Lets just say while technically possible ,not very likely ,civilian ships run trackers, much more likely is just one of many 'russia did it' fabrications that MSM has been spewing since Hillary lost elections in 2016.
Red sea operations have so far been an utter humiliation for most of NATO Europe fleets that have turned out to absolute paper tigers with non functioning ships and since shooting down own jets for USN as well. Imagine the idiot at fire controls , some cave dwellers , pop a drone or two and a missile at some civilian shipping and the sharpest tool at the controlls suddenly sees Huthi airforce F18s coming in for an attack run as he shoots at two , downing one and narrowly missing another. Then you get some other DEI hire explain that Red sea ops is second only to battle of Midway. Give me a break.
Early Sunday morning, a U.S. Navy cruiser accidentally shot down a U.S. Navy fighter jet over the Red Sea, forcing the two pilots to eject. The Navy...
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Last week, a German Navy warship accidentally opened fire on an American drone over the Red Sea when the crew mistook it for a hostile target. The Ge...
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No need to be guilible dupes , ships trackers are far more accurate and up to date than imaginary Moscow targeting data and iranian ships operating in red sea are likely of much more use as well to Huthis that are an Iranian ally. Moscow does not run war on Israel on contrary they have quite a working relationship.
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''Russia-linked, sanctions-evading dark fleet'' = basicaly any ship not insured by Western insurance , strongly deceptive wording makes it sound like Russia owns and runs these ships or fleet. In reality its more like bunch of traders looking for a quick buck with discounted Russian oil products ,and shippers running rust buckets that are willing to ship chargo likely for a price above market cost. Sanctions also not something legal outside countries issuing them ,so ''sanction evading'' is kinda BS term used by MSM for absolutely legitimate business , while seizing ships is like it or not piracy there is no legal basis for it , warrant issued in DC is as invalid as one issued in Teheran .
Very broad definition what makes it dark fleet.
* Lloyd’s List defines a tanker as part of the dark fleet if it is aged 15 years or over, anonymously owned and/or has a corporate structure designed to obfuscate beneficial ownership discovery, solely deployed in sanctioned oil trades, and engaged in one or more of the deceptive shipping practices outlined in US State Department guidance issued in May 2020.
Tanker seized by Finland is UAE owned rustbucket and crew are Georgian and Indian nationals.So are Georgians or Indians attacking undersea cables?
Yet some here advocate for outright shooting war without knowing what regular broken cable incidents are in any year , trusting solly inflammatory MSM reports