NATO drills for war in Arctic with focus on civilians being ready NATO began its ​biennial drills in the Arctic on Monday, this time placing more emphasis on the role ‌of civilians in supporting the military, at a time of high tension over U.S. President Donald Trump's push to take over Greenland from fellow NATO member Denmark.

NATO drills for war in Arctic with focus on civilians being ready reut.rs/46L1Kp9

#RAF MQ-9B protector RG MK1 / KC2 voyager seen on the flight radar early this morning - MQ9B tracked circling over the east med sea for hours at 12K feet altitude, KC2 voyager tracked returning to AKT after seen heading out over the middle east. #RFR7331 #RRR9961 #Iran

You get a chokepoint, you get a chokepoint, everybody gets a chokepoint

1445hrs 11 Dec 41 RTp (Regia Torpediniera - escort destroyer) Alcione is struck by a torpedo from HM/Sub Truant off Crete as she attempts to counter-attack the sub.
@rjhammond215.bsky.social @marcusfaulkner.bsky.social @axe99.bsky.social @ima-naval-history.bsky.social #maritimehistory #navalhistory

Cognitive dissonance of Belgian politicians with regard to the state of our Navy After a lot of chest-thumping by politicians and some Navy officers claiming that Belgium could play a role in the conflict in the Persian Gulf and in the protection of our citizens and merchant marin...

www.linkedin.com/pulse/cognit...

France will send two warships to Red Sea, Macron says France will send ​two frigates as ‌part of the European Union's naval mission ​Aspides in ​the Red Sea, French ⁠President Emmanuel Macron ​said on Monday.

France will send two warships to Red Sea, Macron says reut.rs/4cxOKXC

Macron: French deployment in the Mediterranean, Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz will include eight warships, an aircraft carrier, and two helicopter carriers.

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As crypto ATMs have multiplied, scams have proliferated alongside them. In 2024, the FBI received nearly 11,000 fraud complaints involving crypto ATMs, a 99% increase from the year prior and representing about $247 million in alleged losses.

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No ships in the Strait of Hormuz – brace for global economic shock?

www.navylookout.com/no-ships-in-...

List of danish-flagged ships detained by #DMA #DanishMaritimeAuthority #DK #Denmark updated 09.03.2026.

Still containing:
#Fishingvessel Gitte Henning #GitteHenning 9806859 (moored in #Skaw #Skagen)
&
#Bulkcarrier Ultra Forrest #UltraForrest 9873888 (off #Poland #Kaliningrad #BalticSea ?)

List of danish-flagged ships detained by #DMA #DanishMaritimeAuthority #DK #Denmark updated 09.03.2026.

Still containing:
#Fishingvessel Gitte Henning #GitteHenning 9806859 (moored in #Skaw #Skagen)
&
#Bulkcarrier Ultra Forrest #UltraForrest 9873888 (off #Poland #Kaliningrad #BalticSea ?)

Italy Sends Frigate to Defend Europe’s South-East From Iran strikes - Naval News The Italian Government is sending the Martinengo FREMM Bergamini-class frigate to contribute to the multi-domain European and UK force package which is being assembled in the Eastern Mediterranean to ...

Italy is sending the FREMM frigate Martinengo to contribute to the multi-domain European and UK force package which is being assembled in the Eastern Mediterranean to defend the European southeastern borders from potential attacks coming from Iran and proxy forces 🇮🇹
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...

Global Crewing Agencies, Crimea and Russian «Shadow» Fleet - Association of Reintegration of Crimea As the issue of staffing the Russian “shadow” tanker fleet has begun to receive some attention, but its main focus is still on business directly related to the Kremlin's oil empire.But several structu...

No surprise. #Earth 9269257 still doodling off #Rhodes #Greece #Mediterranean

Vessel (under previous name BW Lara #BWLara or #Lara) named in this article from sept '25 covering #russia manning agencies

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Another company mentioned: CMA CGM #CMACGM #FR #France #EU #Europe

Global Crewing Agencies, Crimea and Russian «Shadow» Fleet - Association of Reintegration of Crimea As the issue of staffing the Russian “shadow” tanker fleet has begun to receive some attention, but its main focus is still on business directly related to the Kremlin's oil empire.But several structu...

No surprise. #Earth 9269257 still doodling off #Rhodes #Greece #Mediterranean

Vessel (under previous name BW Lara #BWLara or #Lara) named in this article from sept '25 covering #russia manning agencies

arcrimea.org/en/investiga...

