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RF Navy Baltic Fleet salvage/rescue tug Aleksandr Frolov (MMSI 273542930) departed Baltiysk today with a stated destination of Skagerrak, which may (or may not) indicate the tug is heading north to the Kattegat/Skagerrak area in the coming days
November 27, 2025 at 11:24 AM
RF Navy Baltic Fleet salvage/rescue tug Aleksandr Frolov (MMSI 273542930) departed Baltiysk today with a stated destination of Skagerrak, which may (or may not) indicate the tug is heading north to the Kattegat/Skagerrak area in the coming days
You're correct, manipulators were not reinstalled following repairs. After water-tight integrity testing is completed, additional tests (with manipulators installed) will be performed.
Here's an old image showing installed manipulators.
Here's an old image showing installed manipulators.
November 26, 2025 at 11:32 PM
You're correct, manipulators were not reinstalled following repairs. After water-tight integrity testing is completed, additional tests (with manipulators installed) will be performed.
Here's an old image showing installed manipulators.
Here's an old image showing installed manipulators.
...Vitse-Admiral Paromov changed its destination from 'open sea' to 'Murmansk', with an ETA of today
November 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
...Vitse-Admiral Paromov changed its destination from 'open sea' to 'Murmansk', with an ETA of today
Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center has until 27 April 2026 to raise and remove floating crane PK-400 Sevastopol from Yuzhnaya Bukhta (Sevastopol), where it capsized in October 2025
November 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center has until 27 April 2026 to raise and remove floating crane PK-400 Sevastopol from Yuzhnaya Bukhta (Sevastopol), where it capsized in October 2025
RF Navy Northern Fleet Muromets-class icebreaker Ilya Muromets (IMO 9820233 | MMSI 273542050) departed port on 24 October and remains underway through today
- not transmitting AIS
- not transmitting AIS
November 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
RF Navy Northern Fleet Muromets-class icebreaker Ilya Muromets (IMO 9820233 | MMSI 273542050) departed port on 24 October and remains underway through today
- not transmitting AIS
- not transmitting AIS
Not good news for Yaroslavl Shipyard...
- shipyard lost 39 of 100 cases filed against it in 2025 (so far) + ordered to pay RUB 490,754,471 in damages/fines;
- many cases are under appeal/could be appealed;
- 49 other cases (RUB 552,765,329) still to be heard; many won't begin until 2026
- shipyard lost 39 of 100 cases filed against it in 2025 (so far) + ordered to pay RUB 490,754,471 in damages/fines;
- many cases are under appeal/could be appealed;
- 49 other cases (RUB 552,765,329) still to be heard; many won't begin until 2026
November 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Not good news for Yaroslavl Shipyard...
- shipyard lost 39 of 100 cases filed against it in 2025 (so far) + ordered to pay RUB 490,754,471 in damages/fines;
- many cases are under appeal/could be appealed;
- 49 other cases (RUB 552,765,329) still to be heard; many won't begin until 2026
- shipyard lost 39 of 100 cases filed against it in 2025 (so far) + ordered to pay RUB 490,754,471 in damages/fines;
- many cases are under appeal/could be appealed;
- 49 other cases (RUB 552,765,329) still to be heard; many won't begin until 2026
...Vitse-Admiral Paromov changed its destination from 'Larnaca, Cyprus' to 'open sea'
November 23, 2025 at 6:13 PM
...Vitse-Admiral Paromov changed its destination from 'Larnaca, Cyprus' to 'open sea'
RF Navy Northern Fleet Udaloy I-class destroyer Admiral Levchenko departed port during evening hours on 20 November and remains underway through today
November 23, 2025 at 1:09 PM
RF Navy Northern Fleet Udaloy I-class destroyer Admiral Levchenko departed port during evening hours on 20 November and remains underway through today
...Vitse-Admiral Paromov has resumed a northeasterly transit in the Norwegian Sea
November 23, 2025 at 10:31 AM
...Vitse-Admiral Paromov has resumed a northeasterly transit in the Norwegian Sea
...Vitse-Admiral Paromov may have some tasking in the North Sea; worth watching to see if it slows down, or if AIS reporting ceases over the coming hours
November 22, 2025 at 10:59 AM
...Vitse-Admiral Paromov may have some tasking in the North Sea; worth watching to see if it slows down, or if AIS reporting ceases over the coming hours
RF Navy Pacific Fleet Dolgorukiy-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (possibly Generalissimus Suvorov) returned to port (Rybachiy) after two-week underway period (6-21 November)
November 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
RF Navy Pacific Fleet Dolgorukiy-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (possibly Generalissimus Suvorov) returned to port (Rybachiy) after two-week underway period (6-21 November)
...Yantar continues on day 28 of its deployment; however, one of its toys --- deep-submergence vehicle Konsul (AS-39) --- is currently at Admiralty Shipyards (St. Petersburg)
November 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
...Yantar continues on day 28 of its deployment; however, one of its toys --- deep-submergence vehicle Konsul (AS-39) --- is currently at Admiralty Shipyards (St. Petersburg)
...still asleep, 19 November 2025
November 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
...still asleep, 19 November 2025
November 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM
RF Navy Northern Fleet modified Sorum-class sonar surveillance ship Chusovoy (GS-31) conducted a northbound transit of the Great Belt today; in loose company with Vitse-Admiral Paromov
