Boris Prokoshev, the captain of the Russian cargo ship suspected to have carried the 2750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate responsible for the tragic event at Beirut, has now confirmed to Radio Free Europe that he used to regularly write to warn against the dangerous chemical stored in the vessel.
Leading the crew in 2013, Boris was the captain of the ship that had been ordered by the ship’s shady businessman, Igor Grechushkin to pick up an extra cargo that led to the ship taking an unscheduled visit...