Russian ship carrying explosive fertiliser ‘suspiciously’ breaks down in Kent

“The impact would be absolutely massive.”
A Russian ship containing ten times more fertiliser than what caused the apocalyptic 2020 Beirut blast, has broken down in Kent after taking a “very strange and suspicious” route, says associate at ThinkEuropa Jacob Kaarsbo.
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[@ryanwalters6184]

Russia's grey zone tactics are all they got. 😂

[@magnacz]

Playing dangerous games and pretending not knowing what they are up to.

[@madyogi6164]

Taking part in dangerous game and playing (not to say being) dumb enough not to realize what "game master" is doing. And oh, typing "game master" I don't mean "West" (at least not in this moment).

[@tristanasT]

Why didn’t you mention.. Lithuania government said this ship can’t go to Lithuania sea port. Lithuania rejected this Russians ship because to dangerous and Lithuania don’t want Putin dangerous ships in Lithuania port

[@daledavis3651]

Smart move.

[@polarexpeditionmedic]

So did Norway and so did Malta

[@ryanreed3101]

The fact you would let any vessel from a country that threatens to nuke you weekly into your territory let alone near a major population and economic center seems insane.

[@leedwyer161]

I know, its absolutly ridiculous. No wonder they think the west is weak and dumb

[@tonyduncan9852]

_"You can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are undefended."_ - and make it look like an accident. *_- Sun Tzu._*

[@carlkoytzan6045]

Problem is that Russia is, if not the largest, supplier of fertilizers in the world.

[@georgeh9967]

Good ole UK .let anybody walk over us

[@michaelpettersson4919]

At this point I feel the need to remind the world that submarines are usually equipped with torpedoes. Either the captain onboard get the hint and return to Russia or he will be prompted to abandon ship.

[@brianchandler1365]

During the cold war period, there was a Soviet fishing trawler that mysteriously broke down at Tilbury on the Thames. It was there for years😂 more aerials than broadcasting house. Not at alll suspicious. Russia is and had always been paranoid

[@jojonesjojo8919]

Just because you're paranoid, it doesn't mean that people aren't out to get you. Twice in the last century Russia was almost destroyed by armies invading through Ukraine. They haven't forgotten that, even if you have. And now a hostile and aggressive military alliance is on Russia's doorstep in the Ukraine. They've told us again and again to back off. Maybe we should.

[@suethompson1736]

WAKE UP WEST! 😢😢😢

[@jojonesjojo8919]

yeah - stop poking the bear. This could end disastrously.

[@jasperhorace7147]

Woke but not awake‼

[@Lhawk2107]

Can anyone say "veiled" threat ?

[@Secretgeek2012]

It's a very thin veil.

[@robbliven01]

Why is a Russian ship in British waters???!!!

[@Secretgeek2012]

Commerce continues. We're not at war with Russia (yet).

[@Philip-hv2kc]

There's meant to be trade sanctions in effect.

[@BrianThompson-o4v]

Testing reaction from British naval ships if any more than welcomed in by present gov

[@ogasi1798]

the same reason we are in theirs and others, my god people can you turn the idiot box off from time to time and allow your minds to work without propaganda and meandering thoughts infesting your heads

[@Longlivethe4th]

capitalism.

[@geoffreychadwick8230]

Get tough with putin, stop bending to him!

[@jojonesjojo8919]

We did get tough - this is his response. He says that NATO on his borders is an existential threat. We're not bending at all, and a disaster is getting closer and closer.

[@davidtuer5825]

@@jojonesjojo8919 You seem to ignore the simple fact that Russia is the cause of all the trouble.

[@orangewarm1]

just send the coast guard to search the ship. or the navy.

[@la7dfa]

It does not help much, it is just full of fertilizer. The same type that can make insane explosions.

[@Tiax776]

It's the same stuff which exploded in Beirut, pretty much.

[@Travis_22]

Nah they too busy bringing in illegal migrants

[@AnotherPointOfView944]

26 miles off the coast = not in our waters

[@jojonesjojo8919]

If it's in international waters then you'd be effectively invading a little piece of Russia. That's an act of war. Or maybe you think we should really call Putin's bluff all the way to the exact point before we reach Armageddon. You know exactly where that is right? Nobody's in any danger with all of this brinkmanship right? .... right?

