How that NOTAM roughly looks next to the NASA FIRMS data.
November 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
How that NOTAM roughly looks next to the NASA FIRMS data.
Re: Yasny/Dumbarovsky missile launch failure, I had twigged this NOTAM earlier today, together with a NOTAM over Kura, but wasn't sure if they were actually going to launch or not.
Guess they answered that.
Guess they answered that.
November 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Re: Yasny/Dumbarovsky missile launch failure, I had twigged this NOTAM earlier today, together with a NOTAM over Kura, but wasn't sure if they were actually going to launch or not.
Guess they answered that.
Guess they answered that.
Certainly not a great spot to drag an anchor ;)
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Certainly not a great spot to drag an anchor ;)
And that's that for tonight.
November 23, 2025 at 9:40 PM
And that's that for tonight.
KAYI03 & 04 at either side of the NOTAM area.
November 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
KAYI03 & 04 at either side of the NOTAM area.
(To be clear I am not any kind of satellite image analyst, I could be looking at a large cake for all I know)
November 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
(To be clear I am not any kind of satellite image analyst, I could be looking at a large cake for all I know)
Turkey has issued a number of NOTAMs for the Black Sea covering 23, 25, 26 November and 02 December, all are surface to unlimited & run between the hours of 2100 & 2259.
Officially described as "GUN FIRING" I think these may relate to planned missile tests from the launch complex at 41.93N 28.04E.
Officially described as "GUN FIRING" I think these may relate to planned missile tests from the launch complex at 41.93N 28.04E.
November 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Turkey has issued a number of NOTAMs for the Black Sea covering 23, 25, 26 November and 02 December, all are surface to unlimited & run between the hours of 2100 & 2259.
Officially described as "GUN FIRING" I think these may relate to planned missile tests from the launch complex at 41.93N 28.04E.
Officially described as "GUN FIRING" I think these may relate to planned missile tests from the launch complex at 41.93N 28.04E.
It's OK we've positioned hundreds of Irish naval vessels off the Chinese coast.
Joking of course - it seems like a lot of Chinese fishing vessels use the Irish AIS code address header for their fishing net buoys, so when you filter by Irish flag, you get all of these returns......
Joking of course - it seems like a lot of Chinese fishing vessels use the Irish AIS code address header for their fishing net buoys, so when you filter by Irish flag, you get all of these returns......
November 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
It's OK we've positioned hundreds of Irish naval vessels off the Chinese coast.
Joking of course - it seems like a lot of Chinese fishing vessels use the Irish AIS code address header for their fishing net buoys, so when you filter by Irish flag, you get all of these returns......
Joking of course - it seems like a lot of Chinese fishing vessels use the Irish AIS code address header for their fishing net buoys, so when you filter by Irish flag, you get all of these returns......
In the midst of all of Yantar related conversation - it's interesting to note that an Irish Air Corps C295 - the transport (#286) rather than maritime patrol variant, flew to RAF Lossiemouth today. Home of the RAF P-8 fleet.
It wasn't a quick stop either.
It wasn't a quick stop either.
November 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
In the midst of all of Yantar related conversation - it's interesting to note that an Irish Air Corps C295 - the transport (#286) rather than maritime patrol variant, flew to RAF Lossiemouth today. Home of the RAF P-8 fleet.
It wasn't a quick stop either.
It wasn't a quick stop either.
Activity around the ~21 October test.
November 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Activity around the ~21 October test.
Looks like it was a good trip!
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November 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Looks like it was a good trip!
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RFA Proteus has stopped within the Irish EEZ, relatively close to where some of the fun happened a year ago.
It's currently a little less than 1NM away from the gas interconnector.
Hopefully just a training ex rather than a full blown replay of last year.
It's currently a little less than 1NM away from the gas interconnector.
Hopefully just a training ex rather than a full blown replay of last year.
November 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
RFA Proteus has stopped within the Irish EEZ, relatively close to where some of the fun happened a year ago.
It's currently a little less than 1NM away from the gas interconnector.
Hopefully just a training ex rather than a full blown replay of last year.
It's currently a little less than 1NM away from the gas interconnector.
Hopefully just a training ex rather than a full blown replay of last year.
RFA Proteus working away in the Irish Sea again today.
Around this time last year, RFA Proteus was shadowing Yantar while it lingered over cables and vitally important gas interconnectors in the Irish Sea, in some not so subtle signalling.
(To be clear, I don't know where Yantar is right now...)
Around this time last year, RFA Proteus was shadowing Yantar while it lingered over cables and vitally important gas interconnectors in the Irish Sea, in some not so subtle signalling.
