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 ...

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

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

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.

New Zealand has what is known as a "free association" relationship with the Cook Islands, and helps the latter with defence ...

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

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.

Iran’s women’s basketball team power forward Delaram Vakili emphasizes that their primary goal is to secure promotion to the ...

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