Three vessels hit by drones while sailing in Black... Sea Three commercial vessels were reportedly struck by Russian drones while transiting the Black Sea. According to media reports, minor fires broke out and no injuries were reported. One of the vessels was identified as the Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier KSL Deyang. According to #MarineTraffic data, the vessel departed Burgas, Bulgaria, on 3 May at 14:17 UTC and later updated her AIS destination from to Solina, Romania on 11 May at 02:30 UTC. The bulker was recorded underway in the Black Sea on 14 May.show more

Bulk carrier attacked off Yemen continues toward India A... bulk carrier has reportedly come under attack by unknown armed assailants off Yemen, prompting renewed warnings for vessels transiting the southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. The incident involving the Palau-flagged bulk carrier Lady Naeima was reported at around 07:19 UTC on 5 July, approximately 30 nautical miles southwest of Al Hudaydah, Yemen. According to #MarineTraffic data, the 137-metre bulker is now underway in the Gulf of Aden, sailing at around 13.8 knots and heading for Kandla, India. The vessel crossed Bab el-Mandeb at 17:03 UTC on 5 July and later entered the Gulf of Aden at 20:28 UTC, after leaving the incident area. The Lady Naeima is currently sailing in ballast, with a reported draught of 5.1 metres, and an estimated arrival at Kandla on 12 July.show more

Russian tanker hit in Ukrainian drone strike A Russian... oil tanker tied to Moscow’s so-called shadow fleet has sustained critical damage after being struck by Ukrainian aerial drones in the Mediterranean Sea, according to reports. #MarineTraffic data shows the tanker Qendil sailing off the coast of Crete, on a route running parallel to Libya’s coastline, when it altered course by 188° in the early hours of December 19. The vessel had departed Sikka, India, and was en route to Ust Luga, Russia, in the Baltic Sea. Watch the vessel’s playback.show more

A few hours ago, the LIDER BORDO MAVI Ro-Ro,... IMO 8009088, was attacked by three drones while sailing from Samsun toward the Russian port of Tuapse. Since Ukraine’s USF stopped regularly publishing footage of strikes on vessels, it may have looked as if the campaign had slowed down. The constant stream of new attack reports and videos filmed by ship crews shows the opposite. Attacks are continuing, and all vessels sailing to Russian Black Sea ports remain at risk. Footage shows the LIDER BORDO MAVI Ro-Ro departing Samsun for Tuapse earlier todayshow more

Several Ukrainian naval drones have struck the Russian Black... Sea port Tuapse in the Krasnodar Krai region. Pier 169 was hit, with initial reports talking about damages to Russian vessels and port infrastructure.show more

First crude carrier heads west through Strait of Hormuz... since the US blockade The Malta-flagged VLCC Agios Fanourios I has become the first crude carrier to head west through the Strait of Hormuz since the US blockade on Iran’s ports came into force. According to #MarineTraffic data, the tanker made a second transit attempt after remaining at anchor in the Gulf of Oman for nearly two days. Her AIS status changed from “At Anchor” to “Underway using Engine” at 21:28 UTC on 14 April, and the vessel successfully crossed the Strait of Hormuz at 01:51 UTC, entering the Persian Gulf at 02:36 UTC. The vessel is currently sailing at around 13.6 knots and is expected to arrive in Basrah, Iraq, on 16 April.show more

US-seized tanker Skipper now underway, accompanied by US Coast... Guard The VLCC Skipper, which was seized by US forces, is now underway and being closely monitored by the US Coast Guard. The #tanker began moving on 10 December at 22:38 UTC following her interception. #MarineTraffic data shows that the vessel changed course in the early hours of 11 December at 00:35 UTC, shortly before updating her reported draught from 12m to 21.4m. Later today, at 14:25 UTC, the Skipper came into close proximity with a US Coast Guard vessel.show more

Fire involving two LNG vessels disrupts Damietta terminal A... fire involving the Energos Winter floating storage and regasification unit and the LNG carrier GasLog Salem has disrupted activity at Egypt’s Damietta LNG terminal. Following the incident, both vessels were moved offshore as authorities assessed the damage, while another #LNG carrier scheduled to discharge at the terminal also departed the area. The blaze was contained and no casualties were reported.show more

Cruise ship assists stranded skiff near superyacht Launchpad The... 58-metre expedition cruise ship Wilderness Legacy diverted to assist a 6-metre skiff that had run out of fuel in Southeast Alaska, while the 118-metre superyacht Launchpad was operating nearby. The US Coast Guard determined that the skiff was not in distress and issued a marine assistance request. Wilderness Legacy subsequently reached the boat and reportedly towed it into the sheltered waters of Farragut Bay. According to #MarineTraffic data, Wilderness Legacy altered course twice, at 06:11 and 06:38 UTC on 4 August, before stopping at 07:05 UTC and getting underway again at 07:46 UTC. Launchpad was recorded stopped at 06:15 UTC and later drifting at 07:58 UTC. A representative for the Zuckerberg-owned Launchpad told media outlets that the crew had been operating on a different radio channel and that assistance was already underway by the time the Coast Guard broadcast was reviewed. All parties were reported safe.show more

