Electra 1970

Whatever the actual truth might be, fascinating story as you say !

Arctic Sea, le cargo fantôme

The theory at the time was that the ship was actually transporting SAM systems to Syria. I am unsure if there's a translation available but this FR podcast is a good summary: www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/...

That ship got hijacked twice actually. First in the Gulf of Finland, armed blokes boarded it, searched it, and then left off. Then same in the Bay of Biscay, however those guys were later arrested . turns out at least one of them was a security guard.

Following the interception of BORACAY / PUSHPA, two websites pretending to be the Benin Maritime Administration got removed from the Benin TLD (.bj). This was the websites that the false certificates pointed to.

This looks to me a lot like a government intervention

Happy to see my work pays off.

Russian Kilo class submarine. Seems topical. Cautious but awaiting more info on state of Russian Navy submarine ‘Novorossiysk’

My illustration and article at www.hisutton.com/Kilo-Class-S...

The main base of the Pacific Fleet's submarine forces - Vilyuchinsk, Kamchatka Peninsula.
📷V. Bogoslovskaya (Sept. 21)

I hear she might have gone underwater, although that's too crazy for a boat to do that to be considered credible evidence

The Norwegian owners of OSLO CARRIER 3, the Russian crewed ship suspected of launching the drone attack on Copenhagen, are deeply tied to a Russian paramilitary organisation RSB and by extension, security service FSB.

danwatch.dk/droneangreb-...

Afsløret midt i drone-kaos: Putins krigsskib i skjul ved Langeland Læs mere her

Breaking: Aleksandr Shabalin was hiding south of Langeland while drone incursions were taking place

ekstrabladet.dk/krimi/afsloe...

Russian research/spy vessel AKADEMIK NIKOLAY STRAKHOV departed from Murmansk and is now drifting appr. 20 NM west of Vardø/Norway, AIS displaying 'not under command'.

SSGN K571 Krasnoyarsk, Pacific Fleet, returned to its homebase on/around 03SEP2025, following a three-month patrol, "covering more than 10,000 miles". Source: Pacific Fleet Telegram, t.me/TOF_VMF/4810...

...Yantar arrived in port after 15-day underway period (21 August-4 September)

RF Navy Northern Fleet Yantar-class special-purpose research vessel Yantar departed port during mid-morning hours on 21 August and remains underway through 26 August

- not broadcasting AIS
- previous underway: 22 May-16 June 2025

Undated Image of B-90 SAROV by Oleg Kuleshov.

Undated Image of B-90 SAROV by Oleg Kuleshov.

🔺I wasn’t expecting that!

Russian Navy Poseidon (nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed torpedo) test platform Pr.20120 class submarine B-90 “Sarov” appears to have departed Severodvinsk!

⚠️Caveat: Undated photo - imagery needed to confirm @thelookout.bsky.social @mtanderson.bsky.social

Archive image, June 2024

RF Navy Northern Fleet Sibiryakov-class research vessel Romuald Muklevich returned to Murmansk following 39-day (25 July-1 September) survey mission in Barents Sea

Goood spot !

Archive image, May 2025

Archive image, 24 August 2025

Five days after conducting a southbound transit of the Great Belt, RF Navy Baltic Fleet Vishnya-class intelligence collection ship "Vasiliy Tatishchev" entered port (likely Baltiysk) today after 12-day intelligence collection mission (18-29 August)

- previous mission: 3 June-10 July 2025

Nooooo, are you implying the NATO Stratcom Centre of Excellence is anything but a career making unicorn 🦄? 🤐😂

Russian Navy tug ALEKSANDR FROLOV directed jamming towards a Danish helicopter and a patrol ship a few days ago.

This was reported by NATO command Brunssum on X. The post was quickly deleted and NATO is now tight lipped.

A FROLOV stayed around Fehmarn Belt for 9 days.

Now THAT is a story I'm going to follow closely ! Thanks for sharing !

That’s what I am talking about! No mercy.

Chainsaw should arrive tomorrow, that will be a weekend job 😁

Russian Submarine С завода Севмаш на ходовые испытания вышла новая многоцелевая атомная подводная лодка «Пермь» проекта 885М «Ясень-М». В Северодвинске в постройке находятся атомные подводные лодки проекта 885М «Ворон...

Project 885-M Yasen M class SSN "Perm" left the Sevmash shipyard, Severodvinsk, on 26AUG2025 for sea trials. Credits: Russian Submarine t.me/submarineru/...

Hurry up postal service.... Youloop active antenna on its way, DIY upconverter "should be/is/may be/ I hope to fuck it is" working, let's go ELF style !!!

Unidentified Russian Navy ship sent Morse message, 4622.5 kilohertz CW, 2112 UTC

RJD99 DE RMTM 762 17 27 2356 762 BT
00883 01160 06506 03930 00290 00009 02122 00150 00005 00002 00010 04781 00106 00005 00047 00019 27016 BT AR RMTM K

65 06N 39 30E

maps.app.goo.gl/8mQR5oMtiui9...

I wonder if this is why this little guy, Vishnya class SIGINT ship Vasily Tatishchev, decided to have a little trip out . Mind you I don't blame them, weather looks fantastic 😁. Credits Under Broen www.facebook.com/share/p/1CLX...

On the other Yasens, I think one was out and the other moored at Zapadnaya Litsa north yesterday.

Russian 'Research Ship' Akademik Boris Petrov left Kaliningrad.

Currently heading straight for the naval training areas outside Bornholm.

🔎🇷🇺Rybachiy Sub Base - Pacific Fleet

A look at Rybachiy Submarine Base on August 25 reveals a concentration of assets.

In port are:
4x Borei-class SSBNs (3x at the piers, 1x across the bay)
3x Oscar II-class SSGNs
1x Akula-class SSN
1x Delta III Class SSBN (Decommed)

Tug MB-119 Jakob Grebelsky has returned to the same coordinates after 20 days, likely serving as a fixed reference point for the submarine Novorossiysk. Without access to Tartus, the tug replaces the lost naval base as a comms and nav relay for underwater ops. @vesselspotter.bsky.social