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Ship Captain & Owner Arrested in Explosion Case

7 October 2020

The ammonium nitrate was destined for Mozambique in 2013.
Lebanon’s National News Agency to report warrants that have been circulated for Boris Prokoshev.
Multiple government agencies in Lebanon knew the dangerous chemical was being stored in the warehouse and may have failed to safeguard it.
Another fire exploded just over a month after the devastating explosion.

Ship captain, the owner sought in Port of Beirut explosion case & warrants issued for MV Rhosus master and Russian businessman...

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Ship captain, owner sought in Port of Beirut explosion case

6 October 2020

Arrest warrants have been issued for the Russian captain and owner of the vessel that carried the ammonium nitrate believed to have caused the massive Port of Beirut explosion.

Al Jazeera said the final tally was 193 people dead, 6,500 wounded and 300,000 homeless as a result of the Aug. 4 blast, blamed on 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate that had been stored in a Port of Beirut warehouse.

The ammonium nitrate, used in agricultural fertilizer, was destined for Mozambique in 2013. But the MV Rhosus...

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Vessel Liable for Beirut Explosion Hasn’t Sailed in 7 Years

14 August 2020

Ship Cited in Beirut Blast Hasn’t Sailed in 7 Years, reports the New York Times. The explosive material responsible for the Aug. 4 blast in Beirut was carried there by the ailing cargo ship Rhosus in 2013.

Let us take a look at the incidents that led to the arrival of the Rhosus vessel to Beirut’s port and how its volatile cargo led to the tragedy in the city almost seven years later.

The arrival of the ship

On Nov. 21, 2013, at 11:27 a.m., a leaky ship arrived in Beirut’s port. It never left,...

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