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June 19, 2026 - Russia’s Shadow Fleet Mercenaries
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Winter 2024 - OUTSOURCING SECURITY AT SEA The Return of Private Maritime-Security Companies and Their Role in Twenty-First-Century Maritime Security
OUTSOURCING SECURITY AT SEA The Return of Private Maritime-Security Companies and Their Role in Twenty-First-Century Maritime Security Peter W. G. Zhao Naval War College Review Winter 2024 Vol. 77, No. 1… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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June 10, 2026 - Wagner mercenaries on Russia’s “shadow fleet” — not just for cargo protection. Results of a new investigation
Wagner mercenaries on Russia’s “shadow fleet” — not just for cargo protection. Results of a new investigation Nashaniva.com 10.06.2026 / 16:34 An international investigation has shown that “guards” on the ships… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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June 9, 2026 - Armed guards have appeared on tankers belonging to Russia’s shadow fleet
Armed guards have appeared on tankers belonging to Russia’s shadow fleet UA NEWS 09 June 2026 14:51 Starting in the spring of 2025, people without maritime credentials but with combat experience… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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June 9, 2026 - Investigation: Russia Enlisted Wagner Group Members to Guard Shadow Fleet Tankers
Investigation: Russia Enlisted Wagner Group Members to Guard Shadow Fleet Tankers #Fleet #Mercenaries #Russia #Sanctions #Wagner/Liga PMC #World Sania Kozatskyi June 9, 2026 16:58 One of the Russian mercenaries on the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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June 9, 2026 - Russian Mercenaries Disguised as “Security” Escort Shadow Fleet Oil Tankers, Investigation Reveals
Russian Mercenaries Disguised as “Security” Escort Shadow Fleet Oil Tankers, Investigation Reveals Jun 09, 2026 13:05 4 min read Prefer U24 Media on Google Authors Dariia Mykhailenko News Writer The Mozambican-flagged… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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June 9, 2026 - Dark Guards: How Russia tightened its grip on the ‘shadow fleet’ moving its sanctioned oil
9 June 2026 Dark Guards How Russia tightened its grip on the ‘shadow fleet’ moving its sanctioned oil With Categories Dark fleet Oil Russia Share Former Wagner mercenaries prevent tanker captains… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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December 18, 2025 - Home > Legislation > 119th Congress > S.3567 S.3567 – Cartel Marque and Reprisal Authorization Act of 2025
S.3567 – Cartel Marque and Reprisal Authorization Act of 2025 119th Congress (2025-2026) | Get alerts Bill Sponsor: ember/mike-lee/L000577″>Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (Introduced 12/18/2025) Committees: Senate – Foreign Relations… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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March 10, 2026 - From Wagner to GRU, Russian Military Men Are Manning Moscow’s Shadow Fleet
From Wagner to GRU, Russian Military Men Are Manning Moscow’s Shadow Fleet Investigation Cargo ships transporting sanctioned Russian oil through the Baltic Sea are routinely setting sail with two extra crew… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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March 10, 2026 - Mercenaries possibly linked to Wagner Group found in Russia’s shadow fleet
Mercenaries possibly linked to Wagner Group found in Russia’s shadow fleet Ulyana Krychkovska – 10 March, 14:15 Photo: Helsingin Sanomat Russian personnel with experience as mercenaries and security operatives have begun… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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June 19, 2026 - Russia’s Shadow Fleet Mercenaries
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Winter 2024 - OUTSOURCING SECURITY AT SEA The Return of Private Maritime-Security Companies and Their Role in Twenty-First-Century Maritime Security
OUTSOURCING SECURITY AT SEA The Return of Private Maritime-Security Companies and Their Role in Twenty-First-Century Maritime Security Peter W. G. Zhao Naval War College Review Winter 2024 Vol. 77, No. 1… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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June 10, 2026 - Wagner mercenaries on Russia’s “shadow fleet” — not just for cargo protection. Results of a new investigation
Wagner mercenaries on Russia’s “shadow fleet” — not just for cargo protection. Results of a new investigation Nashaniva.com 10.06.2026 / 16:34 An international investigation has shown that “guards” on the ships… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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June 9, 2026 - Armed guards have appeared on tankers belonging to Russia’s shadow fleet
Armed guards have appeared on tankers belonging to Russia’s shadow fleet UA NEWS 09 June 2026 14:51 Starting in the spring of 2025, people without maritime credentials but with combat experience… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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June 9, 2026 - Investigation: Russia Enlisted Wagner Group Members to Guard Shadow Fleet Tankers
Investigation: Russia Enlisted Wagner Group Members to Guard Shadow Fleet Tankers #Fleet #Mercenaries #Russia #Sanctions #Wagner/Liga PMC #World Sania Kozatskyi June 9, 2026 16:58 One of the Russian mercenaries on the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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June 9, 2026 - Russian Mercenaries Disguised as “Security” Escort Shadow Fleet Oil Tankers, Investigation Reveals
Russian Mercenaries Disguised as “Security” Escort Shadow Fleet Oil Tankers, Investigation Reveals Jun 09, 2026 13:05 4 min read Prefer U24 Media on Google Authors Dariia Mykhailenko News Writer The Mozambican-flagged… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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June 9, 2026 - Dark Guards: How Russia tightened its grip on the ‘shadow fleet’ moving its sanctioned oil
9 June 2026 Dark Guards How Russia tightened its grip on the ‘shadow fleet’ moving its sanctioned oil With Categories Dark fleet Oil Russia Share Former Wagner mercenaries prevent tanker captains… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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December 18, 2025 - Home > Legislation > 119th Congress > S.3567 S.3567 – Cartel Marque and Reprisal Authorization Act of 2025
