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Tomi McCluskey @tomi-mcc.bsky.social · 13h

Red Sea / Persian Gulf - 📈 GNSS Interference

"UKMTO has received numerous reports of GNSS interference from vessels in the area shown below, between 3 and
7 October 2025. This is a significant increase of reports compared with the same period in the previous week."

www.ukmto.org/-/media/ukmt...?

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Christian Panton @pa.nton.cx · 1d

The Gambia flag has quite a few issues already - question is, are there anyone using the ambiguity to issue false registrations.

GMA DG Accused Of Outsourcing Vessel Registration To Cyprus Company Without Due Process – The Standard Newspaper | Gambia

By Omar Bah

standard.gm

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Open Source Munitions Portal @munitionsportal.bsky.social · 2d

Our visual guide to Shahed-131 & -136 'drones' is now available in Ukrainian!

As part of an effort to expand accessibility to our work,
Bomb Techs Without Borders has translated the page to Ukrainian, aiding native speakers in understanding how these munitions function.

osmp.ngo/collection/u...

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Tomi McCluskey @tomi-mcc.bsky.social · 2d

Had both the great privilege and some great fun developing some maritime OSINT challenges for the fine folks at @bellingcat.com !

Huge appreciation for their work and other investigative outlets telling the important stories happening on our oceans.

Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 2d

Smuggling routes, illegal fishing operations, and shadow fleets. There’s loads going on at sea. Try to track some ships yourself, this month in the Bellingcat Open Source Challenge. Find the exercises, created by our volunteer @tomi-mcc.bsky.social, here: challenge.bellingcat.com

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Wim Zwijnenburg @wammezz.bsky.social · 8d

The recent waves of Israeli airstrikes on targets in #Hudaydah in #Yemen caused more oil spills, affecting the local coastal environment. Multiple strikes this year caused significant air, water and soil pollution from hydrocarbons when oil facilities and ships were targeted

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Tomi McCluskey @tomi-mcc.bsky.social · 8d

portalstoczniowy.pl/ostrzelany-m...

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H I Sutton @covertshores.bsky.social · 8d

Dutch merchant vessel MV MINERVAGRACHT abandoned after Houthi ASBM (anti-ship ballistic missile) hit. Crew recovered to Djibouti

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Tomi McCluskey @tomi-mcc.bsky.social · 8d

⚠️ Houthis strike Dutch-flagged cargo vessel, setting ship ablaze. Crew injured, ship abandoned

MV MINERVAGRACHT (IMO: 9571521)

apnews.com/article/yeme...?

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Christian Panton @pa.nton.cx · 10d

The false Benin flag registry, just certified at the false Benin certificates that it issued, are real 😂 (I wonder if this paperwork is needed for Suez)

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Tomi McCluskey @tomi-mcc.bsky.social · 10d

What seemed like a bizarre local news story - Australian pilot crashes cocaine-laden plane in Brazil - turns out to have much deeper layers.

Bellingcat investigates.

Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 10d

A small plane crashed in Brazil recently; amongst the wreckage was the body of a former Melbourne stockbroker and 200kg of cocaine. Bellingcat and @thetimes.com reveal how the deceased Australian pilot was linked to an associate of the notorious Kinahan cartel: www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/09...

Australian Cocaine Pilot Killed in Brazil Plane Crash Linked to Kinahan Drug Cartel - bellingcat

An Australian pilot who died when his plane crashed in Brazil during a failed drug run has links to an alleged Kinahan cartel associate who is facing drugs charges in Western Australia.

www.bellingcat.com

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Tomi McCluskey @tomi-mcc.bsky.social · 10d

@skyview.social unroll

Tomi McCluskey @tomi-mcc.bsky.social · 10d

Capable actors be advised!

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Ryan Chan 陳家翹 @kakiuchan.bsky.social · 11d

A Newsweek map shows where China has deployed its naval hospital ships overseas for humanitarian missions as part of Beijing's efforts to assert its influence worldwide.
www.newsweek.com/map-shows-gl...

Map Shows Global Reach of China’s Hospital Ship Missions

Military diplomatic activities provide China with opportunities to improve its global image and support its diplomatic agenda.

www.newsweek.com

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Tomi McCluskey @tomi-mcc.bsky.social · 11d

Great visualization and instinct publishing on this! It's hard not to get lost in the complexity and scale of PLAN dual use vessels!

