From your link
I'm a bit further up the north east coast just outside Newcastle and it was foggy here at the time this happened so most likely will have been there as well."The owners of the Solong say it was not carrying sodium cyanide, as previously reported, but had four empty containers that had once held the toxic chemical"
""I understand there doesn't appear to be any suggestions of foul play at this time," the Downing Street spokesperson says about the collision of the two vessels in the North Sea on Monday."
The DM can be a bit over the top IMO. I don't think it's likely a Portuguese ship was hacked by Russians! It may have been foggy. The DM article mentioned rescue boats were hampered by fog. Hull is a very busy seaport. JMO
Cargo ship captain arrested over collision in North Sea, owner tells BBC
A Portuguese registered cargo ship and a US-flagged tanker collided off the East Yorkshire coast on Monday.www.bbc.co.uk
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STORY: :: This expert says 'incompetence' caused a cargo vessel and a tanker carrying jet fuel to collide in the North Sea
:: Dr Simon Boxall, Oceanographer
:: March 10, 2025
:: Southampton, England
:: Marine Traffic
..... Now, there were reports of fog earlier, but modern ships have anti-collision systems. They have radar and so on. The Stena ship could have done very little about it. It couldn't have moved away because it was at anchor. It wouldn't have had time to respond by the time it got its engines warmed up and everything else. But the Solong should have avoided it and it would be down to incompetence on behalf of Solong. There is no reason why, in the 21st century, two ships should collide."
'Incompetence' caused tanker collision off UK coast, expert says
STORY: :: This expert says 'incompetence' caused a cargo vessel and a tanker carrying jet fuel to collide in the North Sea:: Dr Simon Boxall, Oceanographer:: March 10, 2025:: Southampton, England:: Marine Traffic"It is unusual that this accident happened because the Stena vessel full of aviation...www.yahoo.com
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So basically Ukraine have to work around what the invaders want?? ok...Ukrainian officials told The Associated Press on Monday that they will propose a ceasefire covering the Black Sea, which would bring safer shipping, as well as long-range missile strikes that have hit civilians in Ukraine, and the release of prisoners.
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“I’m not going to set any conditions on what they have to or need to do,” Rubio told reporters accompanying him. “I think we want to listen to see how far they’re willing to go and then compare that to what the Russians want and see how far apart we truly are.”
Rubio said the rare earths and critical minerals deal could be signed during the meeting, but he stressed it was not a precondition for the United States to move ahead with discussions with either Ukraine or the Russians.
US resumes military aid and intelligence sharing as Ukraine says it is open to a 30-day ceasefire
The attack came as a Ukrainian delegation was set to meet with America’s top diplomat in Saudi Arabia about ending the three-year war with Russia.
I did caution it was brit press, what's the saying ,the first casualty of war is the truth."The owners of the Solong say it was not carrying sodium cyanide, as previously reported, but had four empty containers that had once held the toxic chemical"
""I understand there doesn't appear to be any suggestions of foul play at this time," the Downing Street spokesperson says about the collision of the two vessels in the North Sea on Monday."
The DM can be a bit over the top IMO. I don't think it's likely a Portuguese ship was hacked by Russians! It may have been foggy. The DM article mentioned rescue boats were hampered by fog. Hull is a very busy seaport. JMO
Cargo ship captain arrested over collision in North Sea, owner tells BBC
A Portuguese registered cargo ship and a US-flagged tanker collided off the East Yorkshire coast on Monday.
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STORY: :: This expert says 'incompetence' caused a cargo vessel and a tanker carrying jet fuel to collide in the North Sea
:: Dr Simon Boxall, Oceanographer
:: March 10, 2025
:: Southampton, England
:: Marine Traffic
..... Now, there were reports of fog earlier, but modern ships have anti-collision systems. They have radar and so on. The Stena ship could have done very little about it. It couldn't have moved away because it was at anchor. It wouldn't have had time to respond by the time it got its engines warmed up and everything else. But the Solong should have avoided it and it would be down to incompetence on behalf of Solong. There is no reason why, in the 21st century, two ships should collide."
'Incompetence' caused tanker collision off UK coast, expert says
STORY: :: This expert says 'incompetence' caused a cargo vessel and a tanker carrying jet fuel to collide in the North Sea:: Dr Simon Boxall, Oceanographer:: March 10, 2025:: Southampton, England:: Marine Traffic"It is unusual that this accident happened because the Stena vessel full of aviation...
Two options imo, either accept the Russians aren't likely to give concessions or keep fighting drawing ever closer to a wider conflict, not hard to envisage is it.
I think there needs to be a distinction between "British Press" and "British tabloid newspapers" (like the Sun, Mirror, Express and DM). JMO Also they were reporting what the White House said ......MOO
Of course it is, considering Russia has 20% of Ukraine under his control.
tbh all that means is next time Russians go in and the same thing will happen - why should that happen?
Btw should they eventually take Ukraine over some years ( if they keep going back in and can take areas they illegally get) do you seriously think Poland will just give in?considering they are part of Nato? So either way unless Russia is stopped it will draw closer to a wider conflict.
