Jakob Kjøgx Bohr
jakobbohr.bsky.social
Jakob Kjøgx Bohr
@jakobbohr.bsky.social
Investigative journalist @ Danwatch

For inquiries and collabs: jkb@danwatch.dk

Secure mail: jkbdanwatch@proton.me
Danish pilots keep reporting sightings of little green men aboard civilian vessels coming from Russia. Unfortunately the authorities don’t want to discuss these sightings. But a veteran pilot with decades of experience is willing to talk.

Full story here:

danwatch.dk/militaerunif...
Militæruniformer og totalt lukkethed: Øjenvidne slår alarm om russiske olieskibe
Han har sejlet i de danske farvande i over 40 år, men har aldrig set noget lignende det, der sker nu. Derfor slår han alarm i håbet om, at myndighederne vil rea
danwatch.dk
November 16, 2025 at 1:09 PM
JUST IN: Owners of Norwegian vessel linked to drone incident in Copenhagen used to work with Russian PMC, RSB Group. The company still employs a Russian general manager in Kaliningrad who has been personally endorsed by RSBs owner.

With @glistrup.bsky.social

danwatch.dk/droneangreb-...
Droneangreb i København: Norsk skibsejer samarbejdede med russisk paramilitær gruppe
Et norsk skib med russisk besætning befandt sig få kilometer fra Københavns Lufthavn under droneangrebet. Danwatch kan nu afsløre, at skibets ejere tidligere ha
danwatch.dk
September 26, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Hybridkrigen er kommet til Danmark. Jeg har skrevet en analyse om de seneste såkaldte 'hybride hændelser' i denne måneds nyhedsbrev.

Endnu engang tak til @pa.nton.cx for at hjælpe med lidt spændende data.
Er droneangrebet kun begyndelsen?
Ovenpå mandagens ‘hybride hændelse’, som PET kalder den, står der ét stort spørgsmål tilbage: Hvordan kan to til tre store droner med et kraftigt grønt lys unde
danwatch.dk
September 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Great work by @vesselspotter.bsky.social as always
Astrol 1 #Astrol1 was zig-zag'ing a lot earlier prior entering #TheSound
September 23, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The Russian fishing vessel which experienced machine failure in Denmark this weekend crossed three different undersea cables while drifting. It stopped close to undersea gas infrastructure and close by Danish military intelligence hq and CPH Airport. Experts suspect spying.

In Danish.
Russisk skib fik maskinstop over undersøiske kabler i Danmark
Et topmoderne russiske fiskeskib meldte om maskinproblemer over tre undersøiske data- og kommunikationskabler tæt ved Amager. Skibet blev overvåget af NATO.
danwatch.dk
September 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
German police raided possible drone-spy-vessel Scanlark two days ago. The ship is suspected of having spied on German maritime infrastructure on the 26th of August. The same day Scanlark passed by a Danish naval base and The Great Belt Bridge before anchoring off Göteborg.
(In Danish)
Tysk politi ransager mistænkt spionskib: Sejlede gennem Danmark
Et fragtskib mistænkes for at have udspioneret kritisk infrastruktur i Tyskland med droner i august. Samme dag sejlede det gennem Danmark.
danwatch.dk
September 9, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Russias special Arc 7 LNG-fleet is still getting serviced in Europe - in Denmark to be specific. 11 of the 15 vessels have been repaired in Danish Fayard since the beginning of the war in Ukraine. Read here (in Danish):

danwatch.dk/dansk-vaerft...
Dansk værft servicerer 11 af Putins særlige gasskibe
Rusland har en helt særlig flåde af gasskibe, der gør det muligt at sejle gas ud fra et storstilet LNG-anlæg i Arktis. Et dansk værft spiller en nøglerolle i at
danwatch.dk
September 6, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Reposted by Jakob Kjøgx Bohr
Danish ship yard is servicing 11 Russian LNG carriers.

Great reporting (in Danish) by @jakobbohr.bsky.social at @danwatch.dk
Dansk værft servicerer 11 af Putins særlige gasskibe
Rusland har en helt særlig flåde af gasskibe, der gør det muligt at sejle gas ud fra et storstilet LNG-anlæg i Arktis. Et dansk værft spiller en nøglerolle i at
danwatch.dk
September 6, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Reposted by Jakob Kjøgx Bohr
Good morning.

The escort continues for WALL (German Coastguard Bamberg escording.

F361 Iver Huitfeldt seems to be returning, while P520 Diana seems to have been positioned all night to pick up the escort for NIGHT GLORY.

Both false flagged vessels are currently in international waters.
August 7, 2025 at 6:22 AM
First day back at work after summer vacation. But I already started slowly last week with this story which shows that there's been several eyewitness reports of uniformed Russians on board shadow fleet-vessels photographing and filming critical infrastructure in Danish straits. Read it here:
Lodser advarer: Skyggeflåden udspionerer i Danmark
En intern mail fra den statslige lodsvirksomhed DanPilot viser, at der har været flere episoder herhjemme, hvor uniformeret personel på den russiske skyggeflåde
danwatch.dk
August 4, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Reposted by Jakob Kjøgx Bohr
Danish (maritime) pilots have warned the Danish authorities, that the shadow fleet “carry extra crew in military fatigues, present on the bridge and are vey actively photographing (among other things, passage under bridges)”.