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Christian Panton @pa.nton.cx · 12d

To the Danes, the Drone-Scare™ feels a lot like Corona™

1) Daily press briefings
2) "Even though it is not illegal, you should not do it" (flying drones, meet other people)
3) PM saying "We will make mistakes"
4) General sense of doom

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Tomi McCluskey @tomi-mcc.bsky.social · 12d

Congratulations to @pa.nton.cx for an outstanding @bellingcat.com stage talk today!

Even made a stir at that other microblogging site.

#maritime #osint

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Tomi McCluskey @tomi-mcc.bsky.social · 13d

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Shout-out to @bellingcat.com for their groundbreaking work in maritime OSINT and for giving emerging voices a platform.

From Ukrainian grain smuggling to Caribbean oil spill mysteries - they've set the standard in bringing deep maritime investigations to broader public attention.

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Tomi McCluskey @tomi-mcc.bsky.social · 13d

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Maritime OSINT pain points: scattered data sources, repetitive collection, steep learning curves just to know what to look for.

Christian's sketchy.boats tackles these problems. Clean interface that cuts through silos and automates grunt work so analysts focus on analysis.

sketchy.boats

Not saying this boat's shady. Just saying it ticks a lot of weird boxes. Sketchiness score inside.

sketchy.boats

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Tomi McCluskey @tomi-mcc.bsky.social · 13d

Had the privilege of collaborating with @pa.nton.cx this summer - rare combination of maritime expertise, 🔥technical skills, and clear communication.

If you work in maritime OSINT, shadow fleet analysis, or maritime risk assessment, his upcoming presentation is definitely worth your time.

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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 15d

How do you track vessels with shady ownership structures and a suspicious tendency to turn off their tracking signals? This week's Stage Talk guest @pa.nton.cx built a resource to help monitor ships that require further investigation. Join us Thursday, 5pm CEST/11am EDT: discord.gg/NaWDNGrF?eve...

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Tomi McCluskey @tomi-mcc.bsky.social · 27d

Proud to have played a small role assisting @bellingcat.com analysis of the attacks on the latest Gaza-bound flotilla.

In an era of intense information spin, this type of rigorous, evidence-based work is more important than ever.

www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/09...

#OSINT

Incendiary Munitions Strike Gaza-bound Flotilla Two Nights in a Row - bellingcat

On September 8 and 9, two vessels of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) were attacked outside the port of Sidi Bou Said in Tunisia. Bellingcat analysed footage and images from both incidents. ...

www.bellingcat.com

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Tomi McCluskey @tomi-mcc.bsky.social · Jul 25

You'll at least be able to give yourself off on Fridays.

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Tomi McCluskey @tomi-mcc.bsky.social · Jul 25

@Bluesky_Maritime_OSINT
@Reporters_covering_Maritime
@International_Maritime_Org
@Maritime_YouTube_Creators

Watch this guy cook: 🔥

Christian Panton @pa.nton.cx · Jul 25

My favorite detail of this story:

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Tomi McCluskey @tomi-mcc.bsky.social · Jul 25

@mercoglianos.bsky.social hope you cover this important article on www.youtube.com/@wgowshipping when time allows!

And hope you give Christian Panton a shoutout ( @pa.nton.cx ) Bluesky Boat Crew / Ship Squad needs to celebrate each others wins!

What's Going on With Shipping?

What's Going on With Shipping focuses on Maritime Industry Policy, and current events in the Maritime Sector, along with Maritime History. The channel features videos that examine the world's mercha...

www.youtube.com

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Tomi McCluskey @tomi-mcc.bsky.social · Jul 25

If you haven't already:

1. Give @pa.nton.cx a follow
2. Check out his app/site sketchy.boats
3. Start finding bad actors!

Seriously! 2025 has lots of things to stress over, but there's amazing tech, access to more data than ever, and talents like Christian to help make it all usable.

sketchy.boats

Not saying this boat's shady. Just saying it ticks a lot of weird boxes. Sketchiness score inside.

sketchy.boats

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Tomi McCluskey @tomi-mcc.bsky.social · Jul 25

"The investigation, which was conducted in conjunction with independent open-source intelligence analyst Christian Panton..."

🎉 Maritime Osint of Bluesky Rejoice! 🎉

and kudo's to @lloydslistdaily.bsky.social for tapping into top notch data driven talent!

Christian Panton @pa.nton.cx · Jul 25

Worked with @lloydslisted.bsky.social to uncover a massive network of fraudulent ship registry websites, many listed as official flag state contacts in the IMO GISIS website:

Massive fraudulent flag operation linking over 20 separate fake sites uncovered

A Lloyd’s List investigation has revealed the connections between the rapidly growing number of fraudulent ship registries being used by hundreds of sanctioned ships globally

www.lloydslist.com

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