Russian ship stuck off UK coast has explosive power greater than Beirut blast

A damaged Russian cargo ship anchored off the UK coast poses a significat risk because of the “incredibly explosive" ammonium nitrate it is carrying, warns former CBRN commander Hamish De Bretton
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[@727skydivers]

The ship sailed from Murmansk, Russia. Damaged soon after, and still not turned back to Murmansk... Instead, they want to port in different NATO harbors... Right! Not supiscious at all. "Nothing to see here, move along, move along"

[@robertstorey7476]

If you were up to no good, clowning around appearing incompetent would be a very good way of disguising what you were really doing.

[@smiffdamista]

Do we know her name

[@johnmarkrobinson2924]

Exactly but you will always get the ones on social media trying to make something of it anything to fill up there bank accounts

[@Bragosso]

It didn't sail from Murmansk, it sailed from Kandalaksha. It could have stopped in Murmansk as it was passing by, but it didn't.

[@johnmarkrobinson2924]

@@smiffdamista yes think it's ruby

[@gdutfulkbhh7537]

Ask the Ukranians to help: they're VERY good at making russian ships go 'away'.

[@crimsongrease6382]

@@gdutfulkbhh7537 damn spat my coffee everywhere on reading..

[@MKR5210]

❤️🇬🇧

[@valerielegasov2841]

@@gdutfulkbhh7537 you win the Internet today with that comment 🏆

[@martynlewis9020]

Yeah but maybe not fire warheads at this ship?

[@paulobainz1210]

@@martynlewis9020 Logic is lost here

[@cntsay1]

Ooooops my floating bomb accidentally broke down in the most inconvenient spot,,,,soooo sorry.

[@williamearls2021]

Timothy McVeigh knocked down Oklahoma City Federal Bldg. with a mere van of ammonia nitrate....so multiply that blast by 500-1000 X ammonia nitrate volume....could get real messy !

[@warbuzzard7167]

What’s the deal with you guys and your commas? Never could figure out why people do that. You are obviously not spending quality time curled up with your Strunk and White’s “Elements of Style” guide…

[@richarddodge1349]

You mean twenty kilotons, not twenty thousand kilotons.

[@KatieS-o3o]

It reminds me of the story about Trojan's horse. The dangerous ship should be sent back where it comes from.

[@rogerhargreaves2272]

The U.K. can’t even return rubber dinghies to their origin; so good luck turning this ship around.

[@Hjaltland2]

Total immersion in salt water should fix it !

[@texasslingleadsomtingwong8751]

And how would you convince this vessel to sink ?

[@ckamina768]

Sooooo your genius idea is to poison the water with a hazardous and toxic substance?! Does it hurt when you think?! Idiot!

[@SA12String]

@@texasslingleadsomtingwong8751 It IS possible to punch holes in ships without explosives, you know.

[@SariClark-z9j]

​@@SA12Stringwithout sparks?

[@xstugee]

@@SariClark-z9j Yeah...its called "below the water line"...GET IT!!

[@briancharles1141]

Send that ship back now rite now we dont want any putin ships in our warters simple

[@lottierose8668]

waters

[@maurices5259]

right now -- don't want - see above

[@chrismassey8180]

It's a trap. Putin is going to wipe us out.

[@slaughtervision7566]

Who's "We" you and your overweight mother, sitting on the couch eating TV diners!?😆

[@TimothyCollins]

Consider this - russia is a country that wants to be seen as a superpower and yet they are reduced to basically the same tactics as the unabomber.

[@crimsongrease6382]

@@TimothyCollins classic..

[@sawtooth808]

🤣🤣🤣🪦 Deceased

[@lukeknight1133]

XD

[@Brice23]

Do you know anything about the unabomber? This is the tactic McVeigh used, not the unabomber.

[@northof49]

Russia is a terrorist state.

[@davidthompson6636]

It’s Halifax once more.

[@brianferguson7840]

As a retired firefighter who has studied that incident, I thought I was the only one who would remember it.

