Event 908

{
  "category": "EW",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Multiple screenshots visualizing vessel tracks and AIS playback data corroborate claims of GPS spoofing. Commentary provides context linking navigation effects to specific EW activity.",
  "continuous_summary": "GPS Jamming",
  "countries": [
    "Finland",
    "Russia",
    "Estonia"
  ],
  "country": "Finland",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "AIS playback data from the Gulf of Finland shows apparent GPS-spoofing affecting vessel traffic, particularly tankers such as the previously confiscated GREEN ADMIRE. The spoofing is non-discriminatory and creates position chaos, resulting in tanker captains being expected to avoid Russian waters and instead navigate more difficult Estonian waters.",
  "event_time_utc": "2025-05-20T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "AIS playback maps showing erratic and rerouted tracks for tankers in the Gulf of Finland.",
    "Discussion of GPS-spoofing affecting vessel navigation, forcing them to avoid Russian waters and opt for riskier Estonian routes.",
    "Claim that GREEN ADMIRE was released post-spoofing period, implying potential message-sending or signaling effect."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "AIS playback from western Russian parts of Gulf of Finland, from the time of confiscated GREEN ADMIRE casting off till now.",
    "GPS-spoofing apparent and non-discriminatory.",
    "It is with this position-chaos tanker captains are expected to avoid RFI waters and navigate much trickier Estonian waters.",
    "illustration of tanker route through Russian waters (the praxis until yesterday) and the alternative more tricky routes.",
    "And just like that, GREEN ADMIRE seem to have been released. I suppose the message has been delivered."
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://skywriter.blue/pages/did:plc:d56aevbrhhknlxhjisuouofm/post/3lpkdqm7jlk2k"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Gps Jamming / Spoofing",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "AIS playback maps showing erratic and rerouted tracks for tankers in the Gulf of Finland.",
            "Discussion of GPS-spoofing affecting vessel navigation, forcing them to avoid Russian waters and opt for riskier Estonian routes.",
            "Claim that GREEN ADMIRE was released post-spoofing period, implying potential message-sending or signaling effect."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "AIS playback from western Russian parts of Gulf of Finland, from the time of confiscated GREEN ADMIRE casting off till now.",
  "is_continuous": true,
  "location_text": "Gulf of Finland",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_908_1763942413_1d099f66.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "??GPS manipulation complicating vessel routing. GPS spoofing in Russian waters disrupts AIS positions for vessels navigating near ??Estonia, increasing collision and violation risks.",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://skywriter.blue/pages/did:plc:d56aevbrhhknlxhjisuouofm/post/3lpkdqm7jlk2k"
  ],
  "summary_short": "AIS/GPS spoofing event causes tankers to reroute from Russian to Estonian waters in the Gulf of Finland.",
  "url": "https://skywriter.blue/pages/did:plc:d56aevbrhhknlxhjisuouofm/post/3lpkdqm7jlk2k"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "GPS jamming / spoofing",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "GPS Jamming",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "BSR",
  "Date": "20-May-25",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "??GPS manipulation complicating vessel routing. GPS spoofing in Russian waters disrupts AIS positions for vessels navigating near ??Estonia, increasing collision and violation risks.",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "AIS playback from western Russian Gulf of Finland shows GPS-spoofing during confiscated GREEN ADMIRES tanker departure; spoofing causes navigational chaos, risking entry into ??Russian waters while avoiding ??Estonian waters.",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://skywriter.blue/pages/did:plc:d56aevbrhhknlxhjisuouofm/post/3lpkdqm7jlk2k",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "Electronic Warefare",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}