Chinese Seismic Survey Ship Off North America - OSINT
The HAI YANG SHI YOU 760 is a seismic survey ship operated by the China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL).
In 2019 she spent several months surveying the North Atlantic off Newfoundland, Canada...
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New North Korean Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile
North Korea paraded yet another iteration of its Pukguksong (Polaris / Pole Star: 북극성) family of Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missiles (SLBMs).
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Hermit Kingdom Plans Nuclear Powered Submarine
Kim Jong Un has said that plans for an indigenous nuclear-powered submarine are almost complete. It is a bold ambition for a country whose submarines are decades behind cutting edge.
But it should be taken seriously...
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Updated. Originally posted 2020-12-30
Chinese Sea Wing (Haiyi) ocean glider
A UUV found by Indonesian fishermen on December 20 was a Chinese made Sea Wing glider...
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Location of Tanker seized by IRGC In Strait Of Hormuz
A satellite overpass today has made it possible to provisionally identify the anchor location of the tanker seized by Iran on January 4.
The South Korean Hankuk Chemi (IMO: 9232369) was boarded by the IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp) by small boat and helicopter...
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First 'Narco Submarine' Incident of 2021 
The Mexican Navy has made the first reported Narco submarine interdiction of the year.
Last year saw over 20 of the so-called "narco submarines". This incident shows that they aren't going away...
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Mystery Surface-Effect-Ship (SES) In Iran Identified
A surface-effect-ship (SES) seen in overhead imagery of Shahid Darvish yard near Bandar Abbas (reported first in Naval News) has been provisionally identified. Its size, form, timing and location match a new minesweeper (or possibly a minehunter) project for the Iranian Navy. ...
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Israeli Submarine In Rare Deployment South Of Suez
An Israeli Navy Dolphin-II Class submarine has pulled in to Eilat, Israel's only Red Sea port. This is significant as it allows the Israeli Navy to deploy the submarine to the Red Sea, Indian Ocean or even Persian Gulf without first having to go through the Suez Canal...
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IRGC Seen Practicing Swarm Tactics Day Before South Korean Tanker Seizure
Iran's IRGC Navy (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) has seized a South Korean chemical tanker, the HANKUK CHEMI (IMO: 9232369). The day before, on Jan 3 2020, boats which appear to be IRGC-N were seen exercising swarm tactics...
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Limpet Mine Attack on Tanker, Pola, Dec 31, 2020
On December 31, 2020, a limpet mine was found on the Liberian flagged tanker MT Pola (IMO: 9493767). The ship was at anchor in Iraq and was transhipping oil to another tanker, MT Nordic Freedom...
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