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Video: Ukraine Claims Russian Landing Vessel Destroyed In Berdyansk

russian ship claimed by ukrainians

A Russian landing vessel was reportedly destroyed in the port city of Berdyansk, Ukraine’s officials claimed. On a social media platform, Ukraine’s Navy mentioned that the large landing vessel of the Black Sea fleet was dubbed Orsk, which eventually sank.

Video footage showed explosions and black smoke from a giant grey vessel. The post did not share other details about the explosion. It is also not clear yet if the incident had caused any military casualties.

A few news reports suggested that...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/video-ukraine-claims-russian-landing-vessel-destroyed-in-berdyansk/

Stronger NATO Reaction to Russian Actions in Georgia, Crimea Would Have Prevented Ukraine Invasion, Says Latvian President

Latvian Armed Forces soldiers take part in multinational training during Saber Strike 22 at Camp Adazi, Latvia, March 7, 2022. US Army Photo

The president of Latvia argued today that if NATO had reacted more strongly in 2008 to Russian aggression against neighboring Georgia and the Kremlin’s 2014 annexation of Crimea, Moscow wouldn’t have invaded Ukraine.

Speaking at an online Washington Post forum Friday, Egils Levits said appeasement tactics “are not fruitful.” He compared those situations in...

https://news.usni.org/2022/03/25/stronger-nato-reaction-to-russian-actions-in-georgia-crimea-would-have-prevented-ukraine-invasion-says-latvian-president

Falling Dry and Wet Markets; Collective Guilt for Ukraine and Covid

John Faraclas

The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) lost 23 points since yesterday and now stands at 2,522; on a weekly basis same was down 61 since last week’ 2,605 losing the 2,600 points threshold. In search for Peace in Ukraine to avoid spill over and World War III, but this requires leaders and not morons to change the mindset. Same applies for Covid’s anathema, now entering its third year. John Faraclas’ daily and weekly recap:

The Capes BCI was down 82 points to 1,887 and on a weekly basis minus 718...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/25/falling-dry-and-wet-markets-collective-guilt-for-ukraine-and-covid/

Seafarers Are Human Beings; There Should Be No Differentiation Based On Their Nationality: HRAS

seafarers are human beings - no nationality difference

Meeting with the Stella Maris Ukraine National Director and Odesa Port Chaplain, Friar Oleksandr Smerechynskyy, was a unique experience in a war zone with impending threats of encirclement, ground and air attacks. What struck the recce team was the mixture of faith, the dedication to continue providing support to all seafarers and their families affected and a mutual sense of serious concern over what the future holds for the citizens of Odesa, for those working within and surrounding the port...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/seafarers-are-human-beings-there-should-be-no-differentiation-based-on-their-nationality-hras/

Satellite Images Confirm Russian Navy Landing Ship Was Sunk at Berdyansk

An image of an Alligator-class landing tank ship underwater at the pier of the port of Berdyansk on March 25, 2022. Satellite image ©2021 Maxar Technologies Used with Permission

The Russian landing ship attacked by Ukrainian forces this week at in the southern port city of Berdyansk has sunk, Pentagon officials confirmed on Friday.

Satellite images provided to USNI News by Maxar Technologies prove the Alligator-class landing ship tank (LST) that was seen on video on Thursday was underwater at...

https://news.usni.org/2022/03/25/satellite-images-confirm-russian-navy-landing-ship-was-sunk-at-berdyansk

Industry Coordinates To Help Ukrainian Seafarers And Their Families Evacuating Odessa

Ukrainian seafarers and their families evacuating Odessa

A number of maritime industry players have come together to provide safe and secure accommodation in Romania and Poland for Ukrainian seafarers and their families. The group – the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), the Marine Transport Workers’ Trade Union of Ukraine (MTWTU) and global ship manager V.Group – have put funding and organisation in place to get Ukrainian seafarers families out of the country to accommodation in neighbouring Romania and Poland.

Help is available for...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/industry-coordinates-to-help-ukrainian-seafarers-and-their-families-evacuating-odessa/

Maritime Grounds In Ukraine: Interview With An Odesa-Based Maritime Lawyer

Odesa ports

“Mariupol is, I think, a nightmare situation because the terrorists they [are] just damaging everything there, so it maybe the most awful thing we have ever seen for the last, maybe, decade of any port place in the world…nowadays its a huge disaster for civilians and for the people who are there, for everybody.”

Working with law firm partner and member of the Ukrainian Bar Association, Evgenyy Sukachev of Black Sea Law Co, as well as other maritime stakeholders in-country underscores the...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/maritime-grounds-in-ukraine-interview-with-an-odesa-based-maritime-lawyer/

NORTHCOM: U.S. Needs New Ballistic Missile Interceptor by 2028 to Keep Pace with North Korea

Kim Jong Un in front of a the North Korea intercontinental ballistic missile. KCNA Photo

The United States needs to deploy its Next Generation Interceptor by 2028 or sooner to keep pace with North Korea’s accelerating ballistic missile program, most recently demonstrated in Pyongyang’s successful test-firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile Thursday, Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck told the Senate Armed Services Committee.

While saying he was “comfortable with where we are today based on...

Report to Congress on Law of War and the Invasion of Ukraine

The following is the March 16, 2022, Congressional Research Service Legal Sidebar, The Law of War and the Russian Invasion of Ukraine.

From the report

In the days after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, many countries condemned the action as a violation of international law governing when countries may use force against one another. Since then, several observers, including the U.S. Secretary of State and other foreign government officials, have cited evidence that the Russian...

https://news.usni.org/2022/03/25/report-to-congress-on-law-of-war-and-the-invasion-of-ukraine

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