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> boarding Russian civilian ships in the Baltic Sea The ship that was boarded, is registered in the Cook Islands (an associated state of New Zealand), owned an
by sampo 2y ago
> boarding Russian civilian ships in the Baltic Sea
The ship that was boarded, is registered in the Cook Islands (an associated state of New Zealand), owned and operated by a company in United Arab Emirates. And the ship's crew were Georgian and Indian.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_S https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_S
- tokai 2y agoThat's just how shipping works. Non of those countries are the actual owners or operators.
- robocat 2y agoAside: the Cook Islands seems to desire to be independent from NZ: https://dailytelegraph.co.nz/news/cook-islands-looking-to-declare-independence-from-nz-media/ https://dailytelegraph.co.nz/news/cook-islands-looking-to-de... Background: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_status_of_the_Cook_Islands_and_Niue https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_status_of_the_Cook... It looks like the Cook Islands are heavily dependent on financial support from NZ government, and NZ tourists.