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vesselspotter.bsky.social @vesselspotter.bsky.social · 2d
#Oiltanker mentioned is from #Torm ( #DK #Denmark #Copenhagen #DKBiz #EU #EUBiz #Europe)
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southpatt 🇦🇺🍿 @southpatt.bsky.social · 2d
Australia is fueling Russia’s economy through an oil loophole

(fk me! - sorry everyone - wish my government had a fking brain)

odessa-journal.com/australia-is...
Russian Fuel Arrives in Australia Despite Sanctions - Oj
Russian tankers deliver diesel to Australia, fueling Kremlin revenues. AFUO urges Canberra to close loopholes and fully ban Russian crude imports.
odessa-journal.com
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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 39m
RV “Akademik Ioffe”.
📷A. Petukhova (Oct. 12)
Baltiysk.

The vessel arrived yesterday in Kaliningrad from St. Petersburg.
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UK Defence Journal @ukdefencejournal.org.uk · 37m
The deal would make Germany the first international customer for the American SPY-6 family of radars.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=63003
Germany selects Raytheon SPY-6 radar for new F127 frigates
The deal would make Germany the first international customer for the American SPY-6 family of radars.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
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TiaFarris10 @tiafarris10.bsky.social · 1h
After switching off her AIS on October 3, the 🇷🇺 SPARTA IV arrived in 🇸🇾 Tartus two days later to unload her cargo.
She stayed there for five days before setting sail for 🇷🇺 Saint-Petersburg on October 10. ⚓️
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Michelle Wiese Bockmann @michellewb.bsky.social · 1h
yep! nobody seems to have twigged yet that class/RO is as derelict as the flag registries
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vesselspotter.bsky.social @vesselspotter.bsky.social · 2h
#Airbus #MRTT #MultiRoleTankerTransport returning after a period over northern #Sweden #SE

#DE #Germany airforce checking #Russia sub?

#RDN and #RSwN nearby
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vesselspotter.bsky.social @vesselspotter.bsky.social · 2h
#DE #Germany #Coastguard #Küstenwache watching the gate (most favoured spot at southern exit from #GreatBelt into #BalticSea)
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vesselspotter.bsky.social @vesselspotter.bsky.social · 2h
#DE #Germany #Coastguard #Küstenwache watching the gate (most favoured spot at southern exit from #GreatBelt into #BalticSea)
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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 3h
...Danish [D] + Swedish [S] military ships continue to track Novorossiysk + Yakov Grebelskiy; locations at 12:00 UTC
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H I Sutton @covertshores.bsky.social · 2h
Don’t know who needs to hear this, but Russian Navy KILO class submarines transiting to/from Mediterranean on the surface are routine. NATO of course watches them closely, as in this photo.

Russia does have increasing difficulty maintaining a presence in Med but this in itself isn’t a big deal
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vesselspotter.bsky.social @vesselspotter.bsky.social · 2h
#Airbus #MRTT #MultiRoleTankerTransport returning after a period over northern #Sweden #SE

#DE #Germany airforce checking #Russia sub?

#RDN and #RSwN nearby
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Kerstin @kerstin10785berlin.bsky.social · 2h
Shadow fleet (crude oil) tanker SARASWATI (IMO 9383869), former SARASOTA A, blt. 2008, curr'ly u/flag of Gambia (earlier in 2025: Benin (?), Panama, Malta), is still anchored in Ust-Luga/RU, but expected to depart towards Suez Port/Egypt any time soon.
Sanctions & Bans: EU
#BalticSea #GulfOfFinland
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Christian Panton @pa.nton.cx · 11d
Breaking:

