00 CET)
November 18, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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Update:
NINA SOKOLOVA
(18.11.25 9:10 CET)
November 18, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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#ShadowFleet tanker AQUA TITAN (IMO 9332781) is scheduled to depart fr/Ust-Luga today. More re.💥false flag💥etc.⤵️
#BalticSea
Crude oil tanker AQUA TITAN (IMO 9332781) is still loitering near Ust-Luga/RU, but could depart soon w/destin. Suez Canal/EG.
This yr alone she has sailed u/flags of Pan., Djibouti, Comoros➕now Cameroon. Acc. to Equasis, her flag is
💥Gambia/false💥.
Sanctions & Bans: EU, UK (OFSI)
(16.11.25 9:40 CET)
Yeah, #AquaTitan #IMO9332781 is a good one with some flag- and name-changes.

#Anchor at #Suez
Flag #Comores or #Djibouti or just N/A 🫣?
Manager #TrivialityShipping #UAE

#India
#Russia
#Sanctions
#Shadowfleet
November 18, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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"At the core of the dispute are European and Scandinavian security concerns that Russian fishing fleets may be engaged in underwater surveillance." polarjournal.net/russia-withd...
Russia withdraws from the Barents Sea Agreement | Polar Journal
The Barents Sea faces the threat of an environmental disaster following the potential collapse of the fisheries agreement between Norway and Russia.
polarjournal.net
November 18, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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Danwatch er blevet nomineret til Anders Bordings journalistpris for serien ‘Skyggeflåden’. Det er vi meget stolte af. Prisen uddeles den 27. november i Altingets gård i København . Du kan læse hele serien om den russiske skyggeflåde her 👉 https://danwatch.dk/skyggeflaaden/
November 18, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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#Peace proceeding north and west to avoid #WetRep reporting line.
November 18, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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The #UK continues to lead the way against #Russia’s #LNG sector. New measures will directly target the transport of Russian supercooled gas to markets around the world. The ban will disallow UK-linked companies from carrying the country’s gas or providing maritime services to the vessels.

#Arctic
Britain to Ban Transport of Russian LNG on UK-linked Vessels
The UK continues to lead the way against Russia’s LNG sector. New measures will directly target the transport of Russian supercooled gas to markets around the world. The ban will disallow UK-linked co...
bit.ly
November 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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The crew of Talara, a Marshall Islands-flagged oil products tanker, are safe and the vessel is anchored off Iran's Bandar Abbas port, its manager said on Monday, after Tehran said it seized the ship in open Persian Gulf waters last week.
November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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S.KUZNETSOV is on the move again, next destination Novorossiysk/Russia.
November 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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After spending quite some time in Oran/Algeria due to major technical breakdown Russian gunrunner ADLER is on the move again, likely towards Strait of Gibraltar westbound.
November 17, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Russian Navy Morse code weather from Dubna-class oiler Pechenga, 8348 kilohertz CW, 1219 UTC

RJS DE RMAL 567 15 17 1500 567 BT FM RMAL FOR RJH45 RJH48 BT 17121 99197 71564 41/98 30202 10270 40170 54000 70202 8//// 22200 00270 BT AR RMAL K

19.7N 156.4W Hove to

maps.app.goo.gl/2SVzhZY9gSMY...
November 17, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Russian gunrunner DIANA arrived at Kolkota/India.
November 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Greenland and Faroe Islands plan new communication cables amid fears of Russian sabotage

The remoteness and low population density of the islands leave them particularly exposed to the hybrid threats that have appeared across Europe in recent months.
Greenland and Faroe Islands plan new communication cables amid fears of Russian sabotage
Authorities in territories across the North Atlantic have warned that the threat of hybrid warfare, including potential sabotage of undersea communication cables by Russia and others, is moving from t...
theins.press
November 17, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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buff.ly
November 17, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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In a trailblazing analysis, #CoinLaundry reporters traced tens of thousands of crypto transactions and found that illicit actors had either set up accounts at large exchanges or sent tainted funds to accounts there. buff.ly/oS0dtLD
Crypto giants moved billions linked to money launderers, drug traffickers and North Korean hackers
An ICIJ investigation traced tens of thousands of transactions and found crypto platforms awash with dirty money.
www.icij.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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HMS Stirling Castle (M01) - autonomous mine countermeasures systems mothership leaving Portsmouth, England - November 17, 2025 SRC: TW-@JonnyMD1
November 17, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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MV Pharos SG, a multi-purpose patrol and logistics support vessel on charter to the Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands to patrol its maritime zone in Grytviken, South Georgia - November 17, 2025 SRC: webcam
November 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Royal Netherlands Navy Den Helder-class combat support ship HNLMS Den Helder (A834) conducting testing runs in Norfolk, Virginia - November 17, 2025 SRC: TW-@AirAssets
November 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Royal Danish Navy Absalon-class frigate HDMS Esbern Snare (F342) leaving Dublin, Ireland - November 17, 2025 SRC: TW- ex BK1
November 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Today, a pair of BUFFs carried out a mission over the eastern Mediterranean, and then one of them continued on toward the Gulf
www.itamilradar.com/2025/11/17/u...
USAF B-52H Mission Over the Med
Two USAF B-52H Stratofortress bombers left Morón Air Base this morning for a long-range mission across the Mediterranean, but only one ultimately continued toward the Gulf region. The aircraft involve...
www.itamilradar.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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NINA SOKOLOVA just reappeared
(17.11.25 17:55 CET)
November 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Ever wonder whether the biggest crypto firms are linked up with a shadowy financial underworld awash in dirty money? We got you covered www.icij.org/investigatio... @icij.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Tre danske virksomheder optræder i de ukrainske myndigheders database over produkter, der er blevet brugt i forbindelse med våbenproduktion i Rusland. Læs virksomhedernes forklaring her 👉 https://danwatch.dk/?p=43395
November 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM