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1/@johnkonrad had this latest post that dealt with the issue of Ukraine closing several shipping routes out of the ports of Izmail and Reni on the Danube due to mines reported in the Gulf of #Odesa due to escalation in mining during the #UkraineRussiaWar.
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2/One of the issues raised by @johnkonrad and myself is the role of @NATO_MARCOM in the #BlackSea to protect shipping flagged and owned by @nato countries. We had numerous early incidents of ships being targeted and even used by Russia as a shield.
3/While most attention was drawn to the fight for Kyiv, the Russians aimed to form the land bridge from Crimea to Donbas, secure the Sea of Azov & blockade the Ukrainian coast. This has led to the dozen of ships and hundreds of mariners being trapped.
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…list.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1140552/At-l…
There are so many unknowns about the details of the sinking of #Moskva. My two cents on the issue with some technical analysis.
1. The crew evacuated the ship, a rare situation and possibly means that the damage control efforts failed, unlike #Russia claimed.
#Ukraine #NATO
1. The crew evacuated the ship, a rare situation and possibly means that the damage control efforts failed, unlike #Russia claimed.
#Ukraine #NATO
2. Warships have two/three damage control parties (forward, amidship, aft), and each has fire fighting and repair teams so that the crew can handle multiple fires/ damages concurrently.
3. Ammunitions are kept in highly protected compartments, and it is very difficult for an ordinary fire to spread to an arsenal onboard. If the fire was under control per #Russian MoD, and the ship can float why the crew abandon Moskva?