[@northleedspoppa]

Thats Canada Halifax? If so solid reference

[@northstar7694]

I was thinking the same

[@octaviantimisoreanu5810]

@@northleedspoppa yes the mont blanc

[@pierreabbat6157]

Just what I was thinking. For those who haven't read about it, a ship carrying explosives/munitions for war, annoyed at being delayed by submarine nets, collided with another ship because a ship was on the wrong side and exploded, causing great destruction.

[@steve.k4735]

It is now floating three kilometres outside British waters north of Margate, east of the Thames Estuary, seemingly awaiting permission to enter the Strait of Dover .. in case you are wondering

[@brucewilliams2106]

thanks. so that's outside the 12 nm limit? but within the EEZ. seems like they could find a good reason to seize based on pollution threat.

[@peterlaurie1247]

There's a sunken ammunition ship from the 2ndww, also off the north Kent coast. Maybe they're that one safe by now.

[@moleculemagician8616]

I wonder if Vladimir Putin has “Start a Nuclear War” on his bucket list?

[@user-fl6ko9do5y]

no but it sounds like it was on Nato's

[@leewilson2937]

nah its just on his facebook

[@zulubeatz1]

@@user-fl6ko9do5yHow ? By standing up to a bully ?

The sailers on board must be under some considerable stress.

[@crimsongrease6382]

I bet their queuing for the toilet onboard that ship..

[@6yjjk]

Gagging for a cigarette

[@deanhil3978]

Careful with that Doobie!

[@texasslingleadsomtingwong8751]

Its Russians, they smoking next to the stuff .

[@sbkr4906]

they all are Syrians, allies of Russians

[@valerielegasov2841]

EDITED - This is the one that was stuck in between Sweden and Denmark that was due to go to Lithuania for servicing. Lithuania denied it entry due to the cargo. Wouldn't surprise me if it had exploded by accident while in the port. What a way to take resources from Ukraine?

[@runtsgal]

I think it’s the same one. Denmark refused to allow it entry.

[@nickhtk6285]

Is that the same one off the Norwegian coast?

[@lifessogood2995]

Maybe Russian is just temporary fishing

[@valerielegasov2841]

@@lifessogood2995 with a 20kt grenade 😆

[@valerielegasov2841]

@@nickhtk6285 yes it is.

[@JEng-oc1lc]

Messing up up Earth

[@dpelpal]

Ship problem are emblem of Russia problems: Poverty of ppl. Corruptions. But most of all poverty

[@dpelpal]

@boota1989 In Russia standard-of-life is lower than Peru. This is why.

[@jsaintr.i.r4018]

​@@dpelpala lot of problems in Russia 🥶

[@dpelpal]

@@jsaintr.i.r4018 Yes Sir, that is mild way of putting things🤷🏼‍♀️

[@gurnoorsingh4595]

Well you should care about your own country vast majority of people in UK cant afford simple living at the moment. So standard of liv8ng in your country is probably lower than RUSSIA because you dont have any sanctions 😂😂😂😂

[@SebastiaanBikker]

​@@dpelpalYou have no idea... Russia debt gdp ratio is the lowest ! 18% Compare it with other countrys.. ever been to Russia ?

[@concernedrabbit9075]

If this explodes it should be considered an act of war.

[@grahamd8356]

Stop watching the news

[@valerielegasov2841]

@@grahamd8356 another Vatnik bot

[@24540082]

Just its precence is an act of war

[@ashj8998]

Er hello, we are at war, proxy war, grow up

[@martinlischke4520]

Not considering... It is!

[@however-yh2jy]

The more I hear about this Putin chappie the less I like him.

[@Astrophobia88]

Bit of a scallywag isnt he!

[@simonelliott3791]

That's how propaganda works and if you lived in Russia you would be saying that about western leaders.

[@engjds]

Least he hasnt done damage to our pensioners right?

[@MarkHarmer]

@@simonelliott3791 yes comrade

[@however-yh2jy]

@@simonelliott3791 oh no, they tricked me into living in freedom and prosperity. 🙄

[@mgv5545]

Poorly maintained Russian equipment? Nooooo, never happen.

[@muckle8]

Like the Soyuz spacecraft that just saved 3 astronauts today , 2 of them Americans because there wasn’t another alternative.

[@edmc1000]

@@muckle8so how are Russian tanks holding up in Ukraine. Are not half of all Russian tanks ever built already destroyed ?