False flagged tanker Saraswati about to pass by Copenhagen and the EU summit.
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Naval News @navalnews.com · 3h
On Tuesday, October 7, 2025, the French Navy’s Air Defense FREMM Alsace successfully carried out an Aster 30 anti-aircraft missile launch against a supersonic target fired from a Rafale Marine 🇫🇷 🚀
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
French Air Defense FREMM hits supersonic target with Aster 30 missile - Naval News
The French Navy's Air Defense FREMM Alsace successfully carried out an Aster 30 anti-aircraft missile launch against a supersonic target fired from a Rafale Marine.
www.navalnews.com
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wip. @altw.bsky.social · 2h
#USNavy #RAF poseidon MRA1 / P-8A poseidon seen over the baltic sea, RAF specifically operating at low altitude 7.5K feet altitude to the north of gotland sweden, departures from RAF lossiemouth and keflavik iceland. #RFR7040 #43C919 #AE6814
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 6h
The Dutch government has granted itself the power to intervene in company decisions of the Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia.
Dutch government seizes control of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia
The move could inflame wider trade tensions between Beijing and the European Union.
www.politico.eu
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ukdefencejournal.org.uk
UK Defence Journal @ukdefencejournal.org.uk · 5h
Denmark will acquire 16 additional F-35 Lightning II fighter jets, bringing its total fleet to 43 aircraft, according to the Danish Ministry of Defence.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/denmark-to-b...
Denmark to buy 16 more F-35 stealth jets
Denmark will acquire 16 additional F-35 Lightning II fighter jets, bringing its total fleet to 43 aircraft, according to the Danish Ministry of Defence.
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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 5h
Two military ships (MMSI 220431000 + MMSI 265500780) currently tracking what could be Novorossiysk + Yakov Grebelskiy heading south in the Skagerrak as of 10:30 UTC

- at a 7-knot average speed of advance, ships could arrive near Great Belt Bridge at 08:00 UTC (10:00 local) tomorrow
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Christian Panton @pa.nton.cx · 5h
Yeah already have my eyes on it. Also SUN under Timor-Leste exiting the GoF now
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Nerdic Defence @nerdicdefence.bsky.social · 5h
HNoMS Thor Heyerdahl operating in Trollfjorden in Norway.
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Selshevneren @selshevneren.bsky.social · 19h
KNM Thor Heyerdahl seiler inn i Trollfjorden.
📸Ørjan Andreassen /@Forsvaret_no
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H I Sutton @covertshores.bsky.social · 5h
Article stealing
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UK Defence Journal @ukdefencejournal.org.uk · 8h
You've just copied and pasted our entire article.
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BYTESEU @byteseu.bsky.social · 13h
RAF spy planes patrol almost entire NATO border with Russia

https://www.byteseu.com/1445612/

Two Royal Air Force aircraft have carried out extensive surveillance flights along NATO’s eastern frontier, covering the entire stretch from the Arctic Ocean to the Black Sea, the UK Defence Journal …
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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 4h
Project 16450 oceanographic research vessel (special purpose) "Akademik Ageyev".
📷 N. Prokhorov (Oct. 10, 2025)
fleetphoto.ru/photo/521207/
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Till Eckert @tilleckert.com · 6h
What a story: In Germany, a top AfD politician tried to cash in on diamond deals – teaming up with an alleged Chinese spy.

Outstanding reporting by @jmuellertoewe.bsky.social and Annika Leister.

www.t-online.de/nachrichten/...
Mit AfD-Spion in China: Die diskreten Diamantendeals der Familie Schmidt
Die Familie des AfD-Politikers Jan Wenzel Schmidt versucht, Geld mit künstlichen Diamanten zu machen. Mit einem Spion besichtigte er selbst die Produktion in China.
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Dr Emma Salisbury @salisbot.bsky.social · 4h
Naval nerds - check out this cool online discussion about battleships and the Baltic coming up on 23 October, including the former CO of the USS Iowa

eveeno.com/694859523
Battleships and the Baltic: Does maritime strategy need big guns?
eveeno.com
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navalnews.com
Naval News @navalnews.com · 4h
The UK’s newest Astute-class submarine, Agamemnon, has successfully submerged for the first time at BAE Systems in Barrow, Cumbria 🇬🇧
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
Royal Navy's newest Astute-class submarine dives for the first time - Naval News
The UK's Astute-class submarine, Agamemnon, newest nuclear submarine has successfully submerged for the first time at BAE Systems in Barrow, Cumbria.
www.navalnews.com
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Journalisten @journalisten.dk · 7h
Politiet dropper X fra januar. I stedet kan journalister følge med på politiets egen nyhedskanal. #dkmedier journalisten.dk/nyhedsoverbl...
Politiet dropper X og opretter egen nyhedskanal
Det er snart fortid for nyhedsjournalister at kunne få et overblik over udmeldinger af operativ karakter fra landets politikredse i et Tweetdeck.Politiet forlader nemlig X fra januar 2026 og opretter ...
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wip. @altw.bsky.social · 7h
#Swedish swedish S102B korpen (raven) having departed from linkoping sweden, aircraft seen on the flight radar completing flights through the baltic states, to the east close to border regions with russia. #SVF680 #4A81F8
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