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Independent Defense Analysis, Unconventional Naval Warfare, author, submarines, #OSINT, illustrations. Mostly typos http://www.hisutton.com/

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Ships sunk by submarines since World War Two, thread

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4th Dec 1971, Pakistani submarine PNS Hangor sunk India frigate INS Khukri with a torpedo

06.03.2026 20:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 220 ๐Ÿ” 54 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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4th Mar 2026 Iranian the Moudge class light frigate IRIS Dena torpedoed and sunk by a U.S. navy submarine, possibly a Virginia class, in Indian Ocean

06.03.2026 20:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 103 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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26th Mar 2010 South Korean corvette ROKS Cheonan sunk by a torpedo from a likely North Korean MS-29 Yono class midget submarine

06.03.2026 20:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 103 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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2nd May 1982 Argentinian cruiser Brlgrano sunk by torpedoes from the British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror during the Falklands War

06.03.2026 20:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 89 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ships sunk by submarines since World War Two, thread

1.

4th Dec 1971, Pakistani submarine PNS Hangor sunk India frigate INS Khukri with a torpedo

06.03.2026 20:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 220 ๐Ÿ” 54 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Your healthy reminder that slides were better before PowerPoint

06.03.2026 20:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 126 ๐Ÿ” 13 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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BREAKING: Swedish Coastguard have diverted general cargo CAFFA on itโ€™s way to Russia The Swedish Coast Guard cutter KBV 003 AMFITRITE have diverted the general cargo ship CAFFA on it's way to Saint Petersburg in Russia, and brought in outside Trelleborg in southernmost Sweden.

BREAKING: Swedish Coastguard have diverted general cargo CAFFA on itโ€™s way to Russia

06.03.2026 17:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 203 ๐Ÿ” 49 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10 ๐Ÿ“Œ 12

Useful in a war as drone detection and warning network

06.03.2026 19:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ›ฐ Exclusive HD sat pic of ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russian cargo SABETTA, in Baltiysk

Loading military vehicles, unknown type. Any idea?

She set sail on Feb. 22 for Conakry, Guinea ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณ, escorted by ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ landing ship ALEKSANDER SHABALIN.

Reminds us of MYS ZHELANIYA and SEVEROMORSK spotted in Libya.

06.03.2026 16:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 41 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A March 3 explosion at the location of the now sunken Russian LNG tanker Arctic MetaGaz in the Mediterranean Sea was captured in mid-infrared optical imagery from the geostationary Meteosat-12 satellite. Visualisation: @simonsat.bsky.social/ESA. Data: EUMETSAT

05.03.2026 19:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 193 ๐Ÿ” 42 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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UFORCE launches in UK with seed funding A new defence technology company bringing Ukrainian battlefield-tested autonomous systems to allied militaries has launched globally with its headquarters in the United Kingdom.

A new defence technology company bringing Ukrainian battlefield-tested autonomous systems to allied militaries has launched globally with its headquarters in the United Kingdom.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uforce-launc...

06.03.2026 08:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 86 ๐Ÿ” 20 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Zubr

04.03.2026 21:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Italyโ€™s DRASS will provide six new-generation compact submarines in addition to SDVs to Indonesia - Naval News Italyโ€™s DRASS will provide six new-generation compact submarines in addition to SDVs to the Indonesian Navy.

Italyโ€™s DRASS will provide six new-generation compact submarines in addition to SDVs to Indonesia ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...

04.03.2026 10:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 58 ๐Ÿ” 12 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

BZ
Reports sheโ€™s since sunk (?). Any indications this might be correct?

04.03.2026 16:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you

04.03.2026 14:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Can you share a link?

04.03.2026 13:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Admiral Sir Sidney Smith wants a word

04.03.2026 13:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Of great interest, good decision

04.03.2026 11:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 249 ๐Ÿ” 37 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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So, in case anyone is wondering, thatโ€™s a completely loss. Itโ€™s the maritime equivalent of this tank, yeah some paint is still there but itโ€™s not returning to service

04.03.2026 09:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 188 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Latest photos of the sanctioned Russian LNG tanker Arctic Metagaz in Mediterranean, after being hit by USVs (surface drones). Still floating but a complete loss for Russia.

04.03.2026 08:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 437 ๐Ÿ” 84 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 32 ๐Ÿ“Œ 18

Thatโ€™s why you can follow defence analysts on Bluesky

04.03.2026 07:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I recommend to staying at least as far as the other end of the internet.

04.03.2026 07:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Rough calcs...

The vessel plus cargo was likely valued at as much as $300,000,000

China unlikely to have paids for the cargo, so total loss to Russia.

03.03.2026 21:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 775 ๐Ÿ” 119 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 34 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

New record in turret tossing?

03.03.2026 23:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 130 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

touche

03.03.2026 22:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Rough calcs...

The vessel plus cargo was likely valued at as much as $300,000,000

China unlikely to have paids for the cargo, so total loss to Russia.

03.03.2026 21:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 775 ๐Ÿ” 119 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 34 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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marine traffic updated!

03.03.2026 20:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 170 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

bsky.app/profile/cove...

03.03.2026 20:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 86 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Yes clearly a paste error on that slide, sorry, why I hesitated

Here is an artificial sun, didnโ€™t have these images when the video was made

03.03.2026 20:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Not the sunrise, but the Russian LNG tanker which was hit by suspected USVs (maritime surface drones) earlier this morning. Reporting only slowly coming out. Photos taken from another merchant vessel.

Crew reported rescued by Maltese forces

03.03.2026 20:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 758 ๐Ÿ” 176 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 44 ๐Ÿ“Œ 41