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2022-11-26 Arabia
Diesel ship Primorye seized by illegal Saudi blockade
[HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] The Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
i Petroleum Company on Thursday announced the US-backed Saudi-led coalition seized a diesel ship and prevented it from reaching the port of Hodeidah.

The official front man for the company, Essam al-Mutawakel, said "the US-Saudi aggression coalition, in its desperation to increase the suffering of the Yemeni people, detained the diesel ship (Primorye) despite being subject to inspection in Djibouti."

Al-Mutawakel indicated that by seizing "Primorye", the number of fuel ships held by the aggression coalition raised to two ships.

He held the coalition and the United Nations
...the Oyster Bay money pit...
fully responsible for the humanitarian and economic repercussions of the continued piracy on fuel ships.

Posted by Fred 2022-11-26 00:14|| || Front Page|| [20 views ]  Top
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#1 Ship name sounds Russian?
Posted by Mercutio 2022-11-26 08:13||   2022-11-26 08:13|| Front Page Top

#2 Primor'ye-class surveillance ship - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primor'ye-class_surveillance_ship
Port view of the Soviet Primorye Class intelligence ship. Class overview. Builders. 61 Kommunara Zavod, Nikolayev, Ukraine. Operators. Soviet Navy, Russian Navy. Succeeded by. Balzam-class intelligence ship.
Posted by Slavising Unineting5672 2022-11-26 09:21||   2022-11-26 09:21|| Front Page Top

#3 ^ Good info. How does that jibe with a Diesel transport? A Tender?
Posted by Frank G 2022-11-26 09:29||   2022-11-26 09:29|| Front Page Top

#4 It doesn't. But indications have it that the ship is, as the name suggests, Russian.
Posted by Slavising Unineting5672 2022-11-26 09:48||   2022-11-26 09:48|| Front Page Top

#5 Perhaps a joint technology exploitation boarding team might find a "code book and Enigma" system onboard?
Posted by NoMoreBS 2022-11-26 12:40||   2022-11-26 12:40|| Front Page Top

#6 Primorye in Russian refers to the far east coast. Primorski Krai runs from the Nork border not quite as far north as Sovietskaya Gavan, an area about two thirds the size of Japan. Capital is Vladivostok.
Posted by Fred 2022-11-26 23:43||   2022-11-26 23:43|| Front Page Top

#7 Primoye tanker is a different ship from the intel boat.
Posted by Fred 2022-11-26 23:45||   2022-11-26 23:45|| Front Page Top

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