Christian Panton

This is just MarineTraffic, a custom notification: AIS flag changed for tankers.

Hey, they got this one too

Another one bites the dust...

Ok thanks, what a mess.

I only think there is one destroyer, I mischaracterised Kulakov as a frigate earlier. There could be two destroyers, if 772 is returning to the Baltic (but I think it could be archive photos).

Great shot of NIGHT GLORY by Anders Dyhrberg Bruun / FB: Under Broen

Escort of 626 Vice Admiral Kulakov:

I think it went Iver Huitfeldt (intercept) -> Diana (handoff) -> Esbern Snare (following out of Kattegat).

The unusual thing is to see to frigates involved, late intercept (usually followed from Bornholm), and the proximity to false flagged ships.

Russian Navy Project 1155 Udaloy-class destroyer RFS Vice-Admiral Kulakov (626) northbound under the Great Belt Bridge in Denmark - August 7, 2025

SRC: FB- Under Broen

I have been following this since yesterday, seems to be false flag tankers mixed with the destroyer. The destroyer went under Storebælt earlier today.

False-flagged WALL, exiting the Baltic

🔥 sketchy.boats/9299886

Shhh /hides

It would be a first, so we don’t

It ain't over till it's over.

Are you referring to the other false flagged ship which lags a bit behind her?

Then that would be false Panama flagged WALL (9299886)

All false flagged transits, I keep updated at this link:
github.com/christianpan...

NIGHT GLORY - false Malawi flag, exiting the Baltic

(featuring random tourist bus - a really odd sight on Sprogø)

🔥 sketchy.boats/9319674

For comparison, here is Vitse-Admiral Kulakov heading north on 4 June 2025 and today

Beautiful Maersk colors, still.

I have come to the same conclusion that it might be 626 (can’t recall if she was in the Baltic or out of area)

Yes, agree: bsky.app/profile/pa.n...

Complex picture.

Could this RIB from Marinehjemmeværnet make an approach? (to snap pictures of the false Aruba flag?)

I see I broke it in a horible way. Will fix.

Mawhh, it was such a nice and predictable interaction we had :(

While up north, false flagged White Condor I entered Danish territorial waters.

F357 Thetis is an educational platform, not sure they will use this for other than monitoring.

There was a Russian frigate* involved

CC @jjdroxford.bsky.social @spectrecrouton.bsky.social for VISID and possible matches

There was a Russian frigate* involved

Baltic shadow fleet stand off continues as Russia warns of tanker ‘raids’ Despite Western government pledges to crack down on stateless or fraudulently flagged shadow fleet tankers, the number of transits through the Baltic and North Sea is growing. Now Russia is warning that a ‘false flag’ operation to restrict movements is in the works

www.lloydslist.com/LL1154431/Ba...

bsky.app/profile/pa.n...

Superb tracking here from @pa.nton.cx. I am intrigued to see if either ship is ultimately stopped, or if this is just a case of enhanced monitoring. None of the NB8++ governments have been keen to talk recently. Our report from earlier this week now free to read:
www.lloydslist.com/LL1154431/Ba...

(However, I am pretty sure that a group of pirates in a false flagged vessel is not party to those agreements)