The Shtandart was built in 1999 and sails under the flag of the Cook Islands since changing its registration from Russia in ...

The Shtandart is a replica of a ship built in 1703 by Peter the Great, a Russian Tsar – she is currently visible at anchor ...

The Baltic Sea is better known than the North Sea for highlighting the vulnerability of the alliance's critical undersea ...

A controversial sailing ship has left Irish waters after spending three hours in berth at Clogherhead during the middle of ...

A Cook Islands-registered ship being seized by Finnish authorities over a suspected incident of sabotage “creates a bad look” for New Zealand, an international law professor says.

Martus, from St Petersburg in Russia, attempted to rectify this in 2024 by reflagging the ship with that of the Cook Islands.

Western governments should remind the nations involved—countries such as Gabon and the Cook Islands—that flagging shadow vessels brings modest income but risks their nations’ reputations.

The prime minister has wrapped up his trip to China, dismissing suggestions the superpower is working with Russia, Iran and ...

A controversial sailing ship which is a replica of a vessel built by Russia's Peter the Great in the early eighteenth century ...

MarineTraffic, a global ship tracking website, also stated that the ship was flying under the flag of Cook Islands and was sailing between St. Petersburg, Russia, and Port Said, Egypt.

No, this is not a stray pirate ship from the Caribbean but rather the Russian sailing ship The Shtandart, which has attracted ...

New Zealand ’s intelligence chief has voiced concerns over China ’s growing influence in the Pacific, saying he will ramp up security of the Cook Islands over its deepening ties with Beijing.