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March 10, 2026 - From Wagner to GRU, Russian Military Men Are Manning Moscow’s Shadow Fleet
From Wagner to GRU, Russian Military Men Are Manning Moscow’s Shadow Fleet Investigation Cargo ships transporting sanctioned Russian oil through the Baltic Sea are routinely setting sail with two extra crew… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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March 10, 2026 - Mercenaries possibly linked to Wagner Group found in Russia’s shadow fleet
Mercenaries possibly linked to Wagner Group found in Russia’s shadow fleet Ulyana Krychkovska – 10 March, 14:15 Photo: Helsingin Sanomat Russian personnel with experience as mercenaries and security operatives have begun… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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December 26, 2025 - Wagner mercenaries deployed on Russia’s shadow fleet as EU sanctions squeeze Baltic routes
Frontline report: Wagner mercenaries deployed on Russia’s shadow fleet as EU sanctions squeeze Baltic routes Russia is placing combat veterans with a record of severe violence on merchant ships to deter… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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December 23, 2025 - Two Americans killed fighting for Ukraine: Newsweek
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March 11, 2025 - Pirates, Privateers, and Cartels: Why Profit-Driven Policing Backfires
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March 3, 2025 - Modern-Day Privateers Could Fight Mexico’s Drug Cartels
Topic: Security Region: Americas Tags: Constitution, Drug Cartels, Letters of Marque, Private Military Contractors, and Privateers Modern-Day Privateers Could Fight Mexico’s Drug Cartels March 3, 2025 By: James Holmes What lawmakers are contemplating is a letter of marque that… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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April 29, 2024 - PRIVATELY CONTRACTED ARMED SECURITY COMPANIES IN MERCHANT SHIPPING
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2013 - ‘True, Publick and Notorious’: The Privateering War of 1812
‘True, Publick and Notorious’: The Privateering War of 1812 Abstract During the War of 1812, hundreds of private armed vessels, or privateers, carrying letters of marque and reprisal from their respective… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Summer 2022 - American Rebels at Sea: An estimated fifteen hundred privateering ships played a crucial role in winning the American Revolution, but their contributions are often forgotten
American Rebels at Sea: An estimated fifteen hundred privateering ships played a crucial role in winning the American Revolution, but their contributions are often forgotten. By: Dolin, Eric Jay, American Heritage, 00028738,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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January 24, 2025 - Cyprus: Experts commend regulations on private security companies in maritime sector, urge stronger efforts for land-based companies
Press releases Special Procedures Cyprus: Experts commend regulations on private security companies in maritime sector, urge stronger efforts for land-based companies 24 January 2025 Press releases Combating illicit financing of mercenaries… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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July 3, 2024 - Your Constitutional Right to Be a Pirate
A.J. Jacobs takes to the streets of New York City in the garb of an eighteenth-century American. (Courtesy of author) Your Constitutional Right to Be a Pirate Congress can grant any… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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February 6, 2024 - Dogwatch review – seagoing mercenaries take on pirates in homoerotic meditation
Dogwatch review – seagoing mercenaries take on pirates in homoerotic meditation Gregoris Rentis’s documentary tells the stories of three private guards waiting for an attack that never comes, but the socio-political… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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February 13, 2023 - Whose security is it? Elitism and the global approach to maritime security in Africa
Whose security is it? Elitism and the global approach to maritime security in Africa Ifesinachi Marybenedette Okafor-Yarwood & Freedom C. Onuoha Pages 946-966 | Received 22 Aug 2022, Accepted 09 Jan… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The security teams, however, do much more than fire at threats.They offer advice and training to the master of the vessel's crew. They identify the location of anti-piracy barriers and door chocks. They make sure there’s a citadel - a pre-planned, secure location where the crew can shelter during an attack or boarding. There are separate locations depending on whether there is a threat from above or the surface. Ambrey security guards also provide around-the-clock watch.In addition, a lot of the security work takes place ahead of time. It starts with Ambrey's Guardian digital watchkeeping service. That consists of "pre-voyage planning with the vessel prior to entering a high risk area," said Hutchinson. "We will do a best management check, we'll choose the best route for that master that may change depending on dynamic elevated threat areas. It also comes down to potentially the time of day, depending on the size and class or the vessel, then then on top of that, we'll start to look at better mitigating factors for that particular vessel in terms of what else can be done."Ambrey tracks 250,000 commercial vessels around the world and has technology to pick up anomalies in course and speed, Hutchinson said. The company feed constant information to vessels about best routes to avoid threats in the first place, including proximity to Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iranian Navy assets, and Houthi-controlled areas.The use of drones "in a direct attack is deliberate and intelligence led," the company's website states. "Avoid predictable routing behavior. Adjust routing, even by small margins, and avoid contested waters and higher risk areas."Nothing, of course, is guaranteed. On Nov. 23, the cargo ship CMA CGM Symi was hit by what Hutchinson said was an Iranian-made Houthi Shahed-136 variant while transiting the Indian Ocean south of Oman, Hutchinson said.You can see that attack in the video below Hutchinson shared with The War Zone. The drone strikes the ship and the ensuing explosion sparks a fire that was eventually extinguished.
