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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
And the winner is: Russia #shadowfleet
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Another interesting change in the #shadowfleet Cameroon flagged #Chios stayed nearly 2mths in the Petersburg area. Now changed name #Tverdynya. Might well soon be switching flag, as IMO list's current flag as false. Changing to Russia as most peers these days?
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The #WhiteCondorI has finally found a new home. Assume it will soon fly again. #shadowfleet #oilfuelswar
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🚨DK to temporary halt expansion of conventional pig production The new Danish GOV pulls through on its election promise to create a 'more sustainable pig production with significantly better animal welfare' Fits meat consumption trends & should be copied by other gov's. mgtp.dk/nyheder/2026...
mgtp.dk
Regeringen sætter en midlertidig stopper for flere og større konventionelle grisestalde
Regeringen vil skabe en ny generation af dansk griseproduktion med markant bedre dyrevelfærd og mere værdiskabelse i Danmark. Indtil rammevilkårene er på plads, indføres et midlertidigt stop for nyeta...
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
UPD: #CarolineBezengi #oilspill Acc. to the Maritime Executive, operations to salvage the crude oil remaining remaining on the tanker finally started in the last days, favoured by reduced winds and waves. maritime-executive.com/article/excl...
maritime-executive.com
Exclusive: Salvage Operation Under Way at Tanker Wreck Site Off Oman
Pictures obtained by the Maritime Executive show that the salvage operation to recover the cargo of crude still on board the Caroline Bezengi, strande...
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Jakob Kjøgx Bohr @jakobbohr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A sanctioned swiss lawyer who according to Panama Papers laundered billions for Vladimir Putin was director of a Danish company for 23 years. The same company that Danwatch could recently reveal worked with Rosneft and was owned by a top spy from the KGB. The question remains: What's the purpose?
danwatch.dk
Lawyer sanctioned as Putin’s money man. At the same time, he was a director in Copenhagen
A prominent Swiss lawyer who appears in the Panama Papers and has been sanctioned by the US for laundering money for Vladimir Putin was a director of a Danish c
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
UPD: #CarolineBezengi #oilspill ➡️Wave height / wind speeds further reduced ➡️Support vessel ETD Kennedy still on standby, no apparent action ➡️Oil still leaking at scale, now heading north straight for coast of Oman #shadowfleet
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
UPD: #CarolineBezengi #oilspill ➡️Wave height reduced to less than 2m, winds less strong (19kts) ➡️Only one support vessels visible on the scene (ETD Kennedy), app. on watch only. No tanker for transfering the oil to visible. ➡️Oil still leaking at scale as sat imagery suggests. #shadowfleet
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Ok, so now it's officially official - we will shoot over the 1.5°C line. ➡️We need to double down on climate measures ➡️Giving up is no option ➡️Every fraction of a degree matters ➡️Every year less in the #overshoot phase matters Sleeves up, pls. #climatecrisis www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
unep.org
UNEP: World set to cross 1.5°C global warming, but can still limit, adapt to and return from higher temperatures
Global temperature rise is set to cross 1.5°C, likely within the next few years, pushing climate risks and impacts to increasingly dangerous heights, but it is still possible to bring temperatures dow...
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Another odd flag verification exercise by #EUNAVFOR/IRINI 21yrs old, sanctioned Sun (9293117) hadn't been delisted by Cameroon in its May cleaning run. I.e., no reason to believe their flag is false. Sun consequently continued its voyage during & after the boarding gcaptain.com/eu-forces-bo...
gcaptain.com
EU Forces Board Sixth Suspected Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker
European naval forces have boarded another tanker suspected of operating as part of Russia’s shadow fleet, marking the sixth such inspection carried out by European Union operations in recent months.....
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Interesting article by #Kharon linking #CarolineBezengi to Latvian national Aleksejs Halavins. Also found links to sanctioned #shadowfleet tankers #SeaOwl1 (detained by Sweden) and #WhiteCondorI (loitering off Gibraltar since July 28). All 3 previously falsely flying the flag of Cameroon.
kharon.com
The Oman Oil-Spill Tanker Ties to a ‘Prolific’ Shadow Fleet Actor—and More High-Risk Ships
The Caroline Bezengi’s ocean oil slick is drawing comparisons to the Exxon Valdez disaster. A Kharon investigation connected it to a network of high-risk vessels, including one that Swedish authoritie...
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
UPD: #CarolineBezengi #oilspill Lloyd's shows the support vessel Frontier (IMO 9141156) on standby close to the tanker since Aug 25. Unlikely to be able to do much at the moment. But good to have capacity on site, in case weather conditions improve.
