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Don Jay 🌊⚓️ @donjay611.bsky.social · 1d

OSINT professionals : Do you have satellite traces on these drones ? What's your analysis of the escalating threats ?

Source : reuters.com/business/aer...

reuters.com

Don Jay 🌊⚓️ @donjay611.bsky.social · 1d

These incidents, also affecting military bases, highlight persistent vulnerabilities in Europe's air and maritime security. Beyond meetings, urgent measures for enhanced interception and surveillance are essential.

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Don Jay 🌊⚓️ @donjay611.bsky.social · 1d

Belgium has convened an emergency National Security Council meeting. Experts suggest this could be part of Russia's hybrid warfare, testing European defenses. A risk that may extend to critical maritime hubs like Antwerp.

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Don Jay 🌊⚓️ @donjay611.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 Drone disruptions at Brussels-Zaventem Airport : Dozens of flights canceled this morning due to unidentified overflights.

#BelgiumSecurity #DroneThreat #MaritimeOSINT #HybridWarfare

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Don Jay 🌊⚓️ @donjay611.bsky.social · 1d

What OSINT hacks are YOU deploying against maritime threats ? Let's team up and expose them ! 🌊🔍

#DarkFleet #OSINT #MaritimeSecurity #PythonOSINT

Don Jay 🌊⚓️ @donjay611.bsky.social · 1d

Got pro tips for Python scripting AIS data or blending open-source intel ? Share your code, tools, or war stories from the waves.

Dive in with this maritime OSINT tutorial: youtube.com/watch?v=dl4v... it breaks down tracking vessels in deep sea, ideal for building scripts.

Maritime OSINT Tutorial: Track Vessels in the Deep Sea

YouTube video by Irfan Shakeel

youtube.com

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Don Jay 🌊⚓️ @donjay611.bsky.social · 1d

Pushing my dark fleet tracking script further. Using OSINT to unmask Russia's ghost ships.

But let's call it out : toothless sanctions let these polluters ravage our oceans !

Maritime OSINT Tutorial: Track Vessels in the Deep Sea

YouTube video by Irfan Shakeel

youtube.com

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Don Jay 🌊⚓️ @donjay611.bsky.social · 2d

Yet, with evolving threats like unidentified drones over military sites and dark fleets dodging sanctions to disrupt global security, how can we build on this ?

What's your view on advancing autonomous systems in naval ops ? Share your insights or experiences !

Don Jay 🌊⚓️ @donjay611.bsky.social · 2d

A milestone in the Belgo-Dutch mine countermeasures program, showcasing cutting-edge unmanned tech for safer seas! This upgrade highlights Belgium's commitment to innovative maritime defense.

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Don Jay 🌊⚓️ @donjay611.bsky.social · 2d

🌊⚓ Exciting news from the Belgian Navy : the M940 Oostende made its inaugural mooring in Zeebrugges on November 3, 2025.

mil.be/nl/news/de-o...

#BelgianNavy #MineHunter #MaritimeInnovation #OSINTatSea

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Don Jay 🌊⚓️ @donjay611.bsky.social · 4d

Belgian gov's 'deals' are weak, ignoring real safety fixes. As a retired sailor, I've seen this mess brew for years. Time for tough reforms, not endless talks !

#AntwerpPort #MaritimeStrikes #BelgiumShipping #EcoRisks

Don Jay 🌊⚓️ @donjay611.bsky.social · 4d

Antwerp's port chaos drags on after pilots' strike. Over 150 ships backed up, spiking barge costs and eco-risks like spills!

www.belganewsagency.eu/port-traffic...

Port traffic picks up again as pilots suspend strike

Traffic at the ports of Antwerp, Zeebrugge and Ghent resumed on Wednesday morning after a strike by maritime pilots was temporarily suspended. The...

www.belganewsagency.eu

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Don Jay 🌊⚓️ @donjay611.bsky.social · 9d

Over 1,000 ghost ships like this out there, renaming to evade sanctions. Wake-up call for IMO and ports : time for mandatory tracking and blacklists ?

