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submitted 2 days ago by solidgrue@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

A cargo ship with links to Russia packed with explosive fertiliser is floating off the Kent coast after being denied entry at other ports over safety fears.

Ruby, a Maltese-flagged cargo ship carrying 20,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate fertiliser from a port in Russia, was ordered out of Tromso in Norway and turned away from Danish waters.

More alleged shenanigans with this craft drifting around the North Sea, ostensibly enroute to the Canaries.

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[-] skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de 28 points 2 days ago

“This is a ship that nobody wants, but that nobody can get rid of.”

20,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate

i see something resembling a solution, right there

[-] Fermion@feddit.nl 21 points 1 day ago

Blowing up beached whales disperses the problem, but does not solve it.

[-] SmoothOperator@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

The Danish media reported that it has the explosive potential of a first generation nuke.

[-] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

Pretty sure this is the same shit that blew up in the Beirut port. I wouldn't let a Russian ship full of that shit into my port.

https://youtube.com/shorts/wqKn_3iJOP4?si=MHbGhm3dVjzyUeDJ

[-] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 12 points 1 day ago

It's not shit, it's an artificial shit substitute

[-] Assman@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Soylent explosives

[-] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 day ago

Remember the Beirut explosion? Yeah, that

[-] JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Remember the Beirut explosion?
Now realize that it was caused by around 1/10th as much ammonium nitrate that is on this ship (2750 vs 20000 tonnes)

[-] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 day ago

yeah, you really don't want that ship anywhere near people or infrastructure

[-] skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 day ago

if that was mixed with fuel, sure (15kt) but on its own should be a bit less (6.5kt)

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