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
UPD: #CarolineBezengi #oilspill Good news - the tanker as such seems to be largely intact. Bad news - it keeps leaking oil unchanged. NE winds of 28kts likely pushing the oil to Oman's coast. Waves of currently 3.5m further hampering salvage activities. maritime-executive.com/article/tank...
maritime-executive.com
Tanker Caroline Bezengi Intact and Still Leaking Crude Oil
The latest imagery, taken on August 27, shows that the wreck of the VLCC Caroline Bezengi remains intact. The tanker is still leaking oil, but the lea...
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
#Shadowfleet keeps migrating into Russian ship register. Nearly 1 tanker a day changed flag to Russia in the last 3 weeks. From a variety of other flags, and not only from Cameroon, that stated to clean up its registry. There seem to be pull, not push forces at work. #oilfuelswar
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Opal (9286023), sanctioned oil tanker, 22yrs Dec 2018 - bridge control failure, causing main engine to shut down 😐 Aug 20, 2026 - 20 issues found by Turkish authorities, some app. major - detained. 👍 Aug 22, 2026 - sailing on, app. having perfectly fixed it all. 😬 Anyone out there still caring?
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
#CarolineBezengi #oilspill Can't find any news about salvage efforts related to the leaking #shadowfleet tanker. 3m high waves, 27kn winds may explain why - they are likely on hold waiting for better weather. Wind direction is no good news for Oman's coastline. www.surfline.com/surf-charts/...
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
#Shadowfleet tanker #Eventin still not to be seized. The tanker carrying 99,000t of Russian oil drifted NUC in Jan 2025, then being towed to anchorage off Rügen by German tug boat. There ever since & subject to court case with owners.
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
#Shadowfleet tanker hijacked by pirates off Yemen. Bad omen for the crew. The #Sibu1 flies a false flag, hence uninsured. Owners undisclosed. Big question mark if anyone will come to support them. Operator UAE based & vessel laden. That might help, in this commercial world. Crossing fingers.
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
News on the insurer of the #CarolineBezengi: Russia based #AlfaStrakhovanie emerged, sanctioned & hence in need of a waiver to cover costs. Good for the cost side, but still bad for how this evolved. They weren't there to send support when the crew lost control over the vessel. bit.ly/4x6hbmP
insurancebusinessmag.com
A sanctioned Russian insurer has quietly emerged behind the salvage of the tanker rotting off Oman
AlfaStrakhovanie's involvement in the Caroline Bezengi response reportedly required a sanctions waiver before salvors could even start work
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Just in case anyone is curious - the couple continued its journey with several more '#coolingbreaks', now sailing south off Portugal. #shadowfleet #agate
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
#Shadowfleet tanker #Agate, in tow by #BASTiger to Turkish port, just left the standard shipping route in the English Channel and slowed down. Wheather seems to be fine. To be watched.
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
UPD #CarolineBezengi #oilspill Spill now covering up to 2,000sqkm (Greenpeace estimates 1,700) Oman hectically trying to get salvage operation going. AIS data still not showing any salvage or pollution control vessels in the area. #shadowfleet www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/...
aljazeera.com
Oman says massive oil spill reaches coastline: What damage could it do?
Oil has been spilling from the Caroline Bezengi, a tanker that has been leaking crude since running aground off Oman.
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Russia linked oil tanker suffered severe hull damage, sailing the North Passage. @gcaptain.bsky.social hast the details. #shadowfleet gcaptain.com/arctic-ice-d...
gcaptain.com
Arctic Ice Damages Tanker as Russia Ramps Up Northern Sea Route Oil Shipments
A tanker suffered serious damage to its hull while navigating through Arctic sea ice despite being assisted by an icebreaker, highlighting the risks facing vessels using Russia’s Northern Sea Route as...
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
#Oilspill caused by #CarolineBezengi keeps growing in size and is now reported to have reached mainland coast of Oman. That's the consequences of just watching for over 2 months. Early action might have had a chance to avoid this alltogether. #shadowfleet www.arabnews.com/node/2654401...
arabnews.com
Gulf oil spill fast becoming worst in years, agencies warn
LONDON: A vast oil spill in the Gulf is quickly becoming one of the world’s ​worst in years after being allowed to spread almost unchecked for weeks, according to international agencies, satellite ima...
