auonssonJul 30, 2023

@VikingChieftain @chowderman
@Loukas

@anderspuck As a professional analyst, what are your thoughts on the blockade breachers being a coordinated action?

All ships have Turkish management, all have conspicous or allied origin ports and in one case obfuscated origin (Sealock, IMO 8218380 ), all chose very defiant courses and very open AIS-practices.

See more details here: https://twitter.com/auonsson/status/1685574858611077120

Markus Jonsson mastodon.world/@auonsson on Twitter

“During night 3 civilian ships seem to have successfully challenged Russian threats to Black Sea navigation. Ams1, Sahin 2 & Yilmaz Kaptan sailed direct routes, openly advertising destination Ukraine over AIS. Their origins: Israel, Greece and Turkey/Georgia.”

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Show threadAnders Puck NielsenJul 31, 2023
@auonsson @VikingChieftain @chowderman @Loukas It seems possible. My view is that Ukraine was expecting to continue exporting grain, and that they are working with partners like Turkey on ways to break the Russian influence on maritime traffic. Will be interesting to see where these ships go.
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@anderspuck @VikingChieftain @chowderman @Loukas

The first one is entering Ukraine Danube now.https://twitter.com/auonsson/status/1685960108600078336?s=20

Markus Jonsson mastodon.world/@auonsson on Twitter

“Ams1 is entering Ukraine branch of Danube. She was the first ship to break Russia's Black Sea blockade after the July 25th Reni-bombing. Starting her trip Ashdod, Israel she openly advertised destination Ukraine as she traversed Black Sea on a straight course. Brave mariners”

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Show threadLoukas (They/Them) 🏳️‍⚧️Jul 31, 2023
@auonsson @anderspuck @VikingChieftain @chowderman so I guess now the next test is whether these ships are allowed to leave.