After a lull since end of July the Kaliningrad GPS-jammer was tuned to a high power, 24/7 mode at the start of this work week.
Presumably RU Baltic forces judge drone attacks to be more probable. Or they want to annoy western aviation extra this week.
The same effect, but illustrated by @lemonodor 's brilliant gpsjam.org
In the hiatus from July til now the jammer has been on only during nights, like clockwork. Visualized her by last months 5-min average percentage jammed signals.
RUBY, infamous for repeating cycles of breaking down and working fine and ran out of Tromsö, NO on safety grounds, loaded with 20k tons ammonium nitrate is closing on heavily trafficked Dover Strait.
She has made good speed, straight course and precise turns last 36h.
Story is that her hull, rudder and propeller are broken to some extent and she needs repairs.
Her flag state is Malta and that is her stated destination. But Malta has signalled she wont even be allowed into territorial waters.
This was the state of her rudder and propulsion just a few days ago.
Estonian public service news @errnews claims that fertilizer ship RUBY is looking to dump its cargo of ammonium nitrate in the sea, citing NO maritime authority. @Sjofartsdir .
This is incorrect. RUBY is looking to unload. Src: direct contact.
RUBY is still stationary at the entrance of Skagerak. Nothing is going on judging from AIS-replay. RUBY is drifting and assistant tug AMBER II is driving around, very slowly.
@The_Lookout_N , whom I respect greatly, has an opinion slightly differing from mine:
Since midnight RUBY has drifted 7 NMi to northeast while her tug has been driving around very slowly.
Aside from a Turkish warship (greenish track) passing closely last night nothing exciting is found in AIS-replays.
NO coast guard is there since last night, but 30 NMi away.