[@kevin10000]

To think Russia would not intentionally detonate it is naive-

[@jojonesjojo8919]

In which case, perhaps we should stop poking the bear?

[@Secretgeek2012]

​@@jojonesjojo8919Yes, let's just stand back and let them do whatever they want 🙄

[@ohhmanitscam]

@@jojonesjojo8919 Agreed, Russia needs to stop poking NATO/USA/Democratic Free World

[@ogasi1798]

give over - stop watching the bbc

[@robertmoyse4414]

If it is broken down, let the SBS "rescue" it, claim the cargo (worth a lot), sell it and use the proceeds to fund Ukraine.

[@KaiHouston-m6j]

Just tow it out to sea.

[@bigoldgrizzly]

to Scapa Flow ?

[@AnotherPointOfView944]

26 miles off the coast = not in our waters

[@wlhjr77]

Boy it would be a shame if there was an " accident " it it sank out at sea somewhere...

[@acreguy3156]

Agreed, wlhjr. I wouldn't put it past Putler to send a ship like that, set to explode at sea. He would blame the West for it and consider it an excuse for war. Trouble is, he's out of people and ammo. The man is even more insane than he was three years ago.

[@jojonesjojo8919]

No. It would be an act of war. You want war with Russia?

[@radleysmith7528]

You are a very dangerous thinker, What you actually mean is you'd welcome violence, Careful buddy people are getting arrested & jailed for this behaviour

[@markhepworth]

@@radleysmith7528In Moscow..?

[@mrkeogh]

It's been loitering around for weeks, trying to dock in ports that just happen to have critical energy infrastructure. There's enough fertiliser onboard that ship to make the Beirut explosion seem tiny in comparison. Why isn't it heading back to Russia, where it picked up the cargo?

[@PaulDenison-r7r]

@mrkeogh why indeed. Hope they keep it away from the wreck of the Richard Montgomery.

[@xlntnrg]

Peter Hald, who is an expert in explosives, says there is no imminent danger. "It is not the case that if the ship bumps into something or someone drops something into the cargo, it will explode. The ammonium nitrate that in 2020 was in a warehouse at the port of Beirut actually burned for a long time without exploding. It was only when other things in the warehouse started blowing up that the big explosion was set off. But ammonium nitrate, which is primarily used for two things - fertilizer and explosives - is not to be trifled with. If you heat up ammonium nitrate enough, it can explode. And it explodes with approximately half the power of TNT", he says.

[@SidneyHarris-k4z]

The ship is called: Maria Celestekov.

[@marcustrebonius3410]

The Royal Navy should have a Frigate or other smaller assets monitoring the cargo ships movement. It's common sense!

[@robertmoyse4414]

Do you know how underfunded the RN is? It hasn't got much of anything anymore, half of what it still has is so old it doesn't work and it can't even crew that.

[@keptinjack]

Good luck after 14 years of Tories stripping HMForces

[@stephenoneill245]

So how do you think we know where it is and that it's still in international waters?

[@givemeabreak8784]

Don't touch it!!! It's Jeremy Clarkson's last shipment for Diddly Squat!! 😂😂

[@Hochspitz]

🤣

[@aleckerby1236]

Send out to see and fix it like Moscow

[@RTC1655]

A Russian nuke roaming around European territorial waters, what could go wrong..?

[@davidconner-shover51]

not a nuke, but that's just a technicality.

[@Art-is-craft]

As a nuclear weapon it would be useless.

[@ros8737]

Beirut is was estimated to 1 kiloton, Hiroshima 15 kiloton and MV Ruby carries enough fertilizer to yield a blast equivalent to more than 7.5 kiloton.

[@johnbell1859]

If that goes off, wow. Don’t trust anything to do with Russia. Booooooom. 🇬🇧🇺🇦

[@ashleyobrien4937]

It depends on what kind of fertilizer it is ! like ammonium sulfate , no problem, but ammonium nitrate ? uh oh. oh okay, it IS ammonium nitrate...yeah, that's a problem...it can be used dead easy to either be part of an explosive or turned into a better explosive...

