Russian gunrunner LADY MARIIA enr from St. Petersburg/Russia arrived at Oran/Algeria.

Russian gunrunner LADY MARIIA enr from St. Petersburg passed Strait of Gibraltar eastbound.

Update:
KAPITAN DANILKIN is on the move again, currently heading back towards Malta...

Matros Shevchenko is back in port at Lomé TGO. It is possible that it will carry the cargo of yellowcake uranium to RUS and its return to harbor from being at anchor in the Gulf of Guinea could mean that the trucks carrying the yellowcake arrived at Lomé and it is now being loaded onto the ship.

A drone strike in the Mediterranean: what the latest attack signals for Russia’s shadow fleet / ANALYSIS The choice of the Med as the theatre is not incidental, and the decision to operate in international waters amplifies the strategic effect. Yet commercial shipping is structurally unprepared for this ...

Excellent analysis:
A drone strike in the Mediterranean: what the latest attack signals for Russia’s shadow fleet
by Mark William Lowe
regarding Qendil (IMO 9310525)

At the same time, two Russian ships, the Yelnya and the Stoikiy, have been spotted in the Gulf of Guinea. Their presence fuels speculation that the uranium is about to be shipped to Russia, to the detriment of West African security.

Tullen har bordat det ryska sanktionsfartyget utanför Höganäs Tidigare misstänkt för att frakta vapen. Kustbevakningen: ”Vi har haft kontakt”.

Swedish media says that Swedish customs is boarding the ship

www.sydsvenskan.se/skane/tullen...

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Swedish patrol vessel KBV 001 on scene.

Russian bulk carrier IRTYSH lifted anchor off Saleef/Yemen and is heading back to Novorossiysk/Russia.

Update:
Russian cargo vessel LAUGA seems to be active in the Caspian Sea with long periods dark on AIS. Operating between Aztrakhan/Russia and Azerbaijan, likely Iran.

Shadow fleet tanker QUENDIL is now drifting northwest of Milos/Greece.

Update:
After drifting north of Malta for a while Russian gunrunner KAPITAN DANILKIN turned around and headed east, currently stopped 'in the middle of nowhere'.

Swedish patrol vessel KBV 034 makes sure ADLER doesn't feel alone...

Attracting a lot of attention...

Attracting a lot of attention...

Update:
Duck is sitting again...

Update:
ADLER seems to be on the move again.

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Appears to be beginning to move from the anchorage

Russian logistics ship ADLER is at anchor IN Sweden.

Possibly broken down. Usually runs heavy weapons to Russian bases in Africa / Middle East.

Was inspected by military aircraft 2h ago. Swedish Coast Guard just arrived to area.

Update:
Seems to be a medical energency, swedish helo is already on the way back.

Context:
ADLER just recently suffered a major breakdown in the Med.

bsky.app/profile/clau...

Russian gunrunner ADLER enr from St. Petersburg is at anchor north of Helsingborg/Sweden. Due to technical difficulties?

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@auonsson.bsky.social
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Update:
Russian gunrunner ASCALON is passing Strait of Gibraltar westbound.

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🚨🇷🇺🇫🇷 According to a new CNN investigation, two Russian mercenaries were on board the BORACAY (IMO 9332810) during its boarding off the French coast. 🧵

Update:
Russian gunrunner ENISEY arrived at Tartous/Syria, currently at anchor

Update:
Russian gunrunner KAPITAN DANILKIN is currently drifting at a quite unusual position appr. 12 NM north of Malta.