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Interesting task for Egyptian law enforcement: #Shadowfleet tanker #ChariotTide could not provide any CLC certificate to port inspectors of Alexandria. No CLC, no insurance. What will Egypt do about the tanker, while it is still at port? The vessel got some history (see 🧵)
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Poland to ammend laws to hold captains & owners of #flagless vessels accountable? Polish magazine reports that Poland is working on a new regulation to have more options after boarding false flagged #shadowfleet vessels in its waters. spidersweb.pl/2026/08/flot...
spidersweb.pl
Polska bierze się za flotę cieni na Bałtyku. Ruskie statki czeka kara
Polska chce karać kapitanów i armatorów statków bez przynależności państwowej. Nowe przepisy mają też chronić kable i rurociągi na Bałtyku.
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Corporate accountability #AkerBP style. The Norwegian supreme court declared the permit for the Yggdrasil oil field invalid. As the state did not take its #climatechange impact into account. AkerBP keeps developing the field. With #Munin installed near completion. energywatch.com/EnergyNews/O...
energywatch.com
Aker BP sends unmanned processing platform to Yggdrasil
Munin is the first unmanned processing platform of its kind on the Norwegian continental shelf and is scheduled to be installed on the oil and gas field Yggdrasil in August.
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
#Shadowfleet challenging northern ice Russia sends tankers as far north as 81° to supply China, @gcaptain.bsky.social reports. Looking at the 18 tankers in the area of focus of their article shows an average age of >20yrs. The oldest built 35yrs ago. Bad omen for the arctic environment.
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Remember #shadowfleet tanker #Arcusat / #Tavian? In Jan '26, it got denied entry into the German Baltic, after authorities been alerted by my German colleagues. At anchor ever since near Murmansk, still broadcasting her fake IMO no. It has now changed name to #Kelmas. Rising from the dead?
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Oman seems to be under pressure to do something about the leaking #shadowfleet tanker 'Caroline Bezengi', reportedly sending ‌'response teams' now. So far, no sign of any larger support vessels in the area on AIS systems, though. www.reuters.com/world/oman-r...
reuters.com
Oman responds to stranded vessel off Dhofar, state media says
Oman is sending ‌response teams to the Caroline Bezengi, an oil tanker stranded near the Hallaniyat Islands ​off the southern governorate of ​Dhofar, to limit any potential environmental impact, ⁠Oman...
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
#Shadowfleet tanker 'Agate' (built 2005), in tow by support vessel 'BAS Tiger', continues it's struggle against the winds in the #NorthSea, west of Jutland. Mariners on this platform - is it wise to use a busy int. waterway for this? @forsvaret.dk #DanishMaritimeAuthority
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
⚠️🛢️Oil spill off Oman start to accelerate - now covering ~600sqkm A 4fold increase over just 2 days. And still no salvage operation visible via AIS. Oman may hope currents will save their coastline. Good luck. Lloyd's, btw, lists 35 #shadowfleet tankers under Oman's flag Karma bit.ly/4c2Yh7U
greenpeace.org
Oil disaster unfolds in protected marine area as Russian shadow fleet tanker leak accelerates off Oman - Greenpeace International
New satellite imagery indicates that oil leakage from Russian shadow fleet tanker Caroline Bezengi, grounded in Oman’s Al Hallaniyat archipelago, has accelerated.
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Acc. to our analysis the oil spill hasn't reached Oman's mainland coast yet. But grows. Oman must deploy all resources it has to contain this spill. And call for int. assistance if needed. Hard to understand why measures were not taken immediately. maritime-executive.com/article/oman...
maritime-executive.com
Oman’s Turtle Coast Hit by Oil Leaking From the Tanker Caroline Bezengi
The environmental catastrophe predicted when salvage surveyors inspected the Russian dark fleet Supermax, the Cameroon-flagged Caroline Bezengi (159,1...
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The Caroline Bezengi also served Russian ports in the Baltic. Oman's nightmare could have been ours. The #shadowfleet needs to be stopped. #oilfuelswar
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Final UPD: The INVICTA games ft. ZAMBRA Sweden: 0/0 Germany: 0/0 Denmark: 0/0 UK: 0/0 France: 0/0 France Med: 0/0 No action on either vessel. #Invicta delivered cargo to India. #Zambra at anchor of Egypt, app. still laden. Invicta changed flag to Eq. Guinea.
#shadowfleet #oilfuelswar
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
UPD: The INVICTA games ft. ZAMBRA Sweden: 0/0 Germany: 0/0 Denmark: 0/0 UK: 0/0 France: 0/0 France Med: ?/? The #Invicta finally decided to give it a try, squeezing along the coast of Africa. Sanctioned #Zambra still mulling options.
