Russian ‘floating bomb’ ship packed with explosives now just 15 miles from two UK towns

The damaged vessel is apparently heading for Malta - although authorities there have said it will not be allowed to dock unless the explosive material is removed first.
The MV Ruby, blocked from entering the Baltic Sea by Danish authorities earlier this week, has travelled south and is close to both the Thames Estuary and the English coast, according to the Marine Traffic ship-tracking website.

Additionally, the MV Ruby is currently close to the wreck of the World War II ship SS Richard Montgomery, which itself contains around 1,400 tonnes of unexploded wartime ordnance.

South of its position lies the English Channel, one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes, used by both commercial and civilian vessels.

Jacob Kaarsbo, a senior analyst described the ship’s behaviour as "suspicious" after it lingered near a NATO base in Tromso and around oil and gas installations in Bergen, Norway.

Russian ‘floating bomb’ ship packed with explosives now just 15 miles from two UK towns

I've found this news very interesting, particularly as Putin and his suck ups like to threaten Great Britian with total distruction, the fact that this ship has been seen close to oil patforms and NATO bases in Northern Europe is very telling, though the damage caused by it expoloding wouldn't be that significant, I could see Putin attempting to use it as postive propaganda, as his position as leader is becoming a little unstable.

The Ruby is carrying ammonium nitrate, around seven times more than the 2,750 tonnes which devastated the port of Beirut in 2020. I doubt Russia obeys the UK's or many other nations safety regulations and an 'accidental' ignition could cause problems to the very busy shipping lanes in that area.

Port of Beirut explosion.

a reply to: Kurokage

you SAS guys will blow it up like Nord Stream and blame Russia again. I would not put it past the royals to sacrifice some civilians to justify a NATO war mandate and detonate it in the midst of busy shipping channel nearby the most innocent targets possible. The Royals of Britain are just as nasty as the Israeli government, I am certain they would gladly sacrifice their own people, lie about it, and then quietly admit it nearly a year later.

Your Monarchs, you know the wealthiest families and people in your country that miraculously have zero policy control over the country unlike every other civilization on Earth and their wealthiest citizens, are running the show, not your MP's . That would be like believing that the US congress is not actually run by the big corporations through their lobbyists. Except with Royals, they don not need lobbyists, they own everything. They just communicate directly with their friends in the military. Maybe the heirs further down the list still use lobbysists.

Honestly the way the article reads make this sound like vulnerable target for sabotage more than concern from an attack by them. I suspect they want or intend on doing something with it.

a reply to: worldstarcountry

you SAS guys will blow it up like Nord Stream and blame Russia again

Care to post some evidence of that?
Last I saw it was Russia who blew up Nord Stream, with a small Ukrainian group being the next possible culprits?
The rest of your post is just pure word salad about Monarchs and absolutely nothing to do with the thread posted?

www.economist.com...

LAST SEPTEMBER, when explosions damaged Nord Stream 1 and 2, two undersea gas pipelines that connected Russia to Germany, evidence of a culprit was scant. Some European governments suspected Russia. President Vladimir Putin had been threatening to cut off energy supplies to Europe in retaliation for sanctions imposed by the EU over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia, on the other hand, blamed America and Britain. Six months later American intelligence officials, as well as German and British news organisations, have suggested the possible involvement of an unidentified pro-Ukrainian group unaffiliated to the government. So whodunnit, and why?

a reply to: worldstarcountry

Pure fantasy.

Anyway.....we should give them a warning or two. If they don't change course or whatever just blow it up the minute it gets into UK waters.

originally posted by: worldstarcountry
a reply to: Kurokage

you SAS guys will blow it up like Nord Stream and blame Russia again.

Blame Russia? If I were the UK and this was in international or my own waters, I'd eliminate it and take full credit.

A legitimate shipment of fertilizer would be making a direct route to its destination. But something like this meandering around? The intentions and solution are clear.

a reply to: gb540

The really worrying thing is if it gets anywhere near the wreck of the Montgomery which contains an awful lot of explosives from WW2.

If that goes up, combined with an explosion of the Russian ship, a tsunami up the Thames could be devastating.

a reply to: gb540

A legitimate shipment of fertilizer would be making a direct route to its destination. But something like this meandering around? The intentions and solution are clear.

