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[-] random_character_a@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago

I wonder what kind on projection of power Russia is planning. Missile cruiser "visiting" Finnish waters.

[-] cygnus@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 month ago

Amusingly, the Baltic fleet doesn't have anything larger than a frigate.

[-] random_character_a@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Do you really need anything bigger? Costal missile batteries have a good reach, passive sonar can hear pretty much everything and planes/radar can pinpoint anything on the surface.

[-] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 month ago

I think the main point is to intimidate us. Like "boo, I'm your big scary neighbor, look at what I can do!"

[-] humorlessrepost@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

look at what I can do!

I don’t wanna saaaaay

[-] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 6 points 1 month ago

immediately breaks apart because it is shit

[-] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 month ago

Didn’t they just have a troop carrier and some oil tankers sink?

[-] wewbull@feddit.uk 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

They were using oil tankers that were designed for river use on the black sea. Three of them snapped in two leaving a huge oil slick which they're not bothering to clean up.

Then, a cargo ship on route to Syria to evacuate russian bases of equipment had its engine explode near Spain. That ship sank leaving the Spanish to rescue the crew.

The first case is using an inappropriate vessel. The second case appears to be that ships in this shadow fleet are no longer visiting any ports apart from russian ones and so don't need to have their paperwork in shape. No paperwork means no maintenance. No maintenance means engine go boom.

[-] lemmylommy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago
[-] kreskin@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Was it accompanied by a tugboat I hope? Those ships dont tend to be very well built, leak oil and pollute a lot, and rescue efforts for broken down Russian ships arent cheap. They should pay a deposit for entering Finnish waters with that garbage scow.

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