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2022-11-26 Arabia

Diesel ship Primorye seized by illegal Saudi blockade

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Posted by Fred 2022-11-26 00:14|| || Front Page|| [11132 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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