Bosphorus Observer
@yoruk
Obsessive ship-spotting by the Bosphorus -.-. .-. .. -- . .- / .. ... / ..- -.- .-. .- .. -. . 50501
Turkish Navy Ada class TCG Burgazada transited Bosphorus to look after Turkish interests in BlackSea while UAE based Mars Marine managed Sierra Leone flagged sanctioned shadow fleet tanker Caruzo departed BlackSea covered with homemade anti-drone measures & laden with one million barrels Urals blend
“A Living Black Sea Without Oil & Gas”: Dutch flag vessel Arctic Sunrise operated by Greenpeace transits Bosphorus en route to Burgas, Varna, Constanta. @greenpeace.org initiates “Cities Without Gas” campaign to encourage municipalities to invest in renewables instead of gas infrastructure #T
Bahamas flag Panamax tanker transits Bosporus towards the Black Sea en route from St Petersburg to... Gallifrey ??? #T
July 6th: Shadow fleet tanker FINA A, sanctioned by the EU in May 2025 and the UK in July2025 for its operations transporting Russian oil, was towed thru Bosphorus to the shipyard in Altınova, with significant damage on the port side after being engaged by Ukraine’s Defence Forces in the BlackSea #T
Ukraina rules the waves, at least in the Black Sea: No loading for an entire week at Sheskharis. Nullius in verba, let EU's Copernicus Sentinel 2 shows us all:
Spoofing! Russia's daily contribution to unsafe maritime practices: Stolen grain transporter Russian flag bulker Grumant is spoofing & pinging in the middle of Marmara while in the BlackSea. Attached, Grumant's north-bound transit on 8th July 21:00UTC.(#T) False ping's map via MT
Ship of Interest: sanctioned Shamkhani Network's UAE based Marvise SMC DMCC's Iran flagged cargo vessel Nyra 2 transited Bosphorus towards the Black Sea carrying cargo from Port Klang-Kandla-Mumbai allegedly to Batumi but likely to Novorossiysk. #T
Approximately 400 masked "white nationalists" of Patriot Front, neo-fascist aryan organization, were marching in front of Union Staion in downtown Washington DC
TCG Oruçreis sails past Statue of Liberty and pulls in to the New York Harbor for the massive maritime gathering #America250 via @ayakashikamo.bsky.social
Built by the Northern Machine-Building Enterprise SEVMASH, ICC indicted war criminal Vladimir Putin connected yacht Victoria departed the Black Sea and transited Bosphorus en route from Sochi to Bodrum.
Ship of Interest -- Shamkhani Network: Rasool Shirazi's Iran flagged container vessel Flexi 2 transited Bosphorus toward Med en route from Novorossiysk to Benghazi. #T
OFAC sanctioned Ship of Interest -- Shamkhani Network: Rasool Shirazi's Iran flagged container vessel transited Bosphorus and entered the Black Sea, sailing direct from Kandla India to Novorossiysk. #T
After being denied to unload in Haifa, then in Iskenderun, Panama flag bulker Panormitis transits Bosphorus laden, carrying its stolen grain cargo back to the Black Sea. Unfortunately, another Russian flag bulker, Zaid, is currently attempting to unload stolen grain to Iskenderun right now. #T #OATT
Wide-body traffic over Bosphorus: Sultan of Brunei's Boeing 747-800 "Flying Palace" V8-BKH flies east at 33000feet en route to Brunei Darussalam while Emirates Airbus 380-861 A6-EDX flies west to Charles de Gaulle over the Asia-bound traffic.
A small success: Panama flag bulker Panormitis, laden with stolen grain from occupied territories of Ukraine, is refused entry to the port of İskenderun. The vessel sails towards south & will likely try Syria or Egypt next. Picture: Panormitis was off the coast of Iskenderun on 14/05/26
DISTURBING: Panama flag bulker Panormitis, laden with stolen Ukrainian grain from occupied territories, arrives to Iskenderun anchorage after being dropped by Israeli importer & refused entry to the port of Haifa. Under no circumstance this ship should be allowed entry to a Turkish port.
Palau flag container vessel Gaia transits Bosphorus en route from Novorossiysk to Alexandria via Ambarlı carrying containers, including an IRISL box.
Another Strait Closed! Turkish flag container ship Kappa, en route from Novorossiysk to Körfez, in a laden condition during Bosphorus transit, experienced engine failure & ran aground at Yeniköy Point, approx 21:00UTC. International traffic temporarily suspended until Kappa is towed by CoastalSafety
Cameroon flag roro My Rose transited Bosphorus carrying Russian KAmAZ trucks from Novorossiysk to unknown African destination.
I am Turkish and I can tell you this is the absolutely correct. I even have the proof that he wrote all his work in Turkish
Trump administration policymaking: Something between a joke and a tragedy or treachery
Boeing 737-74Q, associated with Fahd bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Saud, climbs from Istanbul Atatürk over Bosphorus carrying Saudi VIP.
Shadow fleet is ready to transform identity & nationality at a moment’s notice: Suezmax tanker Grus I transits Bosphorus towards the Black Sea en route to Sheskharis. The tanker hoists a Mali flag but the hull registry is for a Cameroon port!
Meanwhile, White House must be sending possible tweet draft texts to Sharif because it absolutely does not make sense Pakistanis referring to their own prime minister as Pakistan’s PM. (Screen shot from the first version of tweet which is still accessible)
Copernicus Sentinel imagery from this morning shows that indeed it was a rough night in Novorossiysk. Leak on the sea, naval base entry fully closed, no tankers loading
Ship of Interest: Possibly Iran flagged, formerly part of Shamkhani network container vessel Velon 1 transited Bosphorus towards the Black Sea en route from Damietta to Novorossiysk. Port registry on the hull is Bandar Abbas. #T
Trump administration’s failed foreign policy: Putin does not only arm Iran but also feeds Houthis: Russia flag bulker Irtysh that is routinely trading out of Russian-occupied Crimea transits Bosphorus towards BlackSea after delivering 35000t of wheat to Houthi-controlled port of As-Salif in Yemen #T
ESA’s Copernicus Sentinel has a clear picture of Sierra Leone flagged shadow fleet tanker Altura, near the BlackSea entrance of Bosphorus. Coast Guard & Coastal Safety tugs-technical teams & divers stabilized the tanker & there is no marine pollution. To the west, salvage & rescues vessel Nene Hatun
Sanctioned Russia flag bulker MYS Zhelaniya, of sanctioned Arkhangelsk-based entity TransStroy, transited Bosphorus toward Med en route from occupied Sevastopol to Ceyhan carrying stolen wheat. Turkish ports are closed to vessels directly coming from occupied ports of Crimea. #T