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That is the ship Ukrainian intelligence claims to be meant to transport weapons from Syria back to Russia, which had engine problems yesterday.

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[–] baggins@beehaw.org 1 points 1 day ago

Oh dear. How sad. Never mind.

[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 24 points 2 days ago (3 children)

UPDATE: Apparently the ship was transporting port cranes and is directly owned by the Russian military. So there are pretty much two options. One is that those cranes were meant for a new military port in Libya or that the final destination was honest and the ship was indeed going to Vladivostok. That port has some serious problems handling North Korean weapon shipments right now.

[–] Realitaetsverlust@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago

It harmed Russia so either way idc. Was a win

[–] doo@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago

Not just opened by their military, but also apparently explicitly under sanctions.

[–] skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 days ago

or maybe it was going to latakia in order to transport out some elements of airbase?

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/details/9538892

Built in 2009, 15 years old. So quite a modern vessel, unlike the clapped out tankers they just lost.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

15 years is a terrifyingly long time to last without proper maintenance though.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Not for a large ship like this one.

I do think there's something suspicious about this sinking.

[–] CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Except its last inspection was in 2022 and included a number of deficiencies. Since then it has avoided inspections. It’s likely some type is deferred maintenance was the cause.

[–] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's the killer whales, they have started to attack freighters.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago

Covert marine mammals wouldn't even be that far fetched compared to what has already happened in this war.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Being on the bottom of the sea does tend to cause engine problems, yes.

[–] ladicius@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

The air intakes are not optimally working, right?

[–] nesc@lemmy.cafe 14 points 2 days ago

russian cargo ships having a bad month.

[–] LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 days ago
[–] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 4 points 2 days ago

In another unrelated news, Germany sends Ukraine 45 underwater scooters. 🤔

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

I'm sure it was just an act of God. No foul play here. No sir.

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago