Insurers Say War Cover Still Available for Gulf Voyages as Shipping Crisis Deepens
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Insurers Say War Cover Still Available for Gulf Voyages as Shipping Crisis Deepens
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At an event celebrating Inter Miami CF's 2025 Major League Soccer championship, Trump suggests Cuba is on the verge of a deal and that Cuban exiles will soon be able to return freely, predicting a celebratory moment "in a couple of weeks."
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The need for a dashboard to monitor the dashboards monitoring the dashboards is greater than ever.
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The post was published on March 3rd on Facebook
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Israeli Air Force publishes photo of aircraft likely armed with incendiary munitions according to OSMP assessment.
I'm interested in the charts that show the numbers of missiles and drones launched by Iran each day, but I haven't seen one yet that mentions the provenance of the data so I haven't amplified them. (There are so many dashboards now.)
DD Coordinates: 34.2933, 17.0667
Source: Libya RCC Coordination Center (via Libyan Ports and Maritime Transport Authority's Facebook
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Trying to make sense of an aircraft’s movements during a conflict? Context is everything. That’s why we built Turnstone, an open source tool that searches historical flight data to allow researchers to explore flight patterns over time and in specific locations. www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...
An administration of lawless violence at home and abroad
"For the first time since 1945, a United States Navy fast attack submarine has sunk an enemy combatant ship using a single Mark 48 torpedo to achieve immediate effect, sending the warship to the bottom of the sea."
Gen. Caine, US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman
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Sri Lanka's Foreign minister said 180 people were on board the IRIS Dena. Thirty-two people were subsequently rescued by Sri Lankan naval personnel.
Rescue and recovery efforts continue.
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⚡ United States Claims Sinking of Iranian Frigate IRIS Dena off Southern Sri Lanka
First claimed kill of a US submarine since 1945.
Source: US Department of Defense
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DD Coordinates: 34.2933, 17.0667
Libyan RCC Coordination Center Information
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"U.S. Special Forces soldiers are advising and supporting Ecuadorian commandos on raids across the country against suspected drug shipment facilities and other drug-related sites."
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Video shared by US Southern Command to announce beginning of operations.
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"U.S. Special Forces soldiers are advising and supporting Ecuadorian commandos on raids across the country against suspected drug shipment facilities and other drug-related sites."
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⚠️ Ecuadorian and U.S. military forces launch operations against Designated Terrorist Organizations in Ecuador
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The Times of Malta has additional detail on the Maltese government's response.
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Keep an eye on @mercoglianos.bsky.social of What's Going with Shipping for further context on what may have happened and what it all means.
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H.I. Sutton followed up with a video breaking down the vessel and what this incident could mean for shipping - worth watching for the bigger picture implications.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNgL...
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Arctic shipping analyst Malte Humpert reports that Diaplous Group, a Greek maritime security firm, confirmed an incident did occur. gCaptain has the rundown
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Worth noting: Ukraine's War Sanctions database flags ARCTIC METAGAZ for a history of AIS spoofing and lists it as sanctioned by multiple governments - this wasn't a random commercial vessel.
war-sanctions.gur.gov.ua/en/transport...
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A Telegram account claiming to have footage of the aftermath alleged the attack was carried out by Ukrainian actors. (Treat with appropriate skepticism — attribution in these cases is rarely straightforward)
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Naval analyst H.I. Sutton was among the first to flag ithe incident noting early reports pointed to a possible USV (sea drone) attack.
@covertshores.bsky.social
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For context: Libya's SRR (Search and Rescue Region) sits south of Malta.
www.globalsarhub.com/sea-sar.html
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The Armed Forces of Malta report the rescue of the crew of Russian-flagged LNG carrier ARCTIC METAGAZ (IMO: 9243148) following an incident in Libya's search and rescue region.
Source: www.facebook.com/share/p/181w...
Link of video shared on telegram reportedly of ARCTIC METAGAZ fire:
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Attached screen shots of original caption and DeepL machine translation
@puca.bsky.social - I believe you might have been interested in this vessel
About the OSMP:
"The Open Source Munitions Portal is a tool for researchers, journalists and practitioners trying to learn more about munitions and their use and impact in conflicts. It was launched in November 2023."
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The Open Source Munitions Portal has published a new collection - "The Iran War 2026" - with 10 expert-reviewed entries so far, with more to come as the conflict develops.
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