Bosphorus Observer
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Russian-run smuggling operation that has used falsified manifests & seaborne subterfuge to steal Ukrainian grain worth billions $€: Murmansk Shipping Company’s Russia flagged bulker Novaya Zemlya transited Bosphorus towards the Black Sea after delivering stolen grain to Lattakia Syria. #T
November 30, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Russian-run smuggling operation that has used falsified manifests & seaborne subterfuge to steal Ukrainian grain worth billions $€: Murmansk Shipping Company’s Russia flagged bulker Novaya Zemlya transited Bosphorus towards the Black Sea after delivering stolen grain to Lattakia Syria. #T
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
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.
Mikhail Nenashev transited Bosphorus & returned to the BlackSea: Russia flag bulker loaded stolen Ukrainian grain for its Med-bound journey in the occupied port of Sevastopol & delivered 27000t of stolen wheat to Syrian port of Lattakia. Kremlin pays for Russian military bases with grain & oil. #T
November 24, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Mikhail Nenashev transited Bosphorus & returned to the BlackSea: Russia flag bulker loaded stolen Ukrainian grain for its Med-bound journey in the occupied port of Sevastopol & delivered 27000t of stolen wheat to Syrian port of Lattakia. Kremlin pays for Russian military bases with grain & oil. #T
Matros Pozynich transits Bosphorus and returns to the Black Sea: Russian flag bulker loaded stolen Ukrainian grain for its RedSea-bound journey in the occupied port of Sevastopol & delivered 27000t of stolen wheat to Houthi controlled port of Al-Salif in Yemen, third delivery in two months. #T
November 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Matros Pozynich transits Bosphorus and returns to the Black Sea: Russian flag bulker loaded stolen Ukrainian grain for its RedSea-bound journey in the occupied port of Sevastopol & delivered 27000t of stolen wheat to Houthi controlled port of Al-Salif in Yemen, third delivery in two months. #T
@atrupar.com Life turns on a dime: x.com/usembassysyr...
November 12, 2025 at 10:58 PM
@atrupar.com Life turns on a dime: x.com/usembassysyr...
Pod of dolphins swim next to Turkish flagged Kaptan Aytaç A during the container ship’s Bosphorus transit en route from Novorossiysk to Ambarlı.
November 11, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Pod of dolphins swim next to Turkish flagged Kaptan Aytaç A during the container ship’s Bosphorus transit en route from Novorossiysk to Ambarlı.
Russian-run smuggling operation that has used falsified manifests & seaborne subterfuge to steal Ukrainian grain worth billions $€£: Murmansk Shipping Company’s Russian flagged bulker with container capacity Novaya Zemlya transited Bosphorus en route from occupied Sevastopol to Tartus Syria. #T
November 11, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Russian-run smuggling operation that has used falsified manifests & seaborne subterfuge to steal Ukrainian grain worth billions $€£: Murmansk Shipping Company’s Russian flagged bulker with container capacity Novaya Zemlya transited Bosphorus en route from occupied Sevastopol to Tartus Syria. #T
Sanctioned entity Northern Shipping Co Arkhangelsk's, itself sanctioned Russia flag cargo vessel Kapitan Yakovlev transited Bosphorus carrying gypsum from Güllük & returned to BlackSea after 179 days, en route to a Russian occupied port. Currently 41.89,30.82 heading 61°, 10knots
November 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Sanctioned entity Northern Shipping Co Arkhangelsk's, itself sanctioned Russia flag cargo vessel Kapitan Yakovlev transited Bosphorus carrying gypsum from Güllük & returned to BlackSea after 179 days, en route to a Russian occupied port. Currently 41.89,30.82 heading 61°, 10knots
Hearts & Minds thru crude, diesel & wheat: Russia manages to keep the Syrian bases. Russian flag bulker Matros Koshka transits Bosphorus toward BlackSea after delivering stolen Ukrainian wheat from occupied Sevastopol to Lattakia. The delivery was timed perfectly with al-Sharaa's visit to Moscow #T
November 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Hearts & Minds thru crude, diesel & wheat: Russia manages to keep the Syrian bases. Russian flag bulker Matros Koshka transits Bosphorus toward BlackSea after delivering stolen Ukrainian wheat from occupied Sevastopol to Lattakia. The delivery was timed perfectly with al-Sharaa's visit to Moscow #T
Former Syrian flag SYRIAMAR vessel Finikia which changed flags to two different false flag registries in 2025, (Swaziland & Timor Leste) also changed name twice and transited Bosphorus towards the Black Sea as Togo flagged Bayaze D, en route to Novorossiysk. #T
November 1, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Former Syrian flag SYRIAMAR vessel Finikia which changed flags to two different false flag registries in 2025, (Swaziland & Timor Leste) also changed name twice and transited Bosphorus towards the Black Sea as Togo flagged Bayaze D, en route to Novorossiysk. #T
Irtysh loaded stolen grain for its second RedSea-bound journey in the occupied port of Sevastopol. Russian flag bulker Irtysh departed the Black Sea & transited Bosphorus towards Med. Irtysh will deliver stolen Ukrainian grain to Houthi controlled ports of Yemen, second time in two months
November 1, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Irtysh loaded stolen grain for its second RedSea-bound journey in the occupied port of Sevastopol. Russian flag bulker Irtysh departed the Black Sea & transited Bosphorus towards Med. Irtysh will deliver stolen Ukrainian grain to Houthi controlled ports of Yemen, second time in two months
Now Togo flagged, former SYRIAMAR vessel Bayaze D transited Bosphorus towards the Black Sea en route to Novorossiysk.
