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[Steven P]

This will set the conspiracy theories going... the tanker was chartered to the US military

[Mark Bolam]

Aye, it’ll be that Trump fella.

[Stool master]

10 hours ago, Mark Bolam said:

Aye, it’ll be that Trump fella.

Spoken like a true pirate ☠️🦜

[Stubby]

10 hours ago, Steven P said:

This will set the conspiracy theories going... the tanker was chartered to the US military

 Carting jet fuel . Just business . O are you suggesting it was deliberately rammed by a ship carrying dodgy chemicals ?

Edited March 11 by Stubby

[Steven P]

Not really Stubby, I think it was just an accident / **************** up - but there are those that will make anything up if you add in the US armed forces

[Anno]

Those bottlenosed dolphins at Scarborough wont be happy.

[josharb87]

Will DART be deployed? 

[Johnsond]

On 10/03/2025 at 20:59, Steven P said:

This will set the conspiracy theories going... the tanker was chartered to the US military

Under arrest 

[BillQ]

On 10/03/2025 at 19:59, Steven P said:

This will set the conspiracy theories going... the tanker was chartered to the US military

 

10 hours ago, Johnsond said:

Under arrest 

I'm sure that these things are not related but I'm sure that the ginger one will make the least of it for the moment but will leave it on the table. 

[Steven P]

I don't think there is anything in his nationality Bill. All my adult life ships have been manned by the cheapest - Panama flag used to be cheapest, Russian officers and Filipino crews, as they were here. Some prestige ships use British crews (ferry services, cruse ships). If it was an issue with him being Russian and a 'weapon' a US fuel ship is an odd target given the current armed commitments they have, don't want to drag the US into any conflicts directly. Putin is not stupid.

 

Comes to old fashioned feck-up, asleep at the wheel maybe (Vodka?) and reports that the ship wasn't in the best condition (which is no surprise, the Russian domestic fleet is also maintained by the cheapest)