Tanker Watch IE

Normally with this much notice there would be plane spotters live streaming. Doesn't seem to be any.

Many sanctioned tankers today.
russian fishing fleet under the watchful gaze of the Norwegian Coast Guard.

SPARTA IV has a history of being under the protection of the russian navy.

@rfnosblog.bsky.social has a brilliant analysis on it
Unlikely to transit the Irish EEZ

Irish Air Corps C295 MSA (#285) taking a look at sanctioned shadow fleet tanker PAZ, IMO: 9233765.

The ghost ships in the English Channel and the question of what to do about them What can governments do when countries circumvent or flout the rules to export oil?

While the shadow fleet poses a number of risks.
Risk to shipping, the environment and the use as a platform for hybrid warfare.
The human cost must also be considered.
Crew being used as modern slaves.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Mick is the master socialist Prez.

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LIRA and ESTER have been found with military radios onboard their vessels by Norwegian police in the past.
Outside Irish EEZ, close to cables

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DENYA who switched back on their AIS back on yesterday NW off Scotland.

Multiple sanctioned vessels under way.

Very interesting.

Is #NO #Norway #Coastguard #Bergen 9389368 heading for this mixed group of norwegian-russian fishing vessels, including #Ester 8908117 and #Lira 8908117 ?

Ester found a few cables to cross 🤷‍♂️

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You saved me a read. Thank you.

#Bulkcarrier Eco Angelbay #EcoAngelbay 9385166 drifting in #BalticSea

Destination #Russia

Drifting across cables but there are a lot of cables 🤷‍♂️

‼️𝗡𝗼 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗢𝗶𝗹‼️

Gen. Ben Hodges (Ret), former Commander of U.S. Army Europe, nails the strategic reality in Ukraine and reinforces my February theme: the EU/UK must lower its risk threshold and end the transit of Russian blood oil.

#OSINT

#NO #Norway #CoastGuard #Bergen 9389368 at work amongst fishing fleets in #Ireland #EEZ

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Northbound #Paz 9233765 inside #Ireland #EEZ but outside #WetRep reporting lines

#Russia #Shadowfleet

False flagged DEYNA (false Tonga), turned AIS back on, after being dark for 22 days.

Irish Defence Minister says Ireland considering boarding and inspecting Russian Shadow Fleet ships Helen McEntee, who is also Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, was speaking to The Journal today as she attends meetings at the Munich Security Conference.

The Minister for Defence has said Ireland is considering boarding and inspecting Russian oil smuggling ships, known as the Shadow Fleet, as they pass through the seas off Ireland.

Correction not a Spanish navy ship, it's in fact a hospital ship.

2 sanctioned LNG carriers just 24 NN off Kerry.

Multiple russian and Norwegian trawlers outside the Irish EEZ (orange box)

Norway Coast Guard steaming south. Possibly heading towards it.

Spanish navy to the south of Cork

Stargazer departed Israel en route to russia, Irish sea

Aussie slideshow man is the height of my Sundays. This should be a good one. (Spoiler they all are)

Stargazer currently on its return journey to Arkhangelsk via the Irish Sea.

It's a tricky one. It's difficult to know what is routine and what is response.

False flagged INA leaving the Baltic

sketchy.boats/9308443

#ES #Spain spanish Esperanza Del Mar #EsperanzaDelMar 9220536 presently SW of #Ireland.
#NO #Norway norwegian #Bergen coming down from the north

Quite busy fishing area in between those 2

Norwegian Coast Guard vessel KV Bergen is on its way to join the trawlers - other vessels shown are a mix of Norwegian and Russian flagged. The Russian fish factory vessels are all operating outside of the Irish EEZ at this time.

PAZ IMO 9233765 formerly AULIS is one to watch out for.

There seems to be a sub sea cable in the region.
Also there is a fishing ground SW off the islands.
Training? Calibration?

Sharing this article from #Medium #TechMedium #TechJournalist which - in my opinion - is worth reading

#Shadowfleet
#Russia
#Drone
#Surveillance
#Baltic
#NorthSea

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A must read:

Here's an explanation on how I classify vessels on my maps.
Under analysis is used when a vessel doesn't fit the suspicious criteria.