OSINT pros : Spot any AIS spoofing on this one ? Share your tools !

Don Jay 🌊⚓️ @donjay611.bsky.social · 9d

Loaded with Russian crude, this 21 year old rust bucket, uninsured and dodging rules, exposes the chaos of shadow fleets : potential oil spills, crew dangers, and supply chain nightmares.

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Don Jay 🌊⚓️ @donjay611.bsky.social · 9d

🚨Breaking : Sanctioned Russian dark fleet tanker Komander (IMO 9271585, ex Prudence) grounds in Suez Canal, halting global trade !

#DarkFleet #ShadowFleet #MaritimeSafety #OSINT #SuezCanal

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Don Jay 🌊⚓️ @donjay611.bsky.social · 11d

This illegal diesel trade threatens maritime safety, environments, and supply chains with uninsured ships.
Beyond Russia’s operations, could this indicate a wider illicit fleet trend?

OSINT and maritime experts: How can satellites or AIS track these Latin American routes ?
Share tracking tips !

Don Jay 🌊⚓️ @donjay611.bsky.social · 11d

🛢️ 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

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Don Jay 🌊⚓️ @donjay611.bsky.social · 13d

🚨 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 !🛰️💻

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Don Jay 🌊⚓️ @donjay611.bsky.social · 14d

Belgian Navy monitors Russian submarine Novorossiysk near coast amid rising North Sea tensions.
Is sabotage of critical infrastructure, like wind farms or cables, a real risk ? Is this part of a broader Russian pattern ?

Mariners, have you seen anything suspicious ?

#BelgianNavy #RussianNavy

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Don Jay 🌊⚓️ @donjay611.bsky.social · 16d

What OSINT tools (satellites, AIS trackers) can uncover more ? Share your intel!

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Don Jay 🌊⚓️ @donjay611.bsky.social · 16d

🔍 Not just a swap: China's debut in Russia's sanction-dodging, bypassing U.S. bans on Arctic LNG.
No insurance means disasters could dwarf past spills, with cryogenic gas freezing seas & killing fisheries.
EU demands inspections of 1,400+ shadow ships, but China joins in ?

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Don Jay 🌊⚓️ @donjay611.bsky.social · 16d

Uninsured and opaque, increasing risks of explosive spills and fires.
Is this the start of a global maritime nightmare ?

gcaptain.com/china-joins-...

China Joins Russia’s Shadow Fleet with First-Ever Dark LNG Ship-to-Ship Transfer

Russia has carried out its first ship-to-ship (STS) transfer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) using so-called “shadow fleet” vessels, teaming up with a Chinese gas carrier. Satellite images and partial ...

gcaptain.com

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Don Jay 🌊⚓️ @donjay611.bsky.social · 16d

🛢️Breaking: China joins Russia's shadow fleet with first dark LNG ship-to-ship transfer off Malaysia!
Satellite images and AIS glitches show 170,000 cbm Perle transferring to CCH Gas.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Dark Ship Appears to Transfer Sanctioned Russia LNG Off Malaysia

A dark tanker carrying liquefied natural gas from a US-sanctioned Russian export plant has positioned itself for a rare open-water fuel transfer off the coast of Malaysia, satellite images show, in a ...

www.bloomberg.com

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Don Jay 🌊⚓️ @donjay611.bsky.social · 22d

EU plans 19th sanctions targeting fake flags
September oil exports + 6%.

theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

#ShadowFleet #OSINT #MaritimeSecurity #Intelligence #Sabotage

Experts say Russia is 'already waging a NATO drone war'. These maps show how

Peaceful European NATO nations that support Ukraine are repeatedly being targeted by mysterious drone incursions, and experts say dozens in the past month appear to have links to Russia.

abc.net.au

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Don Jay 🌊⚓️ @donjay611.bsky.social · 22d

Shadow Fleet Update: Zelenskyy claims Russia's ~1,000 tankers are used for intelligence and sabotage, including drone launches disrupting EU airspace (e.g., Denmark airports closed).

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