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Kerch Strait

Black Sea · Crimea

Why it matters: Contested crossing to the Sea of Azov; bridge strikes and vessel interdiction.

Local map · live AIS

under way slow stationary

Fused signal timeline · 21 days

🚢 0 now · 0 under way 💨 2.5kt · calm-smooth transit favourable
07-10 07-03 06-26 06-19 NOW 2026-07-07 — Ukraine Hits Eight Shadow Fleet Tankers in One Night Near Kerch Bridge! Plus, Two More Yesterday! 2026-06-20 — Ukraine strikes both sides of the occupied-Crimean Bridge in overnight drone attack, Zelensky says 2026-06-20 — Ukraine Strikes Targets on Both Sides of the Crimean Bridge; Ferry Service Across Kerch Strait Suspended
Daily satellite snapshot of Kerch Strait
Daily satellite context NASA GIBS · VIIRS/NOAA-20 true color · 2026-07-09 Daily true-color snapshot (2026-07-09) — context only; too coarse to resolve individual vessels. Open in NASA Worldview ↗

Assessment

Kerch Strait is showing a watch-level posture above its baseline; open-source coverage is cooling. Latest reporting (2026-07-07): “Ukraine Hits Eight Shadow Fleet Tankers in One Night Near Kerch Bridge! Plus, Two More Yesterday!” — youtube.com. Metocean: 2.5 kt wind, 0.16 m seas — transit favourable.

What changed

  • ›Most recent reporting dated 2026-07-07.
  • ›Conditions: 2.5 kt / Bft 1, seas calm-smooth — favourable for transit.
  • ›No other material change in monitored feeds.

Live AIS snapshot

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Live positions via AISStream.io at build time. Cross-run gap/dark-ship detection is the next iteration.

Metocean conditions

Wind2.5 kt
Gusts3.7 kt
Beaufort1
Wave ht0.16 m
Swell0.14 m
Visibility34.2 km
Sea statecalm-smooth
Transit favourable

Open-Meteo, box centroid, at build time.

Dated open-source reporting

Updated 10 Jul 2026, 20:15 UTC · narrator: rule-based · bbox [36.3, 45, 36.9, 45.55]