[@schevenjohn]

it is ammonium nitrate

[@SunFlower-1221]

Putin needs to step down

[@sandbridgekid4121]

Why is a Russian ship in UK Territorial Waters? Is the UK no longer in control of its sea ways?

[@daviddesert3132]

It's not but this is not a factual channel. Wake up or agree and don't ask questions.

[@jaywu2856]

yes Channelxit

[@mikatu]

A country cannot banned others to use its territorial waters according to international law, unless they are at war.

[@Rob-e8w]

But it isn't in UK territorial waters. It's broken down and safely at anchor.

[@AnotherPointOfView944]

26 miles off the coast = not in our waters

[@someblokeoffthestreet5214]

We only have Russia's word that it's carrying that amount of fertiliser, and we know how much that's worth. Either way, I'm sure the SBS will be on the case as of last week!

[@LunaticTheCat]

We almost likely have reliable intelligence on what is being carried on board that ship.

[@robertmoyse4414]

Thanks. That's the wisest comment on this post by miles.

[@robchandler9163]

Sounds like a huge explosion like the Canada Halifax incident could happen if not handled

[@jarigustafsson7620]

The ship "grounded" right outside port in ruZZia, Why didn't it turn right around and go back to ruZZian port to fix it it. Putlers hybrid war threat.

[@fimenduro]

I would worry about this ship, because the Russians wanted to dock in Norway firts, but was kicked out. DONT' LET IT DOCK

[@Craig-wp3pz]

Send the Coast Guard and Royal Navy to do an inspection, we are allowed to board it to check operating status, and can shadow it with a non too discrete Destroyer 🚢 🚀

[@robertfrancis7767]

Message that old cargo ships could transfer tanks and armoured vehicles and Russian "storm troopers" on bikes as Ukraine and hit key targets in Europe quickly. Reason why the British Army is far too small and has way too few tanks in this modern world. The UK has vunerablity, simply look what a small troop force and 300 tanks did in Malayasia and Singapore. The UK also needs proper.drone and missiles defences.

[@georgeswindel8367]

If it is in UK waters...Put the SAS on it and get it out of ALL European waters.

[@peterfisher3829]

SAS and water dont mix, its the SBS that have webbed feet

[@givemeabreak8784]

That's gold these days!! Ask a farmer!! Or can be use if is Nitrate as an explosive in the shells!! Refine it and made amo for Ukraine basically return it to the sender.

[@ashleyobrien4937]

Do NOT let the Russians have that !

[@BarryWinsbury]

Did you know there is also a second world war munitions ship with thousands of tonnes of live ammunition sunk of the kent coast. Given the opportunity i would attach a tug boat and get the friggin thing off our coast

[@damianbutterworth2434]

Keir `s been on the news. He said "There is enough fertiliser to fry hostages.".

[@ogasi1798]

bullshi7 reporting i see - why try to make stories with opinions instead of resolving said stories with facts

[@Mike_Ellis]

maybe it will sink over the Channel Tunnel and then explode… just an idea...

[@peterfisher3829]

Noooo think of all those small boats in the Channel 😗

[@rockbutcher]

Ammonium nitrate becomes inert once it is wet. It would have to be in a sealed compartment that would not crush.

[@vomog1]

Not sure that 26 miles off Kent is British waters.

[@Kevvywevvy]

Plausible deniability

[@stephenhughes6025]

Paranoid warmongers are the most dangerous. Give it a week and everyone will be laughing at this nonsense, pretty much like the last two and a half years of reporting from this channel.

[@jimbo01]

Errrrrrr.... Errrrrrrr errrrrr 🤌

[@drinksafewater]

It's OK Border Farce will be monitoring this - from Birmingham.

[@karenkelly8086]

Like keyboard critics complaining from their sofas 😂

[@navelriver]

Why do the authorities allow such large dangerous cargoes?

[@robert9407]

Err,err,err,err,err.and double and triple err’s

[@vinm300]

Desperate Orcs

[@georgs5870]

Great reporting, thanks!

