Safe Corridor

U.K. warns of new Russian sea mine threat to merchant ships

The U.K. Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) says that intelligence released October 4 suggests Russia may use sea mines to target civilian shipping in the Black Sea and that Russia would lay blame on Ukraine for any attacks. The information declassified shows Russia may continue to target civilian shipping in the Black Sea, including by laying sea mines in the approach to Ukrainian ports.

The U.K. previously warned that the Russian military had attempted a missile strike against a...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/u-k-warns-of-new-russian-sea-mine-threat-to-merchant-ships/

Russia promises Black Sea safe corridor to evacuate seafarers and ships from Ukraine

Graphic: a sketch map of the safe corridor in the Northern Black Sea. Graphic credit: Russia’s Mission to the International Maritime Organization.

Russia’s Mission to the International Maritime Organization has declared that there will be a “humanitarian maritime corridor” in the Black Sea.

The Mission wrote to IMO Secretary General Kitack Lim announcing that there would be a 139 mile long, 3 mile wide safe corridor operating daily from 08:00 to 19:00 (Universal Time plus three hours). The...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/russia-promises-black-sea-safe-corridor-to-evacuate-seafarers-and-ships-from-ukraine/