(To be clear, I don't know where Yantar is right now...)
November 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
RFA Proteus working away in the Irish Sea again today.
Around this time last year, RFA Proteus was shadowing Yantar while it lingered over cables and vitally important gas interconnectors in the Irish Sea, in some not so subtle signalling.
(To be clear, I don't know where Yantar is right now...)
Around this time last year, RFA Proteus was shadowing Yantar while it lingered over cables and vitally important gas interconnectors in the Irish Sea, in some not so subtle signalling.
(To be clear, I don't know where Yantar is right now...)
Interesting recent episodes of @restisclassified.bsky.social podcast on Crypto AG.
I remember being amazed that Crypto AG was still in business in the 2000's as there appeared to be open & widely reported suspicion of them since at least the 1980s.
(Clipping: Irish Times, January 24, 1987)
I remember being amazed that Crypto AG was still in business in the 2000's as there appeared to be open & widely reported suspicion of them since at least the 1980s.
(Clipping: Irish Times, January 24, 1987)
November 7, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Interesting recent episodes of @restisclassified.bsky.social podcast on Crypto AG.
I remember being amazed that Crypto AG was still in business in the 2000's as there appeared to be open & widely reported suspicion of them since at least the 1980s.
(Clipping: Irish Times, January 24, 1987)
I remember being amazed that Crypto AG was still in business in the 2000's as there appeared to be open & widely reported suspicion of them since at least the 1980s.
(Clipping: Irish Times, January 24, 1987)
Reno 911 was a documentary
November 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Reno 911 was a documentary
A movie you’ve seen more than 7 times with a gif
November 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
A movie you’ve seen more than 7 times with a gif
My apologies - I hadn't had enough coffee!
RZK Constanta is actually in Belushya Guba - it left Severny on 28 October, same day Yauza arrived in Severny.
It is Teriberka & (possibly) Sabetta in Gribovaya Bay.
I say "possibly" as Sabetta seems more reluctant to use AIS.
Sentinel 1 SAR from today.
RZK Constanta is actually in Belushya Guba - it left Severny on 28 October, same day Yauza arrived in Severny.
It is Teriberka & (possibly) Sabetta in Gribovaya Bay.
I say "possibly" as Sabetta seems more reluctant to use AIS.
Sentinel 1 SAR from today.
October 31, 2025 at 10:58 AM
My apologies - I hadn't had enough coffee!
RZK Constanta is actually in Belushya Guba - it left Severny on 28 October, same day Yauza arrived in Severny.
It is Teriberka & (possibly) Sabetta in Gribovaya Bay.
I say "possibly" as Sabetta seems more reluctant to use AIS.
Sentinel 1 SAR from today.
RZK Constanta is actually in Belushya Guba - it left Severny on 28 October, same day Yauza arrived in Severny.
It is Teriberka & (possibly) Sabetta in Gribovaya Bay.
I say "possibly" as Sabetta seems more reluctant to use AIS.
Sentinel 1 SAR from today.
The vessels involved in monitoring Burevestnik tests, appear to be departing Matochkin Shar en masse this morning.
Some "Mission Accomplished" choreography.
But it's not entirely wrapped up yet; as the continued presence of RZK Constanta, Yauza and Teriberka attests.
Some "Mission Accomplished" choreography.
But it's not entirely wrapped up yet; as the continued presence of RZK Constanta, Yauza and Teriberka attests.
October 27, 2025 at 8:51 AM
The vessels involved in monitoring Burevestnik tests, appear to be departing Matochkin Shar en masse this morning.
Some "Mission Accomplished" choreography.
But it's not entirely wrapped up yet; as the continued presence of RZK Constanta, Yauza and Teriberka attests.
Some "Mission Accomplished" choreography.
But it's not entirely wrapped up yet; as the continued presence of RZK Constanta, Yauza and Teriberka attests.
I was hoping I'd get around to doing a full review in the next month or so, once the vessels had gone home - but anyway, just to highlight something: there were, since August, something like 6 or 7 other potential test windows, based on vessel/aircraft movements. Below just shows since September.
October 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I was hoping I'd get around to doing a full review in the next month or so, once the vessels had gone home - but anyway, just to highlight something: there were, since August, something like 6 or 7 other potential test windows, based on vessel/aircraft movements. Below just shows since September.
Here's a timelapse I've put together showing the departure of vessels from Matochkin Shar on 18-19 October, to take up their test monitoring positions, to their return, beginning on the night of 21 October.
October 26, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Here's a timelapse I've put together showing the departure of vessels from Matochkin Shar on 18-19 October, to take up their test monitoring positions, to their return, beginning on the night of 21 October.