[@Philip-hv2kc]

Not certain what they're talking about. It doesn't add up . Probably BS.

[@stevedavidson666]

"breaks down in Kent"??? What, Canterbury? Should be 'OFF Kent'!!!!

[@isrealthevisionary]

ayy😂

[@trilogy91]

Shouldn’t all Russian shipping in the channel.

[@nicksmuts9135]

Who remembers the Oklahoma blast?

[@jennifermyers66]

KENT GET IT TO SUSSEX CLOSER TO REHOBOTH BEACH 🏖️

[@daviddesert3132]

Tsunami warning... Our beach hut in Broadstairs could get it😂

[@Super6ix06]

Say " ehhhhhhhhhhh "one more time 😂

[@jaume7634]

2ond Beirut 2020 looks like

[@PaulHiggins-p1y]

Not the first time this has happened

[@michaelpettersson4919]

A Hellburner is the explosive equivalent to a fireship. Something could be planned.

[@ahartify]

Very suspicious? I'll say.

[@CatShot1983]

Things that make you go HMMMMMM!

[@helmutgensen4738]

Made me curious - but just another long talk fest.

[@elizabethstewart12]

Little Vlad is clearly mad.

[@mark3863]

Remember when the warehouse in Beirut exploded. Same thing could happen wherever this ship chooses.

[@leswatson]

Eeeeeeerrr

[@london19657]

How does a ship break down in Kent?

[@monoleetochristian9418]

This is a bomb

[@lukeamato423]

Get it out of there

[@user-vg4cg4uw9c]

The British could understandably assume this is a twenty kiloton bomb looking for a time and place 😎

[@DP13999]

ehhhhhhhhhhh

[@PC-oi4kj]

Putin put out a lot of fertiliser. It's all the bull..t that he keeps talking.

[@STHFGDBY]

Question is, who supplied them, and has it been done before, if so how many times....🙄

[@Stigsens1]

Ahhhhh….-ahhhhhh yes ahhhhh

[@wellanyway8254]

Having 'fallen off the calendar ' in New York, let's see what Lammy comes up with.

[@radleysmith7528]

errrrr errrr errrr errr

[@91YEHNAH]

EEEEEHHH...🤣

[@uptone12111]

eh....eh...eh

[@ogasi1798]

aaah the good old days when we could get the good fertiliser in britain from the shops without question, if you know you know, teenage boy fun 🙂

[@aureliocorrida6115]

They say it’s broken how sure can you be!!?? If it isn’t broken it can be moved what facilities or bases are nearby!!?? Or simply just don’t worry about it…

[@VidarTeiseniHeisen]

Eeeeeee

[@malcolmwilkins2495]

...but Where,in Kent? blooming big place.

[@AnotherPointOfView944]

26 miles off the coast = not in our waters

[@standbyukrain]

Sama peaksime tegema Venemaaga tankeriga, mis on täis C4

[@dutchwise1981]

3 months later. ohh it wasnt a russian ship only a ship that looked russian and the EU knew about this but didnt say anything about it because how will the EU and USA other wish try to get the russian oil and gas reserves. please people wake up, its one big show yes russian need to give back ukrain there land and such. But WEF is the one behind it all, they need russia to complete there world plan.

[@aureliocorrida6115]

The Halifax explosion of World War One doesn’t ring a bell…

[@andrew30m]

Was in the harbour not 20 miles away.

[@twoeggcups]

What is the name of the ship?

[@tessjuel]

It's named Ruby.

[@petergay2971]

Please interview people that speak fluently.

[@acreguy3156]

Agreed. His English is pretty good. It's the "Egh" every other word that is fatiguing.

[@JuanSanchez-ik7wx]

991k subscribers and 411 likes. Does anyone see a problem with this video?

[@NBM397]

It was uploaded a few minutes ago, so no.

[@JuanSanchez-ik7wx]

@@NBM397 Great. Fora minute I thought a 4% approval rating might have been indicative of a colossal waste of time.

[@davetedd3633]

What is there to like about the Russians threatening us?

[@Rob-e8w]

This ship is around 26 nautical miles from the nearest land and is not in UK territorial waters which extend 12 nautical miles. It certainly isn't `in Kent`.

