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emmanuelbethoux.bsky.social
5/5 Entre usurpation de pavillon et escortes navales, la sécurité maritime change de visage. La "flotte fantôme" n'a jamais été aussi exposée... ni aussi protégée. Un dossier brûlant pour la stabilité des eaux internationales. 🌍🏆
#Maritime #DarkFleet #Geopolitique
Dark Fleet Seeking Russian Protection as US Seizes Oil Tankers
The dark fleet of tankers shipping illicit oil around the world is rushing to seek the perceived protection of the Russian flag after the US started seizing vessels involved in the Venezuelan trade.
gcaptain.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:52 PM
vesselspotter.bsky.social
Question whether #Russia has available suitable assets to escort #Shadowfleet / #Darkfleet / #Zombiefleet ...

bsky.app/profile/kers...
January 12, 2026 at 8:37 AM
mivyoo.bsky.social
Dark Fleet tracking ⬇️ – Fittingly, an intro on "what is the Dark Fleet" was just published by @mercoglianos.bsky.social – www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DYt... – #DarkFleet #ruzzia #venezuela #oil #iran #shadowfleet
January 10, 2026 at 9:06 AM
jag0911.bsky.social
…solange #Trump und seine Aktionen sich gegen #Putin ’s #Russland, sein #Schattenflotte, die Mullah‘s im #Iran oder andere Dispoten Staaten richtet, bin ich bei ihm, aber ich traue ihm noch nicht… #USA #darkfleet www.t-online.de/nachrichten/...
"Es ist Zeit, es Russland mal zu zeigen": Trump jagt Putins Schattenflotte
Mitten im Nordatlantik stoppen US-Spezialkräfte einen russischen Öltanker – live verfolgt von der Weltöffentlichkeit. Donald Trump greift die Schattenflotte des Kremls an – und setzt Wladimir Putin wi...
www.t-online.de
January 9, 2026 at 5:46 AM
sixfamily.bsky.social
#SixFamilySpeaks #Sanctions #DarkFleet #Geopolitics
U.S. forces seized two Russian‑flagged tankers; the Marinera in the North Atlantic and the Sophia in the Caribbean, accused of smuggling Venezuelan crude.

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January 8, 2026 at 8:23 PM
emmanuelbethoux.bsky.social
4/4 Le Marinera devient un enjeu de souveraineté en haute mer. Ce cas souligne la fragilité du contrôle des navires "apatrides" et l'usage de pavillons de complaisance comme boucliers diplomatiques face aux inspections de l'US Coast Guard. 🌊 #MarineMarchande #DarkFleet #DroitDeLaMer #Geopolitique
Russia Asks U.S. to Halt Pursuit of Tanker After Crew Claims Russian Flag, NY Times Reports
Russia has formally requested that the United States cease its pursuit of an oil tanker fleeing Coast Guard vessels in the Atlantic Ocean, according to the New York Times. The...
gcaptain.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:05 PM
emmanuelbethoux.bsky.social
4/4 Vers une saisie imminente ? Les mouvements de C-17 vers le Royaume-Uni suggèrent une opération musclée. Un test de force pour la souveraineté en haute mer et le contrôle des flux pétroliers sous sanctions internationales. 🛡️💨 #MaritimeSecurity #DarkFleet #USNavy #Geopolitique
Un pétrolier fuyant les Caraïbes pisté par l’armée américaine au large de l’Irlande : saisie imminente ?
Selon des responsables américains cités par « CBS News », les forces spéciales américaines se préparent à intercepter le pétrolier « Marinera » (anciennement « Bella 1 ») historiquement impliqué dans ...
lemarin.ouest-france.fr
January 6, 2026 at 6:04 PM
breakbulk.bsky.social
Venezuela’s oil exports to Asia have stalled for days as U.S. enforcement tightens, leaving #Chevron as the only steady outlet to the #USGulfCoast and pushing more cargoes into the #darkfleet trade. #oiltankers #sanctions #maritime
Venezuela’s Oil Trade Hits a Wall as Asia Flows Freeze and Chevron Becomes Sole Exit to the U.S.
Venezuela’s oil exports to Asia have stalled for days as U.S. enforcement tightens, leaving #Chevron as the only steady outlet to the #USGulfCoast and pushing more cargoes into the #darkfleet trade. #oiltankers #sanctions #maritime
breakbulk.news
January 6, 2026 at 3:45 PM
vesselspotter.bsky.social
Found news on #Vesseltracker with ref to #DarkFleet and then copy of #Belize registry of another vessel with that #IMO number by seach on Facebook 🤷‍♂️

