OBSERVATORY — ARCTIC WATCH
Seven vessels currently flagged for anomalous behavior in Arctic and North Atlantic corridors. Three have gone dark in the past 96 hours.
[DESIGNATION WITHHELD] DARK
| FLAG | Marshall Islands |
| TYPE | Bulk Carrier |
| LAST POSITION | 71.4°N 28.2°E |
| LAST SEEN | 2026-02-19T14:33:00Z |
AIS transponder offline since 14:33 UTC Feb 19. Last logged position: Barents Sea. Reappearance pending.
POLAR NAVIGATOR TRACKING
| FLAG | Panama |
| TYPE | Ice-Class Tanker |
| LAST POSITION | 68.1°N 14.7°E |
| LAST SEEN | 2026-02-21T22:11:00Z |
Third transit of the Norwegian Sea in 30 days. Cargo manifest: not publicly filed. Owner: shell company registered Limassol, Cyprus.
ARKTIKA STAR TRACKING
| FLAG | Russia |
| TYPE | Research Vessel |
| LAST POSITION | 76.3°N 52.1°E |
| LAST SEEN | 2026-02-22T06:44:00Z |
Logged deviation from filed route on Feb 14. 280km from last position when AIS resumed. No explanation filed.
[REDACTED] DARK
| FLAG | [REDACTED] |
| TYPE | Unknown |
| LAST POSITION | 64.2°N 51.8°W |
| LAST SEEN | 2026-02-18T03:12:00Z |
This vessel connects to the Tanbreez acquisition chain. I am not yet publishing the registration details. Maren was looking at this.