[@hb9145]

We just had that ship in Norway. Typical Russia.

[@artfx9]

Imagine being the crew on that ship. Holy sheeet! I bet they are itching for a smoke 🚬

[@jamesdykes517]

I think that smoke leads directly to their end... You were talking about the Russian missiles on standby...

[@artfx9]

@@jamesdykes517 I don't know what you mean. Your translation from ruzzki is not good, Ivan.

[@ofeyofey]

They must be suicidal.

[@52n1]

I think he meant 20 kilo tons not 20,000 kilo tons which would be 20 mega tons.

[@jocopowell]

^^ Definitely. 20 megatons would be almost half tsar bomba.

[@abofrey]

Experts hey?

[@52n1]

@@abofrey You don’t need to be an expert to know what the prefixes kilo and mega mean. 😃

[@Chr1s-fm6bi]

@@abofreygod forbid someone slips while speaking. 20 kilo or megatons of explosives is still dangerous. 🙄

[@kurtwicklund8901]

This "expert" isn't. TNT and Am nitrate are not equivalent by weight.

[@donnarmills9902]

WHY are ships allowed to carry that amount?

[@danafender6312]

It's Russia. They have no regards for safety or common sense.

[@zakjuly6721]

well google how much fertiliser Britain imports every year 😂..... how old are you ?

[@garbennett4758]

It's Russia your dealing with

[@kurtwicklund8901]

Because clearly industry can do so safely.

[@catchaser52]

@@zakjuly6721 Be Nice!

[@01karmacop]

We cant stop rubber boats

[@ginojaco]

Not true, we can, it's just that we have not had and do not have a government willing to do so. 👍

[@01karmacop]

@@ginojaco so true buddy

[@zulubeatz1]

+10 for deflection. It's immigrants, not Russia threatening to blow up Britain

[@catchaser52]

Tow it back to Russia.

[@annaoeste2470]

Gotta find people to work the tug boats. I imagine no volunteers.

[@mastermindvideos898]

maybe ask a migrant boat if they could help you with that

[@johnguest4525]

@@annaoeste2470 Ukraine`s sea drones could tow it back to a russian port

[@JohnMP1963]

@@mastermindvideos898 Yes, either Iran or China since they are helping Russia, I'm sure they wouldn't mind

[@Hamish-f4b]

@@annaoeste2470 Long, very long tow lines?

[@196Stefan2]

20000 ton of Ammoniumnitrate do not have the explosive power of the same amount of conventional explosives (referred on TNT): in Beirut exploded an estimated amount of 4,5 kT NH4NO3, which gave a "yield" of ca. 800-1000 tons of TNT. The conversion factor is therefore roughly <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="301">5:1</a>. 4000 tons TNT is still a huge blast, if detonated. But doesn't the UK have a very capable Navy? Sink the bucket in a save distance from land by some torpedoes. Ammoniumnitrate is very good soluble into water.

[@maynelson7439]

Excuse me????? and why was this ship not monitored??? Good job Navy, government and intelligence, good to know you're on the ball👏👏👏

[@peterfrazer1943]

If you are so bothered, why don't you join the Navy and do the job. Typical Armchair comment.

[@GunnarLof]

It IS monitored!

[@KimThomas-]

I, also thought way was it allowed in.

[@fishevans6417]

@@KimThomas- Rules of the sea allow innocent passage of ships through all but sovrig waters (generaly accepted as 12 miles from the coast) they can only be intercepted by an other nations warships if they are commiting an international crime This works mostly to everyones advantage but in this case.. breaking down and hovering out side the limit is not a crime and its hard to prove otherwise with out breaking the law to find out.

[@DavidHill333]

Wow, sounds like the U.S.

[@andyleighton6969]

Set of by "a firework"? It was a warehouse full!

[@mrb.5610]

Seem to remember it was some idiot doing welding repairs on the storage silo.

[@soylentgreenb]

In small amount it burns like a cigar. Even if you mix it with fuel oil it will just not detonate without a primer (think stick of dynamite); blasting cap won't work. But with tons to kilotons it becomes self-confining; it burns like a cigar, but there's no where for the heat to go but to heat the surrounding material, eventually it is burning fast enough that the pressure and heat can't escape fast enough it just runs away towards a full on detonation. The problem is just the amount; in a 50 kg bag it is a safe chemical that might at worst accelerate a fire.