@michellewb.bsky.social
December 29, 2025 at 7:54 AM
vesselspotter.bsky.social
#ZoombieTankers #Shadowfleet #Darkfleet

#Freesia1 Freesia 1

#US #USA #Venezuela

#GCaptain #Bloomberg

gcaptain.com/scrapped-tan...
‘Scrapped’ Tanker Rises From the Dead: Inside Venezuela’s Expanding Zombie Fleet
A 27-year-old crude tanker that was supposedly scrapped in 2021 is due to reach Venezuela late this week, according to ship-tracking data, in the latest example of how the South American country keeps...
gcaptain.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:13 AM
vesselspotter.bsky.social
#BairdMaritime column on #Russia #Shadowfleet / #Darkfleet and drones ie #OsloCarrier #HavShipping #HavDolphin #HavSnapper including use of #Russia crew and shipyard.

@auonsson.bsky.social
@pa.nton.cx
@claudialanz.bsky.social
@puca.bsky.social

www.bairdmaritime.com/security/inc...
COLUMN | The Twelve Days of Christmas 2025: Seven investigators and the Dark Fleet, eight months and no US shipbuilding strategy, nine million for an 80-tonner in the Bourbon auction (part one of two)...
If you are a regular reader, you know the score. If you are not, welcome, especially if you are working for a Russian-linked dry bulk company in Oslo.We are run
www.bairdmaritime.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:39 AM
fleetleaks.bsky.social
🌊 Maritime watch:

New sanctions on 16 vessels today. 25 updates, 0 removals.

• As Calcutta (IMO 9037123)
• Star Mm (IMO 9186625)
• Zal Pars 3 (IMO 9211896)
• +13 more vessels

More at https://fleetleaks.com

#SanctionsWatch #ShadowFleet #DarkFleet #FinCrime
December 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
highnorthnews.bsky.social
One third of Arctic shipping traffic along the Northern Sea Route involves sanctioned vessels of Russia’s shadow fleet, a new report warns.

#Arctic #Bellona #DarkFleet #ShadowFleet #Russia #NSR #LNG @bellonaeu.bsky.social
www.highnorthnews.com/en/russias-a...
Russia’s Arctic Shipping Route Turns Into “Dark Fleet” Corridor Used by 100 Sanctioned Vessels
One third of Arctic shipping traffic along the Northern Sea Route involves sanctioned vessels of Russia’s shadow fleet, a new report warns. The figures include 38 sanctioned oil tankers, often poorly ...
www.highnorthnews.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:09 AM
beachgoods.bsky.social
Happens with fishing fleets as well, www.scientificamerican.com/article/what... #ais #darkfleet #deceptive #evade #fakelocation #fishingvessels #oiltanker #realtimecoordinates #satelliteimagery #spoof #spoofing

@skytruth.org
How Dark-Fleet Ships Use A Digital Trick to Disappear—And How to Find Them
An oil tanker seized by the U.S. this week reportedly used a technique that scrambled its location, but new advanced visual tracking can help expose such ships’ true coordinates
www.scientificamerican.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
financialworld.bsky.social
A Seized Oil Tanker and the Big Business of Dark Fleet Smuggling

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/b...

