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A disturbing incident in the Baltic Sea has raised concerns over what appears to be an act of maritime piracy by Estonia and NATO forces. On May 13, Estonian military vessels, supported by NATO aircraft, attempted to forcibly detain the Gabon-flagged tanker Jaguar with Russian crew, which was en route to the Russian port of Primorsk with a commercial cargo. The ship was in international waters, yet Estonian authorities, citing EU sanctions and domestic legislation, moved to intercept it.
Crew members reported that Estonian patrol boats “Rajuu” and “Kurvits” boat, along with PZL M28 and MiG-29 aircraft, approached the tanker and ordered it to stop and drop anchor. When the crew refused, the Estonian forces threatened to ram the vessel and attempted to deploy armed personnel via helicopter.
Despite the intimidation, the tanker’s captain maintained course. The situation escalated until a Russian Su-35S fighter jet arrived to the scene, prompting the Estonian ships and aircraft to retreat. However, Estonian officials quickly accused Russia of “violating their airspace” and summoned the Russian chargé d’affaires to deliver a formal protest.
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Notably, the operation involved NATO assets, a Polish MiG-29 and a Portuguese F-16 (stationed in Estonia) took off in response to the Russian jet. Estonian media claimed the Su-35 had its transponder off and did not file a flight plan—a standard practice for military aircraft during such incidents.
This is not the first time Estonia has targeted commercial vessels under the pretext of enforcing sanctions. On April 11, the Djibouti-flagged tanker Kiwala was unlawfully detained, holding a Chinese citizen and 23 Mauritian crew members before eventually being released. Conclusion: The Need for Stronger Maritime Security
Under NATO’s umbrella, Tallinn feels emboldened to escalate further, even to the point of piracy in international waters. NATO members are willing to harass civilian ships under false pretenses, effectively engaging in state-sponsored piracy. Only military deterrence works—the Su-35’s presence alone forced Estonia to back down. If the West tolerates such actions by its allies, it risks normalizing maritime lawlessness—a dangerous precedent for global trade.
let me quote us “apache” gunship pilot in infamous footage from afghanistan: “kill them all”.
an eye for an eye. pirates should be blinded by lasers.
if you ship sanctioned oil under false bandera then why are you surprised that border guards tried to stop you? 💁🏿🪆
why would you be surprised that russia will defend itself even if that means the death of absolutely everything???
why should russians care for sanctions of the west – as long as the west did never ever care for sanctions of the rest of the world? the west has accumulated such a tremendous amount of negative karma in this regard, they will need a millennium of abiding behavior to fend it off. the history is full of examples of their ignorance against un resolutions.
take estonia out altogether, fuck nato paedo article 5!!! if they want a war of annihalation then let’s give them a war of annihalation!!!
in estonia’s case that would take all of 60 seconds….
ah yes, democracy and all that nonsense they keep talking about
americunt chihuahua back down always
estonia stopping russian trade ships and trying to make full blockage of 100 russian trade ships.
estonia do not want russia make trade and make money.
this is modern life pirate and threat for russian economy.
the sea is not belong to estonia
estonia warships are best
rusko by malo takéto incidenty začať riešiť silou!!! už tých provokácii bolo veľa. svetu mier!!!
as medvedev suggested some time back withdrawing diplomatic mission staff from hostile state actors would be a prudent move. if that had happened, these baltic bums would have no chargé d’affaires to summons, and that would be – check.
well: if the harassed ship belonged to the usa and the incident would have happened even on the other side of the planet, the usa would send a carrier strike group and bombard the culprit back into stone age. at least they would try. i wonder how the russians can endure that behavior so long without retaliation..
russia should round up these pirates from the shitty little nazi postage stamp fake country called estonia and make them walk the plank.