Tanker sailing under false flag hijacked in Gulf of... Aden and redirected towards Somalia Six armed individuals reportedly boarded a tanker in the Gulf of Aden, took control of the vessel and redirected her towards Somalia. #MarineTraffic data shows the 32,200-dwt oil products tanker updated her AIS destination to Port Sudan on 15 August and entered the Somalia High Risk Area at 17:18 UTC on 19 August. Her latest AIS position before the reported boarding showed her sailing west-southwest through the Gulf of Aden at around 9.3 knots, with a reported draught of 10.9 metres.show more

Bayraktar lives! The Ukrainian Navy has released footage showing... the destruction of a Russian unmanned surface vessel by a drone whose interface looks like that used by the Bayraktar TB2. According to the Navy, a total of three Russian unmanned surface vessels were destroyed in the Black Sea during the operation.show more

Life as it is... A man swims in the... sea while a damaged ship smolders on the horizon Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Friday that Russian forces had struck three vessels allegedly used to transport Ukrainian military cargo in the Black Sea. Reuters could not independently verify the Russian Defense Ministry’s claims.show more

Video shows the severely damaged container ship RMS TEAM... entering the port of Samsun after the August 21 drone attack in the Black Sea while it was heading to the Russian port of Novorossiysk. The vessel had been sailing from Gemlik, Turkey, to Novorossiysk when it was struck. Fires broke out in the accommodation and engine-room areas and later spread to containers on deck.show more

Six cruise ships clear Strait of Hormuz during brief... reopening A flotilla of cruise ships stranded in Gulf ports since late February has now cleared the Strait of Hormuz, taking advantage of a brief reopening of the waterway before tighter controls returned. According to #MarineTraffic data, Celestyal Discovery was first through, crossing the strait at 14:30 UTC on 17 April after departing Port Rashid, Dubai, earlier that day. Four more ships followed on 18 April within less than an hour, led by Celestyal Journey at 10:54 UTC, followed by MSC Euribia at 11:11 UTC, Mein Schiff 5 at 11:44 UTC, and Mein Schiff 4 at 11:46 UTC. A sixth vessel, Aroya, crossed on 19 April at 19:15 UTC, extending departures from Dubai, Doha, Abu Dhabi, and Dammam. The crossings took place during a narrow window after Iran said the strait was open to commercial traffic during the ceasefire, though access has since tightened again.show more

Strait of Hormuz traffic remains uneven Vessel activity through... the Strait of Hormuz continues, but traffic patterns remain uneven and visibility remains limited. According to #MarineTraffic data, 29 verified vessel crossings were recorded between 10 and 14 June, covering crude, refined products, LPG, chemicals, methanol, and general cargo movements. Activity was concentrated on 11 and 12 June, while directional flows remained imbalanced: 23 crossings moved west-to-east, compared with six in the opposite direction. Route transparency also remains a key issue, with 18 crossings, or around 62%, classified as Dark or Unknown Route. Two sanctioned vessels were also identified during the period.show more

❕ Zelensky showed footage of the strike on the... Russian container ship Yanina According to the Ukrainian president, the sanctioned vessel sailing under the Russian flag was struck in the Black and Azov Sea area and subsequently sank. Its capacity exceeded 100,000 tonnes. That same night, SBU units struck infrastructure at three Russian oil refineries in Bashkortostan — around 1,600 kilometres from Ukraine. “Thank you for your precision!” Zelensky wrote.show more

⚡ Ukrainian forces destroy Russian drone base in Crimea... The General Staff reported that Ukraine’s Navy struck a Russian drone base at the Khersones airfield in occupied Crimea. The strike destroyed up to three Mohajer-6 and two Forpost UAVs — drones Russia had been using for reconnaissance over the Black Sea. On the night of August 21, occupation chief Razvozhayev tried to explain away the blasts as “Black Sea Fleet drills,” but social media users were quick to doubt his version — and rightly so 😉show more

⚡️ Ukrainian drones attacked southern Russia — an S-400... was reportedly hit near Sochi Explosions were reported across Krasnodar Krai and the Rostov region overnight on September 14. Ukrainian monitoring channels claim that an S-400 air-defense system was hit in the Dagomys area. Sochi authorities said five people were injured, including a child. Falling debris also damaged three private homes. In the Rostov region, Governor Yuri Slyusar said around 50 drones were shot down. Debris damaged homes, vehicles and a power line, leaving 30 houses without electricity. According to local authorities, no one was injured. Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed that 399 Ukrainian drones were intercepted overnight over several regions, Russian-occupied Crimea and the Black Sea.show more

🇷🇺 Russian jet-powered Geran-4 drones hit two bulk carriers... in the Black Sea that were operating near Ukrainian ports. The faster kamikaze drones, based on the Shahed design, are harder to stop than the older propeller versions and carry bigger warheads. These attacks have become a regular part of the campaign against Ukrainian ports and commercial vessels, with Moscow claiming the ships carry military cargo and Kyiv calling them civilian grain carriers. Writer: Solshow more

🛢 Sea drones vs Russian LNG tanker: Arctic Metagaz... on fire in Malta’s territorial waters A liquefied natural gas tanker was attacked by sea drones off the coast of Libya in Malta’s territorial waters. The strike caused a fire on board. All 30 crew members were rescued. The tanker had departed from Murmansk. Media reports suggest the attack may have been carried out by Ukraine’s Armed Forces or the GUR, but there has been no official confirmation from Kyiv. Russia’s Ministry of Transport called the incident “an act of international terrorism.”show more