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You don’t know that, this is pure speculation.
by cromka 2y ago
You don’t know that, this is pure speculation.
- noselasd 2y agoSeems pretty accurate, no ? The ammonium nitrate stored in Beirut was 2,750 tonnes, this ships is carrying about 20,000 tonnes
- ErikBjare 2y agoIt's not the same. Storage conditions matter.
- lb1lf 2y agoThat is true, but given the current level of trust between Russian and 'Western' authorities, would it not be prudent to assume the vessel is indeed a threat and keep it away from infrastructure and the general population if at all possible? In the case of Arctic Norway, there are plenty of unpopulated, sheltered fjords. No need to dock it in a commercial port in an urban area.
- Lio 2y ago> Storage conditions matter. …only if it hasn’t been deliberately sabotaged. It’s had opportunities to return to Russian ports and just sailed right by them. Why is it desperate to dock in a Western port?
- mulmen 2y agoI don’t know but it’s easy to imagine why an international crew would chose to be stranded in the west instead of Russia.
- xattt 2y agoDidn’t they try to dock in two infrastructure-critical ports with a damaged vessel? How about the order of the docking? There must be some sort of remote outport where it can dock without the fear of obliterating critical infrastructure. Chances are it docks, it gets abandoned because there’s no money to fix it, and it stays conveniently parked until an “unfortunate” fire happens. Plausible deniability is the modus operandi of Russian operations. Borderline Personality Disorder-style scorched earth retaliation is more so.
- spookie 2y agoThey've been wandering close to the Danish and Swedish coasts not that long ago with "research ships" that had armed personnel on board. I would be less inclined to believe if such strategies weren't as commonly employed. But, they are.
- bborud 2y agoThis is a relatively constant factor along the Norwegian coast and has been for many years. In recent years the behavior has become a bit more aggressive with communication cables at sea going missing. This tends to not make international news as this activity isn't exceptional. It just varies in intensity and scope over time.