#shipping #darkfleet #trade #supplychain
A Seized Oil Tanker and the Big Business of Dark Fleet Smuggling
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
parliamodinews.bsky.social
#darkfleet #petrolio Nave Petrolifera Sequestrata: Il Business della Dark Fleet
Nave Petrolifera Sequestrata: Il Business della Dark Fleet - Notizie Buzz!
Come il sequestro di un tanker rivela il vasto mondo del contrabbando di petrolio Il sequestro di una nave petrolifera al largo del Venezuela da parte degli Stati Uniti ha portato
www.notizie.buzz
December 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
mpbontenbal.bsky.social
Cool story. The drone swarms visiting Europe come from Russia's dark fleet. These students 'droned back'.

www.digitaldigging.org/p/they-drone...

#darkfleet #OSINT #hybridwar

@henkvaness.bsky.social
They Droned Back
Young journalists expose Russian-linked vessels circling off the Dutch and German coast
www.digitaldigging.org
December 12, 2025 at 7:08 AM
onepaul.bsky.social
Hypocrite to go after a ship of the #DarkFleet of #Venezuela while refusing to go after the dark fleet of #Russia that funds the #Ukrainerwar of #Putin.
#Trump is after raw materials oil by regime change in #Venezuela and minerals from #Putin by the betrayal of #Ukraine
www.bbc.com/news/article...
What we know about US seizure of oil tanker off Venezuela
The US seizure of a crude oil ship is the latest in a series of escalations in the Trump administration's pressure campaign on Venezuela.
www.bbc.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
vesselspotter.bsky.social
Update from #ASA #AfricanSecurityAnalysis

#Benin #Shadowfleet #Darkfleet #False #Russia

www.africansecurityanalysis.org/updates/beni...
Benin Raises the Alarm: 33 Vessels Illegally Sailing Under Its Flag | African Security Analysis
The Republic of Benin has uncovered a sophisticated maritime fraud network exploiting its national flag to conceal the identity of vessels linked to illicit global trade operations — particularly thos...
www.africansecurityanalysis.org
November 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
vesselspotter.bsky.social
#MaritimeExecutive article on #bunkering of #ShadowFleet #DarkFleet

#Rina #Zircone #FastBunkering #FBTrade
#Skaw #Skagen #DK #Denmark
#BalticSea #Gotland #SE #Sweden

maritime-executive.com/editorials/d...
Dark Fleet Bunkering Highlights Sanctions System's Weakness
The activities of two oilers which regularly refuel Russian dark fleet tankers in the Baltic are showing the imperfections and weaknesses of sanction...
maritime-executive.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:33 AM
donjay611.bsky.social
What OSINT hacks are YOU deploying against maritime threats ? Let's team up and expose them ! 🌊🔍

#DarkFleet #OSINT #MaritimeSecurity #PythonOSINT
November 5, 2025 at 5:28 PM
donjay611.bsky.social
🚨Breaking : Sanctioned Russian dark fleet tanker Komander (IMO 9271585, ex Prudence) grounds in Suez Canal, halting global trade !

#DarkFleet #ShadowFleet #MaritimeSafety #OSINT #SuezCanal
October 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
donjay611.bsky.social
🛢️ Dark Fleet Expansion: Mexico's Jalisco New Generation Cartel uses shadowy tankers for fuel smuggling, linked to U.S. oil traders sourcing and misdeclaring cargoes.

www.reuters.com/investigatio...

#DarkFleet #MaritimeSecurity #OSINT #ShadowFleet #FuelSmuggling
How a ‘dark fleet’ of tankers helped a Mexican cartel build a fuel-smuggling empire
The Jalisco New Generation Cartel has mastered the use of tankers to smuggle fuel to Mexico. U.S. oil players are helping them. Reuters traces one ship's brazen journey.
www.reuters.com
October 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
donjay611.bsky.social
🚨 I'll dedicate time to raising the alarm about Russia’s "dark fleet," whose operations threaten marine life and endanger sailors. #DarkFleet #MaritimeSafety 🌊⚓️
🔎 Working on a script to track ships on public sites l
Looking for tips, data sources, or open-source tools to collaborate on this !🛰️💻
October 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM