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The cargo ship #Rhosus brought 2,750 bags of ammonium nitrate to the port of #Beirut in 2013. I tracked what happened next. The story ends with a massive explosion — and a hidden ship. 🛰️📷 @maxar
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Here's the ship in 2014 at the docks. The captain is in front of ammonium nitrate bags, which match the ones in the warehouse that blew up. Photos from @DimaSadek also show the Georgian company Rustavi Azot, listed as the shipper in documents from 2013
I tracked the ship to two locations in the port. First, at coordinates 33.904934, 35.515357. Earlier image is from September 30, 2014. The second one is from Jan 16, 2015. The open cargo bays and empty hold in the latter indicate that the cargo had been unloaded.
