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🗨️ In 2025, the German #warship "Brandenburg" patrolled the Lebanese coast under #UN mandate -

If UN #vessels were to support a #humanitarian mission, the #law would be on their side, yet, they just observe and collect #data on #genocide in #palestine and #lebanon -

As the captain of such a ship, I wouldn't have hesitated to provide escort protection to civilian boats or ask for assistance in case of #emergency

Not only are governments failing - the #european #navy is, too

#mediterranean

Washington state experiencing same ferry challenges as B.C., journalist says
Tom Banse, a semi-retired reporter with KUOW in Seattle, says the ferry system in Washington state has issues similar to those here in B.C. The big difference, he said, is that B.C. is getting new vessels soon.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7199845?cmp=rss
Ukrainian drones take out three Russian vessels off Crimea

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Trump vows to blockade Strait of Hormuz after Iran peace talks stumble
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. navy would immediately start blockading the Strait of Hormuz and would also interdict every vessel in international waters that had paid a toll to Iran.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-strait-of-hormuz-9.7160834?cmp=rss

DC Orisant – The Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger That Made My Easter Morning

Easter Monday, Ostend harbour, 6 AM. The city is still asleep when a 142-metre trailing suction hopper dredger quietly prepares to leave the port. The DC Orisant, a beast of Dutch engineering, offered one of the most unexpected and stunning field recording sessions I've had on the Belgian coast.

https://wildtek.wordpress.com/2026/04/11/dc-orisant-the-trailing-suction-hopper-dredger-that-made-my-easter-morning/

U.K. military deployed to deter threat to undersea cables amid Russian sub presence
Britain deployed military vessels to prevent any attacks on cables and pipelines by Russian submarines that spent more than a month ‌in and around British waters earlier this year, Defence Minister John Healey said on Thursday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russian-submarines-britain-military-vessels-9.7158613?cmp=rss
U.K. military deployed to deter threat to undersea cables amid Russian sub presence
Britain deployed military vessels to prevent any attacks on cables and pipelines by Russian submarines that spent more than a month ‌in and around British waters earlier this year, Defence Minister John Healey said on Thursday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russian-submarines-britain-military-vessels-9.7158613?cmp=rss