I agree, if this was just a shipment of fertilizer than it would've headed straight for it's port of destination. The ship is known to be part of the Russia fleet used to try to circumvent sanctions and also transport military equipment from places like Iran.

originally posted by: Oldcarpy2
a reply to: gb540

The really worrying thing is if it gets anywhere near the wreck of the Montgomery which contains an awful lot of explosives from WW2.

If that goes up, combined with an explosion of the Russian ship, a tsunami up the Thames could be devastating.

Thats why I posted the news article, it has anchored itself not to far from the SS Montgomery, which is very suspicious.

a reply to: Kurokage
Yea, Russia blew up their own pipeline they invested billions in and making a ton of money off of ... yea that was it.

it is asinine statements like that is why nobody trusts or even believes our intelligence community anymore, or yours for that matter. As long as laughable bs statements like that keep being the official story, there will be dissent in the population pointing out the obvious bullchit.

a reply to: Kurokage

Very suspicious.

www.bbc.co.uk...

For the public to even hear about an incident like this is rare. To expect an accurate description of its inventory is naïve. Of coerce it is only low yield stuff. No need to have the public concern themselves with things they can do nothing about.

a reply to: worldstarcountry

Tell me what anything you've posted so far has to do with a Russian ship anchored in the English Channel? Or are you talking about the Russian ships seen loitering in the area of the Nord stream before it exploded? Maybe you know Russia like to sabotage and explode other countries stuff?

Please try at remain on topic.

a reply to: kwaka

Maybe before commenting you watched the video of the explosion in Beirut?

seven times more than the 2,750 tonnes which devastated the port of Beirut in 2020.

MV Ruby is approximately 183 metres long, flying the flag of Malta, but owned by a Lebanese company controlled by Syrians and transporting cargo from Russia. In the Russian port of Kandalaksha in the Murmansk region, 20,000 metric tonnes of ammonium nitrate were loaded onto its deck, intended for delivery to Valetta in Malta.

a reply to: Kurokage

Maybe before commenting you watched the video of the explosion in Beirut?

Seen the thermobaric before, that ain't an issue with a crippled sub. What else is on board should it go critical, grab your surf board if live anywhere near the coast.

originally posted by: Kurokage
The ship is known to be part of the Russia fleet used to try to circumvent sanctions and also transport military equipment from places like Iran.

If that is true then Border patrol should board the ship,arrest any crew and then appropriate the fertilizer for domestic use.
No pissing around.
Whats that-border patrol are too busy?
No,they are not.

Ammonium Nitrate doesn't do anything without being mixed with a fuel first. Anyone mention that?

originally posted by: kwaka
a reply to: Kurokage

Maybe before commenting you watched the video of the explosion in Beirut?

Seen the thermobaric before, that ain't an issue with a crippled sub. What else is on board should it go critical, grab your surf board if live anywhere near the coast.

What crippled sub?

www.bbc.co.uk...

Lebanon's Prime Minister, Hassan Diab, blamed the detonation on 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate that he said had been stored unsafely at a warehouse in the port.

The ship sat just 15 milles of the British coast is carrying 20,000 tonnes....

To whom it may concern

If you can get it as close to London as is possible the rest of the Nation will be eternally grateful and not the least bit bothered if it goes Bang.

Thanks
The rest of Britain.

originally posted by: NoCorruptionAllowed
Ammonium Nitrate doesn't do anything without being mixed with a fuel first. Anyone mention that?

Maybe check out the SS Montgomery, the Russian ship has decided to anchor near?

The SS Richard Montgomery is a wrecked American Liberty cargo ship that was built during World War II. She was named after Richard Montgomery, an Irish officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War.[4]

She was wrecked on the Nore sandbank in the Thames Estuary, near Sheerness, Kent, England, in August 1944, while carrying a cargo of munitions. About 1,400 tonnes (1,500 short tons) of explosives remain on board presenting a hazard whose likelihood of explosion is variously asserted to be low to moderate

a reply to: Kurokage

What crippled sub?

The impression I had reading it was the vessel was a sub. Kinda surprised for the public to hear anything about that. Opps on may part in this case, not that it does not happen.