November 1, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Now Togo flagged, former SYRIAMAR vessel Bayaze D transited Bosphorus towards the Black Sea en route to Novorossiysk.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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And Now for Something Completely Different: CMC's Russian flag bulker Matros Shevchenko, one of the main transporters of the stolen wheat from occupied Sevastopol to Mediterranean ports, transited Bosphorus carrying wheat from Novorossiysk en route to Lomé, #Togo.
October 27, 2025 at 4:32 AM
And Now for Something Completely Different: CMC's Russian flag bulker Matros Shevchenko, one of the main transporters of the stolen wheat from occupied Sevastopol to Mediterranean ports, transited Bosphorus carrying wheat from Novorossiysk en route to Lomé, #Togo.
Russian flag bulker Zaid (sistership of Zafar which was sanctioned for links to Houthi financier Said al-Jamal with "initiatives in Russia": including arms procurement & plundering of Ukrainian grain) transited Bosphorus toward Med carrying stolen wheat from occupied Sevastopol likely to Alexandria
October 24, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Russian flag bulker Zaid (sistership of Zafar which was sanctioned for links to Houthi financier Said al-Jamal with "initiatives in Russia": including arms procurement & plundering of Ukrainian grain) transited Bosphorus toward Med carrying stolen wheat from occupied Sevastopol likely to Alexandria
Russia succeeds to stay in Syria partially by transporting stolen Ukrainian grain. Grain smugglers using falsified manifests are back to Syria: Comoros flag Damas Wave transited Bosphorus towards the Black Sea after delivering wheat from occupied Feodosia to Tartus.
October 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Russia succeeds to stay in Syria partially by transporting stolen Ukrainian grain. Grain smugglers using falsified manifests are back to Syria: Comoros flag Damas Wave transited Bosphorus towards the Black Sea after delivering wheat from occupied Feodosia to Tartus.
Moscow based Morwenna Shipping’s Russian flagged anchor handling tug supply vessel Ievoli Orange towed a barge thru Bosphorus from Caspian to Arkhangelsk
October 13, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Moscow based Morwenna Shipping’s Russian flagged anchor handling tug supply vessel Ievoli Orange towed a barge thru Bosphorus from Caspian to Arkhangelsk
Ship of Interest: US & EU sanctioned Russian flag bulker Enisey returns to the BlackSea after 530 days. Enisey was pierside at Puerto Cabello, then a shipyard in Alexandria but mostly aimlessly sailing Med & Marmara with no destination! Russia is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma
October 11, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Ship of Interest: US & EU sanctioned Russian flag bulker Enisey returns to the BlackSea after 530 days. Enisey was pierside at Puerto Cabello, then a shipyard in Alexandria but mostly aimlessly sailing Med & Marmara with no destination! Russia is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma
Russian occupation administrations & companies in unlawfully Russian annexed areas of Ukraine have been systematically stealing grain & exporting it by bulkers engaging deceptive shipping practices: Matros Koshka transited Bosphorus en route from occupied Sevastopol to Alexandria carrying wheat.
October 9, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Russian occupation administrations & companies in unlawfully Russian annexed areas of Ukraine have been systematically stealing grain & exporting it by bulkers engaging deceptive shipping practices: Matros Koshka transited Bosphorus en route from occupied Sevastopol to Alexandria carrying wheat.
Is this the proof that Trump is dead? Federal law prohibits depictions of living presidents on U.S. currency.
October 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Is this the proof that Trump is dead? Federal law prohibits depictions of living presidents on U.S. currency.
In the US coup d’état today: Kremlin paid operative and also former plagiarist Benny Johnson decides who says what on TV in today’s America & celebrates @JimmyKimmelLive @jimmykimmel’s cancellation. www.reuters.com/article/busi... & www.npr.org/2024/09/05/n...
September 18, 2025 at 1:55 PM
In the US coup d’état today: Kremlin paid operative and also former plagiarist Benny Johnson decides who says what on TV in today’s America & celebrates @JimmyKimmelLive @jimmykimmel’s cancellation. www.reuters.com/article/busi... & www.npr.org/2024/09/05/n...
On the 1291th day since Russia attacked Ukraine: Greek shipping giant Andreas Martinos owned, Malta flag Minerva Joy transited Bosphorus on Sept7 carrying jet fuel from Novatek’s Ust Luga condensate splitter to Istanbul Grand Airport. In2025, Novatek was the only non-Turkish jetfuel supplier to IGA
September 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
On the 1291th day since Russia attacked Ukraine: Greek shipping giant Andreas Martinos owned, Malta flag Minerva Joy transited Bosphorus on Sept7 carrying jet fuel from Novatek’s Ust Luga condensate splitter to Istanbul Grand Airport. In2025, Novatek was the only non-Turkish jetfuel supplier to IGA
On a clear day, you can see France from Dover. On an exceptionally clear day you can see 8th arrondissement from Westminster.
September 15, 2025 at 5:10 AM
On a clear day, you can see France from Dover. On an exceptionally clear day you can see 8th arrondissement from Westminster.