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Odesa Approaches

NW Black Sea

Why it matters: Ukraine’s grain export lifeline; ports and inbound vessels under repeated attack.

Local map · live AIS

under way slow stationary

Fused signal timeline · 21 days

🚢 0 now · 0 under way 💨 10.3kt · calm-smooth transit favourable
07-10 07-03 06-26 06-19 NOW

No dated open-source events in the last 21 days for this box.

Daily satellite snapshot of Odesa Approaches
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

Odesa Approaches is showing a watch-level posture above its baseline; open-source coverage is holding steady. Latest reporting (2026-06-09): “Russian strikes on Odesa ports threaten Ukraine grain exports” — thepigsite.com. Metocean: 10.3 kt wind, 0.24 m seas — transit favourable.

What changed

  • Most recent reporting dated 2026-06-09.
  • Conditions: 10.3 kt / Bft 4, seas calm-smooth — favourable for transit.
  • No other material change in monitored feeds.

Live AIS snapshot

90s window
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in box
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under way
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stationary
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slow/loiter

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

Metocean conditions

Wind10.3 kt
Gusts13.6 kt
Beaufort4
Wave ht0.24 m
Swell0.18 m
Visibility37.3 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 [30, 45.4, 31.6, 46.7]