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...Ilya Muromets entered port (returned to Murmansk?) by midday today after 35-day underway period
November 27, 2025 at 1:24 PM
...Ilya Muromets entered port (returned to Murmansk?) by midday today after 35-day underway period
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
...after a very brief stopover (less than 24 hours), Vitse-Admiral Kulakov got underway again during the early evening hours on 23 November
November 23, 2025 at 11:54 PM
...after a very brief stopover (less than 24 hours), Vitse-Admiral Kulakov got underway again during the early evening hours on 23 November
...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'
...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 Kulakov completed another brief underway period (17-22 November) before arriving in/near port (Baltiysk?) today
November 23, 2025 at 12:09 AM
...Vitse-Admiral Kulakov completed another brief underway period (17-22 November) before arriving in/near port (Baltiysk?) today
...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
...Admiral Flota Gorshkov returned to Severodvinsk following five-day underway period (16-20 November); it was underway when the two White Sea are closures were in effect
November 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
...Admiral Flota Gorshkov returned to Severodvinsk following five-day underway period (16-20 November); it was underway when the two White Sea are closures were in effect
...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
...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)
...Arkhangelsk returned to port today after 10-day underway period (11-20 November)
November 19, 2025 at 10:49 PM
...Arkhangelsk returned to port today after 10-day underway period (11-20 November)
...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)
[3/5] Vitse-Admiral Paromov could replenish RF Navy Northern Fleet Yantar-class special-purpose auxiliary vessel Yantar (deployed since 25 October), which was recently reported to be operating north of Scotland.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM