lots of almost unreported sabotage at sea; limpet mines on long timers are suspected in several cases of cargo ship explosions, but there are plenty of sinkings from unexplained "fires" and collisions too.
NATO embedded media highlights calls at "Russian ports" by affected vessels, but there are plenty that appear to have been on other trajectories.
Lots of potential explanations, from state actors hotting the trade war, neoliberal hardware neglect, piratic vandalism, or even insurance fraud to maintain profitability, which is threatened due to sanctions or logistic risk impediments like through Suez, Hormuz.
Anyone know more here? This feels like the tip of the iceberg (pun egregiously intended).
#Maritime #Sabotage #OceanPollution #LimpetMine #ShipCollision #HighSeas
Cargo Ship Captain Arrested After Collision With U.S. Military Tanker in North Sea
https://defensemirror.com/news/39038/Cargo_Ship_Captain_Arrested_After_Collision_With_U_S__Military_Tanker_in_North_Sea
#NorthSeaCollision #MaritimeAccident #FuelSpill #SolongShip #StenaImmaculate #JetFuelSpill #MaritimeSafety #EnvironmentalImpact #ShippingIncident #TankerSecurity #MarinePollution #CollisionInvestigation #HumbersidePolice #MaritimeLaw #ShipCollision
Cargo Ship Captain Arrested After Collision With U.S. Military Tanker in North Sea
https://defensemirror.com/news/39038/Cargo_Ship_Captain_Arrested_After_Collision_With_U_S__Military_Tanker_in_North_Sea
#NorthSeaCollision #MaritimeAccident #FuelSpill #SolongShip #StenaImmaculate #JetFuelSpill #MaritimeSafety #EnvironmentalImpact #ShippingIncident #TankerSecurity #MarinePollution #CollisionInvestigation #HumbersidePolice #MaritimeLaw #ShipCollision
LIVE: View of the North Sea as ships burn after collision (Video)
Live aerial view of the North Sea after a cargo ship cargo ship hit a tanker transporting jet fuel for the U.S. military off eastern England, setting both vessels ablaze.Read more: https://bit.ly/4hmV6rp
#northsea #shipcollision #live #news
Summary Title LIVE: View of the North Sea as ships burn after collision (Video) DescriptionLive aerial view of the North Sea after a cargo ship cargo ship hit a tanker transporting jet fuel for the U.S. military off eastern England, setting both vessels ablaze.Read more: https://bit.ly/4hmV6rp#northsea #shipcollision #live #news
Police say they have opened a criminal investigation into a collision between a cargo ship and an oil tanker in the North Sea. Humberside Police said Tuesday they arrested the 59-year-old captain of one vessel “on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter in connection with the collision.” The man, who was not named by police, has not been charged. One crew member is missing and presumed dead. The other 36 crew members survived. U.K. officials were watching for damage to birds and sea life after jet fuel from a ruptured tank poured into the sea.
BBC: Crew member missing and vessels still on fire after collision in North Sea
March 10, 2025
#Greenpeace: We are extremely concerned about multiple #toxic hazards
"Greenpeace says it's 'extremely concerned' about 'multiple toxic hazards' from the North Sea ship collision.
"We've been reporting that the cargo ship was carrying 15 containers of the toxic chemical sodium cyanide. It is not clear if this has entered the water.
"The tanker was transporting jet fuel for the US government, some of which is spilling into the sea.
"'As more information emerges about what the ships were carrying, we are extremely concerned about the multiple toxic hazards these chemicals could pose to marine life,' Paul Johnston, a senior scientist at the Greenpeace Research Laboratories at Exeter University, tells the AFP news agency.
"'The jet fuel that entered the water close to a breeding ground for harbour porpoises is toxic to fish and other sea creatures,' he adds."
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cgq1pwjlqq2t
#NorthSea #SodiumCyanide #ShipCollision #JetFuel #Pollution #WaterIsLife
The FBI launches a criminal investigation into the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse triggered by a ship collision last month.
Agents boarded the cargo ship Dali as part of the probe.
Details remain limited as the FBI withholds further comments.
#BaltimoreCollapse #FBICriminalProbe #ShipCollision #BridgeSafety #FederalInvestigation
There are several excellent and enlightening comments in the thread about the cargo ship colliding with the bridge in Baltimore, check'em out!
https://bestof.metafilter.com/2024/03/It-all-comes-down-to-physics-and-s
#physics #shipcollision #dali #francisscottkeybridge #baltimore #bestofmetafilter
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