An error appeared on our map. The incidents occurred on March 11, 2026, not March 12, 2026. Our apologies for the mistake.
Attack on two oil tankers near Basra / Al-Faw
Around 21:40 and 22:15 local time near 🇮🇶 Basra / Al-Faw, tankers were struck by explosive boats.
The 🇲🇹 Zefyros (IMO 9515917) and 🇲🇭 Safesea Vishnu (IMO 9327009) suffered fires on board.
Crews were evacuated, with at least one 🇮🇳 Indian seafarer killed.
The attack on MAYUREE NAREE was reportedly claimed by the 🇮🇷 IRGC. No injuries were reported on the latter two ships.
Reports indicate three merchant vessels were attacked today near the Strait of Hormuz :
🇹🇭 MAYUREE NAREE, struck by two projectiles, causing a fire and engine room damage
🇯🇵 ONE MAJESTY, limited damage
🇲🇭 STAR GWYNETH, hull impact
She was reportedly bound for 🇨🇺 Cuba with 🇷🇺 Russian oil, linked to Moscow’s shadow fleet. The fuel shipments framed as "aid" while the Kremlin casts itself falsely as a generous philanthropist.
What is happening with the 🇭🇰 SEA HORSE (IMO 9262584) ???
Since Feb 25, the tanker has been drifting in the mid-Atlantic, AIS showing erratic loops after departing 🇲🇹 Malta and listing 🇬🇮 Gibraltar "for orders".
Departed from 🇷🇺 Arkhangelsk and earlier tracked alongside 🇷🇺 Navy ship RFS Aleksandr Shabalin (hull 110). The OFAC-sanctioned vessel, raises questions about arms transfers to Africa... Echoing routes used via 🇸🇾 Tartus.
Weapon delivery to Africa Corps : After 5 days dark on AIS south of 🇲🇦 Morocco, general cargo ship SABETTA (IMO 9347061) reappeared today off 🇬🇳 Conakry.
The 🇺🇸 U.S. increasingly releases footage to counter Russian-Iranian propaganda and limit information manipulation.
🇮🇷 Iran’s naval fleet is shrinking !! Day by day, one of 🇷🇺 Russia’s key strategic partners, is disappearing.
Here's a map showing every 🇮🇷 Iranian vessel reportedly sunk since the start of the war, with videos of each strike and brief context on when and by whom it was destroyed.
Its AIS currently broadcasts the unusual name “7X(IS3331DER),” with no destination and track history unavailable on VesselFinder. This is a patterns linked to 🇷🇺 Russian 🇸🇾 “Syrian Express” vessels like Sparta IV and Ascalon.
Sanctioned 🇷🇺 Russian Ro-Ro cargo ship BALTIC LEADER (IMO 9220639) is now at anchor north of Port Said after an AIS blackout during a transit past 🇨🇾 Cyprus.
Empty cupboard off #Limassol #Cyprus .
Where have all the sketchy #tankers engaged in #STS #ShipToShip ops gone ?
Saturn A #SaturnA 9293337 and Leo II #LeoII 9243318 present but usually there are a lot more
#Shadowfleet #Mediterranean
Targeting ships tied to 🇷🇺 Russia’s shadow fleet directly disrupts sanctions evasion and erodes funding streams sustaining Moscow’s war 💸 economy.
Sweden seized the cargo ship 🇬🇳 Caffa (IMO 9143611) in the Baltic Sea while it was sailing toward 🇷🇺 St. Petersburg under a suspected false 🏴 flag. The vessel is on 🇺🇦 Ukraine’s sanctions list and linked to operations moving looted Ukrainian grain.
If confirmed, the damage could limit its ability to launch Kalibr cruise missiles. Another sign of the steady attrition facing the Black Sea Fleet.
New blow to 🇷🇺 Russia’s Black Sea Fleet.
Drone strike in Novorossiysk damaged the frigate 🇷🇺Admiral Essen, hitting radar and electronic warfare systems and triggering an 18 hour fire.
The vessel was previously linked to STS operations with 🇭🇰Nikolay Urvantsev, highlighting the opaque offshore logistics sustaining 🇷🇺 Russia’s Arctic LNG exports despite tightening Western sanctions.
LNG carrier 🇭🇰 Wen Cheng (IMO 9892121) is heading north off 🇳🇴 Norway toward the 🇷🇺 Kildin/Murmansk area, where 🔁 ship-to-ship (STS) transfers with Russian Arc7 tankers frequently occur.
Sanctioned LPG carrier 🇵🇼 Danuta I (IMO 9193721) has transited the Strait of Hormuz while traffic remains sharply reduced
AIS data shows the vessel sailing from 🇦🇪 Dubai Anchorage toward 🇦🇪 Khor Fakkan laden. The ship was sanctioned by the 🇺🇸 US on Feb 25 and is widely linked to Iran’s LPG shadow fleet
🚨🛰️🚢🇷🇺 A major shift may be coming in the North Atlantic.
Ireland is reportedly preparing legislation allowing its armed forces to board and inspect vessels suspected of belonging to Russia’s shadow fleet within Irish territorial waters.
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Her trading pattern typically runs Russian export terminals → India/Asia → Mediterranean via Suez, helping keep sanctioned Russian crude moving through aging and opaque shadow fleet networks.
🚨🚨🚨 EXCLUSIVE VIDEO 🚨🚨🚨
The sanctioned crude oil tanker 🇨🇲 CAROLINE BEZENGI (IMO 9224439) recently departed 🇮🇳 Vadinar, India and is now transiting the Arabian Sea toward Suez.
The ship cannot leave 🇧🇪 Zeebrugge until the guarantee is paid and valid certification and flag status are obtained. The 🇷🇺🇮🇳 21-member crew must remain onboard meanwhile.
🇧🇪 Belgium has imposed a €10 million bail on the tanker 🇬🇳 Ethera, linked to 🇷🇺 Russia’s shadow fleet, after detaining it since early March. Authority found irregularities in its flag registration.
Strikes and near-misses linked to Iran even hit SKYLIGHT, reportedly tied to its shadow fleet...
This is underscoring Tehran’s reckless escalation and deepening strategic desperation.
Multiple vessels damaged near the Strait of Hormuz in recent days, including 🇺🇸 STENA IMPERATIVE, 🇱🇷 SEA LA DONNA, 🇱🇷 OCEAN ELECTRA, 🇬🇮 HERCULES STAR, 🇭🇳 ATHE NOVA and 🇵🇼 SKYLIGHT.
🚨 BREAKING 🚨
U.S. military releases footage of a torpedo strike on Iran’s frigate IRIS DENA in the Indian Ocean off Sri Lanka.
Nearly 150 Iranian sailors feared dead, marking the deadliest U.S. submarine attack on a warship since WWII.
The cause of the sinking remains unclear, with reports ranging from mechanical failure to a suspected attack.