[@jamesantill5065]

Agreed. However, this is 10x the amount that blew in Beirut and that caused a 3.3 shock on the ricter scale and was heard 150m away. It's certainly not something a competent security force should ignore.

[@AnotherPointOfView944]

@@jamesantill5065 Depends if it is carrying ammonium nitrate fertilizer, or some other type that is not explosive.

[@jojonesjojo8919]

@@jamesantill5065 A competent security force would never have poked the bear the way that we have been doing.

[@Apollorion]

@@jamesantill5065 To hear an explosion just 0.15km away is easy for a simple blast. Have you never heard any fireworks?

[@Art-is-craft]

@@jamesantill5065 It would have no impact at those ranges.

[@brianfreeman8290]

...and . . .er . .er . . .

[@robstewart1703]

Can you speak danish? nørd.

[@brianfreeman8290]

@@robstewart1703 jeg er bange for ikke

[@Silures11]

@@brianfreeman8290only took you 11 minutes to Google translate “I’m afraid not” Well done 👏🏼

[@pauldowling2160]

'Eh,eh', I'll forgive Jacob as English is probably not his first language but would some interviewer please advise him to drop the 'Eh,eh' at the beginning of every sentence and when he paused for thought. Very difficult to listen.

[@nerifterafrnam4682]

Identical ,and I mean IDENTICAL situation going on in Scandinavian waters. Coincidence ? that would be the day Ship called MV Ruby loaded with 20 000 tons of ammonium nitrate (I believe that´s the name) , same compound that lay waste to some Lebanese harbor a few years back. Last I heard it´s harbored outside Norway, battling permits / inspections etc.

[@jounik]

That's the same ship, now trying the UK.

[@thomasschwarz1973]

the word "eeeh" could be reduced in frequency. Just practice saying nothing, so when you need to think, understand that you don't need to make any sounds/ words, just let yourself have some peace, and think....

[@alexgreen1767]

You don't speak any other languages then?

[@alexgreen1767]

Errr, bonjour, errr jem apel Alex. The errrrr is the difference between an a and a a*

[@paraandy3821]

40km, just off the coast?

[@mrkeogh]

It's a few hours sailing from major ports and coastal cities, and little can stop it unless the Royal Navy decides to sink it.

[@robstewart1703]

It's 20 times more fertilizer than in Beirut... You don't think that would do anything? 🤔

[@AnotherPointOfView944]

@@robstewart1703 Depends if it is ammonium nitrate. There are many different types of fertilizer.

[@paraandy3821]

@@robstewart1703 I emphasize the word 'just' 🤔

[@JuanSanchez-ik7wx]

Oh lord. Homeless Harry is back wearing his new pajamas.

[@jrgenkauling8269]

The cargo is not particularly dangerous,

[@NBM397]

Beirut 2020 would like to have a word. "Fertiliser bomb". Look it up.

[@AnotherPointOfView944]

@@NBM397 Ammonium Nitrate yes. Others no.

[@jrgenkauling8269]

And ships sail around daily with this type of cargo, without problems

[@AnotherPointOfView944]

but....but its not sailing.

[@jrgenkauling8269]

@@AnotherPointOfView944 Where is it going to go? no one will take it to port and the bow is badly damaged.

[@Bazroshan]

'Apocalyptic' is not the right word anyway because, in principle, it merely means 'revelatory'.

[@Travis_22]

06:48 even the TR lady looks bored

[@BruvaBob]

Peoblem with this guy is his lied so much in the past at conservatives that whenever he has something really important to say he has lost all credibility

[@ayoutubechannelhasnoname6018]

The censorship in the comments is really strong.... I paraphrase and say "Why do we let the russians do what they do? we should act more aggressive. Same for our NATO airspace."

[@s0ycapitan]

What a load of old 💩

[@livingtribunal4110]

Wow. Cool story. *_#AnywayMovingOn_*

[@mrkeogh]

Troll.

[@robstewart1703]

🔔 🔚

[@livingtribunal4110]

​@@mrkeogh Am I? I liked the video. 🤷🏻‍♂️