Sources for this claim, in case someone doesn't believe the op here. Official requests to move/dispose/sell the nitrate were made 6 times over 6 years [1] [2].

Sources for this claim, in case someone doesn't believe the op here. Official requests to move/dispose/sell the nitrate were made 6 times over 6 years [1] [2]. Blaming the company that owned the ship is does nothing but shift responsibility from those responsible for storing 2400 tons of explosives near a residential area. There will always be reasons why the government chooses to seize cargo, taking over 6 years to move dangerous cargo, and storing it in shoddy conditions, is on the government. Perhaps if this had happened shortly after seizing the cargo the company could be more accurately blamed. [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/05/world/middleeast/beirut-explosion-ship.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/05/world/middleeast/beirut-e... [2] https://www.wsj.com/articles/behind-the-beirut-explosion-seven-years-of-official-neglect-11596842032 https://www.wsj.com/articles/behind-the-beirut-explosion-sev...