Another company mentioned: CMA CGM #CMACGM #FR #France #EU #Europe

FACTBOX | What governments are doing to reduce impact of war-induced oil shock Oil prices have soared while share markets have skidded on fears that the escalating US-Israeli war on Iran will squeeze energy supplies and hamstring industrie

Actions from countries to limit shock of rise in oil price

#Baird #BairdMaritime
#Reuters #Factbox

www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tan...

FACTBOX | What governments are doing to reduce impact of war-induced oil shock Oil prices have soared while share markets have skidded on fears that the escalating US-Israeli war on Iran will squeeze energy supplies and hamstring industrie

Actions from countries to limit shock of rise in oil price

#Baird #BairdMaritime
#Reuters #Factbox

www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tan...

These pipelines are becoming way more valuable:

One of the last lines of defence is a couple of oil pipelines offerign a partial bypass of the Strait of Hormuz.

Screenshot showing the track of SHENLONG disappearing in the Persian Gulf and reappearing outside of it near India

🚨Trotz der Sperrung der Straße von Hormus durch die iranischen Revolutionsgarden hat ein voll beladener Tanker der griechischen Reederei Dynacom den Persischen Golf verlassen (1/4)

Russian Arctic LNG Tanker Attacked in The Mediterranean Raises Concerns: A liquefied natural gas tanker transporting cargo from Russia’s Arctic gas projects has suffered an apparent attack in the Mediterranean, the first known destruction of a vessel carrying Russian LNG s...

The first known destruction of a vessel carrying Russian LNG since the start of the Ukraine war raises concerns. The @ec.europa.eu imported 100% of available Russian Yamal LNG in February, and Moscow warned it may redirect shipments to Asia.

#LNG #Arctic #Russia
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Russia targets Signal and WhatsApp accounts in cyber campaign | Defensie.nl Russian state hackers are engaged in a large-scale global cyber campaign to gain access to Signal and WhatsApp accounts belonging to dignitaries, military personnel and civil servants. The Dutch intel...

Laut Einschätzung der niederländischen Geheimdienste kam der Angriff auf Journalisten über Signal aus Russland english.defensie.nl/latest/news/...

Iran Moving a Lot of Oil Through Hormuz, Satellite Tracker Says Iran continues to send large amounts of crude oil via the Strait of Hormuz shipping chokepoint, according to TankerTrackers.com, a firm that monitors satellite imagery to observe vessel movements.

Thank you very much Alaric Nightingale of Bloomberg for citing our research in your latest article!

#OOTT #Tankers #Iran

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Latest pics from #Sirius #ArcticCommand

#GL #Greenland #DK #Denmark

Source FB 'ArktiskKommando'

Latest pics from #Sirius #ArcticCommand

#GL #Greenland #DK #Denmark

Source FB 'ArktiskKommando'

Vessel movement around Dogger Bank & Sofia wind farms during November and December last year…

I've only scraped the surface of what's possible using the high-resolution AIS data. Thanks again to Kpler for providing it so I can continue my extremely niche visualisation projects.

1/ Svenske myndigheder har tilbageholdt et fragtskib, som de blandt andet mistænker for at sejle under falsk flag. Det har Danmark også gjort tidligere i år - og kan gøre mere af.

Inbound #Tanker #Aurora 9258351 was subject to #PortStateControl #PSC by #DMA #DanishMaritimeAuthority at #Skaw #Skagen #DK #Denmark

16 findings with 14 #ISM or ISM-related but no detention.
Now idling north of #Gotland #SE #Sweden #BalticSea

Inbound #Tanker #Aurora 9258351 was subject to #PortStateControl #PSC by #DMA #DanishMaritimeAuthority at #Skaw #Skagen #DK #Denmark

16 findings with 14 #ISM or ISM-related but no detention.
Now idling north of #Gotland #SE #Sweden #BalticSea

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@greenpeace.dk
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@danwatch.dk
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Wow, busy days - wonder if this is a record of reported suspected #oilspills in danish waters?

#NorthSea
#Oil&Gas #OilAndGas
#Ships #Vessels #Maritime #Shipping

www.forsvaret.dk/da/doegnrapp...

Wow, busy days - wonder if this is a record of reported suspected #oilspills in danish waters?

#NorthSea
#Oil&Gas #OilAndGas
#Ships #Vessels #Maritime #Shipping

www.forsvaret.dk/da/doegnrapp...