Great reporting by @danwatch.dk @jakobbohr.bsky.social
Der har været flere episoder herhjemme, hvor uniformeret personel på den russiske skyggeflåde har udspioneret på kritisk infrastruktur. Det afslører en intern mail fra den statslige lodsvirksomhed DanPilot. Læs 👉 https://danwatch.dk/?p=40570
August 2, 2025 at 8:17 AM
En russisk slæbebåd på dansk ankerplads og GPS-manipulation mod færger på Bornholm. Mange mærkelige ting foregår de her dage, men myndighederne ønsker ikke at fortælle os noget om det. Derfor har jeg skrevet et nyhedsbrev om de to spørgsmål, jeg ikke kan få svar på. Læs det her:
To spørgsmål om sikkerhed, myndighederne ikke vil svare på
Der sker nogle ting omkring Danmark lige nu, som myndighederne ikke gider tale om. Krigen mellem Rusland og Ukraine har varet over tre år, og spændingen mellem
danwatch.dk
July 2, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Reposted by Jakob Kjøgx Bohr
My numbers for 2025 are likewise confirmed by real world effects: GPS of Bornholm-ferries during Jun 13-16 was out of order. Confirmed by Danish mil intelligence. And they point to Russia

Awesome article with more background by @jakobbohr.bsky.social

danwatch.dk/faerger-udsa...
Standard score - Wikipedia
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June 29, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Today is going to get interesting! Will Russia succeed in scaring off the NB8-allies promised action of stopping stateless ships? Or will Sierra be the first vessel that Denmark stops?
The two tankers Sierra (IMO: 9522324) and Naxos (IMO: 9336426, AIS name "Selva") are sailing under false AIS flag (Malawi and Panama respectively).

Nearby in escort formation: Russian Corvette "Boikiy" likely behind the generic MMSI.
June 23, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Reposted by Jakob Kjøgx Bohr
MARATHON has had another change of heart and is now heading north of the Shetland - she will soon be further north than when loading in Russia.

Shown here are the tracks of other tankers in the area this month. MARATHON is not following any of the normal routes.
June 21, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Reposted by Jakob Kjøgx Bohr
Something has caused MARATHON to change course (my guess - the shock of NZ sanctions). Vessel is now heading northwest - unsure it that means she'll be going around the north of the UK, or even further north around the Norwegian coast. I'd be grateful for advice from the locals!
June 20, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Denmark failed to stop the sanctioned, stateless shadow vessel Marathon, and now the ship is doing everything it can to avoid The English Channel. Something caused her to change course. I wonder if it was the message below.
June 20, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Løkke udtaler til TV 2:

- Det spørgsmål skal du rette til de relevante danske myndigheder, som i det her tilfælde er Søfartsstyrelsen.

Forinden det udtalte Søfartsstyrelsen til Danwatch:

- Hvad angår udenrigsministerens udtalelse, henvises der til Udenrigsministeriet.

Hvem skal vi spørge?
June 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
JUST IN from European foreign ministers:

"We (...) have met today to address the challenge posed by the Russian shadow fleet."

"If vessels fail to fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, we will take appropriate action within international law."

via.ritzau.dk/pressemeddel...
June 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Reposted by Jakob Kjøgx Bohr
Place your bets...
June 19, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Stadig intet tegn på, at Marathon / Udaya bliver stoppet for at sejle statsløst rundt i danske farvande. På trods af, at skibet snød forsvarskommandoen i sidste uge med falske oplysninger. Eksperter har ellers slået fast, at det er inden for skiven at stoppe statsløse skibe i uskadelig passage.
Breaking: Statsløs olietanker i indre danske farvande
June 19, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Flagless, sanctioned shadow tanker MARATHON / UDAYA managed to cheat the Danish Naval Command last week when it showed false flag-info to authorities who were approaching the vessel, the DMA tells Danwatch. Now Marathon is back and sailing straight towards Denmark. What happens next?
Statsløst skyggeskib snød Forsvarskommandoen: Nu er det tilbage
Det EU-sanktionerede skib Marathon er i skrivende stund på vej gennem danske farvande. Søfartsstyrelsen bekræfter over for Danwatch, at det er et statsløst skib
danwatch.dk
June 18, 2025 at 9:11 AM
During this years annual gathering of public and politicians at Bornholm, all ferry’s transporting the thousands upon thousands of Danes to and from Folkemødet at Bornholm were targeted by spoofing. Civilian planes also reported issues when travelling through Danish airspace.
Færger udsat for GPS-manipulation under Folkemødet
Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste vurderer, at spoofing i Østersøen kommer fra Rusland og er en del af landets hybride krigsførelse. Det samme siger flere NATO-a
danwatch.dk
June 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Reposted by Jakob Kjøgx Bohr
Mystery regarding Udaya aka Marathon (IMO: 9288746) increases.

She was monitored by a Schiebel Camcopter S-100 drone* 6-7 hours prior to P521 Freja intercepting.

If we had intentions of stopping her, why not do it as she spent 2.5 hours travelling through Danish waters?
June 11, 2025 at 7:20 AM