Footage of the Russian shadow fleet “Mersin” sinking off the coast of Senegal. The tanker moved from the port of Taman to Africa.



by MilesLongthe3rd

23 comments

  1. A different one from the two that were hit the other day.

  9. Ukraine has one place to defend and many places to attack. Russia has one place to attack and many places to defend.

  11. I look forward to more of these joint projects between Ukraine and Russia. Creating an artificial reef by sinking a ship is a beautiful way of giving the vessel a second life, turning old steel into a thriving underwater habitat that shelters fish, corals, and countless other marine creatures.

    It can help restore and enrich damaged seafloor areas by providing complex surfaces where marine life can attach, hide, and feed, ultimately boosting local biodiversity and strengthening the ecosystem.

    Over time the ship transforms from an obsolete structure into a living reef, supporting everything from tiny invertebrates to larger fish and even top predators.

    It is a powerful symbol: something that once sailed above the waves serving Russia’s baser nature now quietly serves beneath them, protecting marine life and serving as an example of cooperation between invader and defender.

    May many more be created. Slava Ukraini!

  12. ‘catastroph’

    ‘wow wow wow’

    ‘se fini’

    ‘fini’

    not much to translate, it’s pretty clear what it means.

  14. That’s going down quite fast, at the beginning of the video the water line is at the bottom of the ships name, as they circle around the boat 30 seconds later it’s at the top of the writing.

  17. Now we’ll find out if the new and mysterious sources of maritime insurance the Russian shadow fleet has been relying on will actually pay out.

    If they don’t a lot of countries will get very worries about having these barely seaworthy vessels anywhere near their waters with that much oil in ’em.

  18. The point is that Shadow fleet ships will struggle to find crews and shipping companies will have to think twice about whether they want to lose their assets as they will struggle to get insurance

  19. Ingenious Russians transform tanker to submarine to circumvent illegal Western sanctions.

  23. Now that the concept is proven, Zelensky should start issuing Letters of Marque. That would bring the issue of the shadow fleet to a quick end.

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