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Cameroon & Sierra Leone flagged #shadowfleet tankers in distress. 🆘 Both countries lately been the go to places No. 1 & 2 for sanction breaking tankers. 5 laden tankers flagged in these 2 countries now on holding position off Kaliningrad. Joined by empty tankers flagged in other countries.
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Cameroon's Ministry of Transport just confirmed to me to have delisted the #Thron on June 30. Yet, it still transmits Cameroon's flag via AIS. Being false flagged now, might explain its apparent STS tranfer of crude oil to the #NightGlory spotted by @auonsson.bsky.social #shadowfleet
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
UPD: The INVICTA games ft. ZAMBRA Sweden: 0/0 Germany: 0/0 Denmark: 0/0 UK: 0/0 France: 0/0 France Med: 0/? The #Invicta 's foul didn't stand up to the video ref. It returned to Gibraltar. Now on idle again. Sanctioned #Zambra still the same. #shadowfleet
Shadow fleet tanker Zambra and Invicta on holding position west of Gibraltar, July 2026
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
The #CrownJewels seized by China! This 26yr old, #Barbados flagged #shadowfleet tanker (IMO 9202388) showed nine - what seem to be major - deficiences and got detained by Chinese authorities. Good to see this happening. Port state controls are far too rarely done this seriously.
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
UPD: The INVICTA games ft. ZAMBRA Sweden: 0/0 Germany: 0/0 Denmark: 0/0 UK: 0/0 France: 0/0 France Med: 0/foul The #Invicta seems to have given up. Now heading for Brazil? #Marven passed France w/o problem. Sanctioned #Zambra still undecided. #shadowfleet
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
UPD: The INVICTA games ft. ZAMBRA Sweden: 0/0 Germany: 0/0 Denmark: 0/0 UK: 0/0 France: 0/0 France Med: ?/? Invicta got a new partner, 27yr old sanctioned Zambra (9175078). Both lingering since days west of Gibraltar. Waiting for RF navy escort? #shadowfleet
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Had a chance today to experience first hand how much tension the #shadowfleet creates in the #Baltic. Documenting sanctioned #Kira_K in the Fehmarn Belt, together with politicians & media, first made German coast guard (Bayreuth) show up, then Russian corvette Soobrazitelnyy (RF 531).
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
The #Invicta won't catch um with #Marven. Instead, it is taking some sort of #coolingbreak since about 5hrs, west of Gibraltar. #shadowfleet #oilfuelswar
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
UPD: The INVICTA games ft. Marven Sweden: 0/0 Germany: 0/0 Denmark: 0/0 UK: 0/0 France: 0/0 France Med: ?/? All eyes on France's Med forces #shadowfleet
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Sweden calls on EU allies to also start boarding & eventually detaining #shadowfleet vessels. Sweden's foreign minister #Stenergard does not want to single out any country, but clearly addresses Germany, whose waters are increasingly used by tankers to avoid Sweden. Go 🥨! svt.se/nyheter/inri...
svt.se
Regeringen: Fler EU-länder måste borda skuggflottan
Regeringen kräver nu att fler EU-länder slår till mot fartyg från den ryska skuggflottan. Det skriver man i ett brev till EU:s utrikeschef Kaja Kallas. – Det måste vara en gemensam uppgift att motverk...
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
⚠️ #Pluton, Russia flagged, sanctioned, 21yr old, fully laden 100,000t #shadowfleet tanker currently drifting in the North Sea, off Denmark.
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
UPD: The INVICTA games ft. Marven Sweden: 0/0 Germany: 0/0 Denmark: 0/0 UK: 0/? France: ?/? Anyone placing a bet on a last minute UK effort on the #Invicta? All eyes on France now. #shadowfleet
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The #Deliver has been on the list of deregistered ships released by Cameroon on May 29. Like the #Smyrtos (seized by the UK) and the #Invicta (just now passing Brittany). It sailed quitely past DE/DK in the Baltic. France and UK upping the game. Where are DK & DE? www.reuters.com/world/french...
reuters.com
French navy has intercepted another Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker, Macron says
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that his country's ​navy had intercepted an oil ‌tanker as it transited near the coast of Sicily, in what he called ​his country's latest action again...
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maikmarahrens.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Got used to #GNSS /AIS spoofing in various forms, incl. ' #corncircles '. But this puzzles me. One AIS platform showing the #Bhilva in the Arabian Sea, two others in the Baltic. What's behind this? Identify theft targetting a sanctioned, flagless vessel? Couldn't be more absurd.... #shadowfleet
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