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November 20, 2025 at 11:49 AM
RF Navy Northern Fleet modified Sorum-class sonar surveillance ship Chusovoy (GS-31) conducted a northbound transit of the Great Belt today; in loose company with Vitse-Admiral Paromov
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...conducted northbound transit of the Great Belt today; monitored by Danish Navy warship (MMSI 220435000)
November 20, 2025 at 11:35 AM
...conducted northbound transit of the Great Belt today; monitored by Danish Navy warship (MMSI 220435000)
...Sarmat, towing SPK-63150, arrived in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy at some point in October then departed port on 4 November and arrived in Vladivostok on 16 November
- SPK-63150 (MMSI 273260640) joins SPK-43150 (MMSI 273546130) in Bogorodskoye Ozero south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy
- SPK-63150 (MMSI 273260640) joins SPK-43150 (MMSI 273546130) in Bogorodskoye Ozero south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy
November 19, 2025 at 10:24 PM
...Sarmat, towing SPK-63150, arrived in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy at some point in October then departed port on 4 November and arrived in Vladivostok on 16 November
- SPK-63150 (MMSI 273260640) joins SPK-43150 (MMSI 273546130) in Bogorodskoye Ozero south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy
- SPK-63150 (MMSI 273260640) joins SPK-43150 (MMSI 273546130) in Bogorodskoye Ozero south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy
...west of Bornholm, Danish Navy warship (MMSI 220431000) monitoring Vitse-Admiral Paromov (IMO 9882097 | MMSI 273540370)
November 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
...west of Bornholm, Danish Navy warship (MMSI 220431000) monitoring Vitse-Admiral Paromov (IMO 9882097 | MMSI 273540370)
[4/5] If Vitse-Admiral Paromov does deploy to the Mediterranean Sea, it could relieve RF Navy Northern Fleet Kaliningradneft-class oiler Kama, which has been deployed since 6 September.
November 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
[4/5] If Vitse-Admiral Paromov does deploy to the Mediterranean Sea, it could relieve RF Navy Northern Fleet Kaliningradneft-class oiler Kama, which has been deployed since 6 September.
[1/5] According to AIS reporting, RF Navy Black Sea Fleet Barskov-class tanker Vitse-Admiral Paromov departed Kronshtadt on 17 November. With a stated destination of Cyprus (highly unlikely), it is probably heading to the Mediterranean Sea.
November 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
[1/5] According to AIS reporting, RF Navy Black Sea Fleet Barskov-class tanker Vitse-Admiral Paromov departed Kronshtadt on 17 November. With a stated destination of Cyprus (highly unlikely), it is probably heading to the Mediterranean Sea.
RF Navy Northern Fleet Severodvinsk II-class nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine Kazan departed port on 15 October and remains underway through today (day 35 of patrol)
- Severodvinsk II-class submarine Arkhangelsk remains underway since 11 November
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- Severodvinsk II-class submarine Arkhangelsk remains underway since 11 November
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November 18, 2025 at 7:08 PM
RF Navy Northern Fleet Severodvinsk II-class nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine Kazan departed port on 15 October and remains underway through today (day 35 of patrol)
- Severodvinsk II-class submarine Arkhangelsk remains underway since 11 November
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- Severodvinsk II-class submarine Arkhangelsk remains underway since 11 November
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Future RF Navy Severodvinsk II-class nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine Perm completed another (brief) round of sea trials in the White Sea (11-13 November)
November 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Future RF Navy Severodvinsk II-class nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine Perm completed another (brief) round of sea trials in the White Sea (11-13 November)
RF Navy Northern Fleet Dolgorukiy II-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Knyaz Pozharskiy departed port on 6 November and remains underway through today
- last underway period: 20-23 October
- last underway period: 20-23 October
November 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
RF Navy Northern Fleet Dolgorukiy II-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Knyaz Pozharskiy departed port on 6 November and remains underway through today
- last underway period: 20-23 October
- last underway period: 20-23 October
RF Navy Northern Fleet Severodvinsk II-class nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine Arkhangelsk departed port during early afternoon hours on 11 November and remains underway through today
- last underway period: 24-26 October
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- last underway period: 24-26 October
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November 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM
RF Navy Northern Fleet Severodvinsk II-class nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine Arkhangelsk departed port during early afternoon hours on 11 November and remains underway through today
- last underway period: 24-26 October
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- last underway period: 24-26 October
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