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At sejle under falsk flag er forbudt. Et skib skal være tilmeldt skibsregisteret i det land, hvis flag det fører. Så hvorfor er det, at vi ikke kan finde ud af at stoppe det? Er det et spørgsmål om, at det tager dage/uger at få resultatet af et opslag i fx Benins skibsregister? #ShadowFleet
100 #shadow #tankers & 20 false flags: Why campaigners want states to detain ships

Dark fleet vessels hauling Russian oil used different false flags as practice increases sharply

Tankers have falsely used flags of 20 countries, Finland-based Centre for Research on Energy & Clean Air (CREA) said:
November 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency signed an order with GDELS for M3 amphibious bridge and ferry systems. It was a record quick process, with the help of Sweden, and the total sum is 1.2 billion NOK. www.fma.no/aktuelt-og-m...
Hæren får nytt amfibisk fergesystem som kan frakte alle NATO-kjøretøy
Forsvarsmateriell utruster Forsvaret med relevant og tidsriktig materiell for å bidra til Forsvarets operative evne. Etaten foretar investeringer og forvalter materiellet gjennom levetiden. Dette gjel...
www.fma.no
November 28, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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What do these corporations have in common?

Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel

In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.

This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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German media outlets reported today on suspicious drone sightings over a Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces) military base in Gnoien, located southeast of Rostock. The incident occurred in mid-October 2025, and police are actively investigating it as a potential security breach.
November 28, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Royal Netherlands Navy Den Helder-class combat support ship HNLMS Den Helder (A834) coming into New York City - November 28, 2025 SRC: webcam
November 28, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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HM Treasury sanctioned dark fleet tanker KAIROS may sink in Black Sea after mysterious engine room explosion. Turkish Coastal Safety tugs and nearby vessel are assisting. Dark fleet tanker VIRAT also might be in distress. Another mystery is how deregistered Gambia flagged tankers transit Bosphorus.
November 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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November 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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The 🇩🇰Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) & Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles has signed a framework agreement of up to 1,000 HX & TG trucks. The initial order is for 100 trucks for the 1st (heavy infantry) Brigade. The Army has 215 MAN SX45 8x8 og MAN HX77 8x8
November 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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US Navy P-8A Poseidon back over the Baltic today with an extended surveillance mission covering multiple areas around Kaliningrad and the eastern flank.
#Russia
www.itamilradar.com/2025/11/28/u...
USN P-8A Poseidon conducts extended surveillance mission over the Baltic Sea
A United States Navy P-8A Poseidon carried out a long and wide-ranging surveillance mission today over the Baltic region, following an unusual approach route before beginning its operational patterns....
www.itamilradar.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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"the ship may have struck a mine and be in danger of sinking" #Blacksea #Kairos #BreakingNews
🚨 BREAKING: Explosion aboard oil tanker KAIROS near the SW Black Sea, close to the Bosporus entrance. Initial reports suggest a drifting mine or possibly a drone strike. Ship is drifting; crew reportedly rescued with injuries. #MaritimeEmergency #BlackSea
SOURCE:https://www.denizhaber.com/
November 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Excellent investigation by @icij.org Not just one crypto exchange hidden inside another but use of multiple jurisdictions, no surprise to see 'respectable' Malta involved. “The promise of blockchain tracing was that we could have transparency. But this is just a story"
www.icij.org/investigatio...
Hunt for missing millions unmasks one crypto exchange hidden inside another - ICIJ
Kyrrex exploited technology and shell companies while serving suspected fraudsters and pro-Russian military activists, even as its owners claimed the exchange followed anti-money laundering rules.
www.icij.org
November 27, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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New: a @thepost-nz.bsky.social collab with the @icij.org!

A Cantabrian lost her inheritance to scammers through crypto in 2021. Even with promises to crack down on money laundering, the crypto platforms are still awash with billions of dirty money four years later:
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Kiwis targeted as billions of dirty dollars wash through major crypto firms
It started as a chance meeting through an online Scrabble game. But Helen, a Cantabrian in her 60s, was about to fall victim to a scam that would cost her $100,000 ‒ one of tens of thousands being per...
www.thepost.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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NEW: Undercover crypto transactions, shady multimillion-dollar schemes and more #CoinLaundry stories from @icij.org‘s media partners. All stepped inside a shadow economy awash with dirty money. www.icij.org/investigatio...
Undercover crypto transactions, shady multimillion-dollar schemes, and more Coin Laundry stories from ICIJ’s partners - ICIJ
To investigate the global crypto industry, ICIJ’s media partners stepped inside a shadow economy awash with dirty money.
www.icij.org
November 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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The spray and pray appears to do absolute jack.

An incoming drone is caught in a searchlight starting at 0:46.
Epic newly published footage of the attack on Novorossiysk on November 14, 2025, filmed by foreign sailors.
November 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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#USNavy P-8A poseidon seen on the flight radar operating and circling over the baltic sea and baltic states, departure from keflavik iceland. #AE6814 #BalticSea
November 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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🚨 BREAKING: Explosion aboard oil tanker KAIROS near the SW Black Sea, close to the Bosporus entrance. Initial reports suggest a drifting mine or possibly a drone strike. Ship is drifting; crew reportedly rescued with injuries. #MaritimeEmergency #BlackSea
SOURCE:https://www.denizhaber.com/
November 28, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Danmark træner forsvaret af Finland til søs. Den danske fregat Niels Juel deltager i den multinationale maritime øvelse Freezing Winds, der foregår i Den Finske Bugt og den nordlige Østersø. Øvelsen styrker forsvaret af Norden i rammen af NATO. Læs mere her: www.forsvaret.dk/da/nyheder/2...
Danmark træner forsvaret af Finland til søs
Den danske fregat Niels Juel deltager i den multinationale maritime øvelse Freezing Winds, der foregår i Den Finske Bugt og den nordlige Østersø. Øvelsen styrker forsvaret af Norden i rammen af NATO.
www.forsvaret.dk
November 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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French Navy Aquitaine-class frigate FS Aquitaine (D650) and two other Aquitaine-class frigates in Brest, France - November 28, 2025 SRC: TW-@pegge49
November 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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French Navy aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle (R91) and Suffren-class (Barracuda) nuclear-powered attack submarine off of Toulon, France - November 26, 2025 SRC: FB- Hervé Dermoune Photographie
November 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Royal Australian Navy submarine intervention gear ship MV Stoker coming into Port Adelaide, Australia - November 27, 2025 SRC: FB- Shipspotting - Australasia / Trevor Powell 📸
November 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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🚨 KAIROS (MMSI 629009598) is sending repeated distress signals at 41.39N 30.06E in the SW Black Sea, drifting at 1.7 kn, off-course & delayed. STAR JUVENTAS relays the distress. Russian tanker VASILY POLENOV is altering course to assist.
#MaritimeSafety #BlackSea
November 28, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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🚨 KAIROS continues sending repeated distress signals at 41.39N 30.06E in the SW Black Sea, barely moving, off-course & delayed. Russian tanker VASILY POLENOV & Turkish SAR KIYI EMNIYETI 9 are rushing to assist. #MaritimeSafety #BlackSea
November 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM