The operators of a damaged ship containing an explosive cargo have said that media coverage has hampered attempts to dock, as a map shows the vessel’s latest stranded offshore location off the coast of the U.K.
The Malta-flagged cargo ship Ruby is carrying 20,000 tons of ammonium nitrate and has been dubbed by British media as a “floating bomb.” It left Russia’s northern port of Kandalaksha on August 22 to head for Las Palmas in the Atlantic Ocean. Following a storm, it sought refuge at the Norwegian port of Tromsø on September 3.
This shit gives me anxiety, send them back to Russian territory. They had MULTIPLE opportunities to hit a Rus port, but kept canvassing NATO ports. Fishy as fuck. Don’t play that game.
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Right on top of the Eurotunnel! Get it out of there quickly!
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Probably nothing nefarious here, just the near ubiquitous shady practices of the international shipping industry (the vessel was Maltese flagged and managed by a UAE company, the only “tie” to Russia was where it picked up the cargo in route to the Canaries–which I find interesting because I never thought of them as a big agricultural center).
The findings were likely a combination of storm damage plus the crappy upkeep and employment practices of a lot of these international operators.
It’s still very scary, though– about 2kt of ANFO cargo caused both the Beirut explosion and the Texas City disaster, but the amount carried by *Ruby* would be approximately on par with the Nagasaki bomb. Wouldn’t be airburst, of course, but you could still kiss any port and seaside town goodbye if it went off.
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By Brendan Cole AND John Feng:
The operators of a damaged ship containing an explosive cargo have said that media coverage has hampered attempts to dock, as a map shows the vessel’s latest stranded offshore location off the coast of the U.K.
The Malta-flagged cargo ship Ruby is carrying 20,000 tons of ammonium nitrate and has been dubbed by British media as a “floating bomb.” It left Russia’s northern port of Kandalaksha on August 22 to head for Las Palmas in the Atlantic Ocean. Following a storm, it sought refuge at the Norwegian port of Tromsø on September 3.
Read more: [https://www.newsweek.com/map-russia-ruby-vessel-ammonium-nitrate-1965479](https://www.newsweek.com/map-russia-ruby-vessel-ammonium-nitrate-1965479)
This shit gives me anxiety, send them back to Russian territory. They had MULTIPLE opportunities to hit a Rus port, but kept canvassing NATO ports. Fishy as fuck. Don’t play that game.
Right on top of the Eurotunnel! Get it out of there quickly!
Probably nothing nefarious here, just the near ubiquitous shady practices of the international shipping industry (the vessel was Maltese flagged and managed by a UAE company, the only “tie” to Russia was where it picked up the cargo in route to the Canaries–which I find interesting because I never thought of them as a big agricultural center).
The findings were likely a combination of storm damage plus the crappy upkeep and employment practices of a lot of these international operators.
It’s still very scary, though– about 2kt of ANFO cargo caused both the Beirut explosion and the Texas City disaster, but the amount carried by *Ruby* would be approximately on par with the Nagasaki bomb. Wouldn’t be airburst, of course, but you could still kiss any port and seaside town goodbye if it went off.
Russia, dodgy ship, UAE, dodgy ship, expired papers, Russia, poor repair, UEA.
No idea why it didn’t turn back after being “damaged” in what all accounts was a very mild storm.