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US to take part in Russia’s answer to Eurovision
Singer B. Howard will join acts from Belarus, Cuba and Venezuela at event in Moscow.
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Shadow fleet tankers experiment with stateless identification numbers
▶️Simultaneous use of legitimate and illegitimate numbers ▶️One ship used a technically flagless MMSI number alongside a fake IMO number
www.lloydslist.com/articles/202...
https://www.lloydslist.com/articles/2025/08/21/shadow-fleet-tankers-experiment-with-stateless-identification-numbers
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Dozens of sanctioned tankers fly Comoros flag despite government saying they were deregistered
▶️63 tankers Comoros said it had deregistered ▶️Comorian government sent letters to the port state control regimes with a list of 92 ships it said were deregistered
www.lloydslist.com/articles/202...
https://www.lloydslist.com/articles/2025/08/21/dozens-of-sanctioned-tankers-fly-comoros-flag-despite-government-saying-they-were-deregistered
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Exclusive First Look at Davie/Helsinki Shipyard's Arctic Security Cutter Design
More specifics on the Multi-Purpose Polar Support Ship
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New Orleans is Burning | US Navy Amphib Suffers a Fire off the coast of Okinawa
1⃣USS New Orleans suspected electrical fire 2⃣Fire isolated up forward 3⃣Fire has burned through the day with Japanese tugs and coast guard on scene.
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The strikes on Unecha are also part of a campaign to reduce the production capacity of Russian (and in this case, Belarusian) oil refineries.
Mozyr (Mazur) receives its oil from the Druzhba pipeline. Thus, by attacking Unecha, it is possible to indirectly stop the work of the Mozyr oil refinery.
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Interesting development, non-assigned MMSI prefixes being used by stateless tankers.
Maybe this triggers UNCLOS article 19 (k) - if doubt whether flagged by a real state?
Shadow fleet tankers experiment with stateless identification numbers
Seven tankers have been tracked since June, all using the same unique and ultimately flagless identity
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Starting to enjoy the trend of false flagged vessels being followed by the German Coast Guard.
But, to be effective, you gotta stop those ships.
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Yeah, it is not optimal being in top 10 of shipping nations in the world... Historically we have been very good at taking advantage of those Straits 🦹♂️
