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https://www.dw.com/en/north-sea-collision-captain-arrested-for-manslaughter/a-71895377
The UK has detained the captain of a Portuguese cargo ship that
collided into a US tanker carrying jet fuel and led to a massive
blaze in the North Sea. Meanwhile, both vessels continue to
smoulder.
. . .
As mentioned yesterday, a tanker full of jet fuel for US
military needs - at anchor - was suddenly struck by a
freighter. Everything burst into flames, at least one dead
and many injured.
However there ARE legit questions as to whether the nav
system on the freighter was hacked - either via software
or fed fake GPS signals. Russia has been screwing with
GPS along its Euro border for at least a year - making
things dangerous esp for aircraft. It COULD have turned
the freighter into a weapon without any of its crew
being complicit.
Russia has been sponsoring more and more sabotage
in the Nordics - using proxy ships to tear up power
and data cables mostly but I've heard of possible
industrial/comms sabotage inland. This COULD be an
escalation, the start of a long 'warm war'.
So, stay tuned ....
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