[@andrewbalfour7130]

​@soylentgreenb a fire broken out in the warehouse. Fireworks as well as the Ammonium Nitrate which had been sitting too long. It was removed from an old Russian ship that was not allowed to sail. The Ammonia was off loaded and apparently forgotten about.

[@SA12String]

@@mrb.5610 The blame of the welders is still pretty unreasonable. Lots of experts deny the welders were at fault. Who knows? The only people clearly to blame were the government at the time, who has resigned, and the port authority, who just ignored the problem until it essentially removed the port from existence in less than a second. Still, no one is being held responsible. Criminal charges against those most closely involved were dropped. Corruption is rampant in the government...ALL governments, everywhere.

[@girthbloodstool339]

Damn another 'expert' who can't say 'nuclear'.

[@texasslingleadsomtingwong8751]

Nukoolar

[@user-ki4llalm6kr]

Another clown.

[@girthbloodstool339]

@@texasslingleadsomtingwong8751 exactly. On KZbin, probably 80% of speakers - legit, knowledgeable people - are saying this. Drives me nuts.

[@gregwilvert]

I was looking for just this comment. You would think an expert would get the pronunciation right.

[@orestmakar8562]

This reminds me of the Russian ship full of Nitrates that was abandoned in Beirut port in Lebanon in 2020. It was a very strange situation bacause the Russian owner did not pay port fees effectivly abandoning the ship, its cargo and crew in the Beirut port. As the authorities tries to reach him they had to seaze tge cargo. To avoid additional costs they put it in a silo in the port to minimise transport costs as rheybwxpected the owner to show up and pay the fees and fine, and move the cargo out ofbthe port. Very soon it became aperentvthat the owner abandoned the cargo which was very strange. Due to prolonged exposure to the Sun and not ideal conditions in the silo the Nitrates exploded leveling the port and half of the city…

[@judgeroybean6930]

And something similar will happen here. This looks like a Putin plan which he'll deny of course. The crew will put a couple of timers on it, abandon it overnight and half of Kent will sink in the sea.

[@johnbravemusic]

That's not what happened. The company went bankrupt while it was at port, the crew were kept effectively as prisoners on the ship for over a year before being allowed to leave. The ammonium nitrate was then moved from the ship, seized by the Beirut government, and badly stored inside a warehouse which was then suspected to be ignited due to sparks from welding equipment that was fixing a breach in the warehouse. Beirut are completely responsible for that catastrophe. Theres no strange conspiracy, Beirut let that happen, and the way they dealt with it after was a disgrace.

[@Paulo-ov4yo]

Theirs already a US munitions ship that sank during WW2 in the Thames estuary that is fully laden and could potentially go off with the power of a small nuke.

[@super_happy_alien509]

Shhh don't tell the russian spys on this comment section,, your no james bond !!!

[@jaapster1273]

Probably why the Russian ship is/wants to be close to the sunken ship and then go "it wasn't us!, it was the other ship that went off while we were passing by!".

[@ruzziasht349]

@@super_happy_alien509 you're not English are you.

[@jimjoelliejack]

It’s in the Medway not far from Chatham docks.

[@pippin1ful]

@@jimjoelliejack Just outside of the Medway. I've sailed past it, the SS Richard Montgomery.

[@birgitskouboelling7631]

It should not be allowed at all

[@mastermindvideos898]

the amount of nuclear weapons in american submarines is more shocking then anything the north sea is full of it

[@givemeabreak8784]

Stop moaning. Sease the boat gives the fertiliser to Jeremy Clarkson for Diddly Squat farm. Job done.

[@simongore]

Given Jeremy's love of blowing things up - maybe not the best idea .

[@jimg2850]

There is no legitimate reason for a ship to be sailing around with that kind of dangerous cargo on it. This is a potential article 5 moment!

[@ykst6685]

Putin may have sent this ship - fall short of nuclear weapons use - but has enough power to have the same effect.

[@HGSuper]

​@@ykst6685and of course it would release the taps giving long range weapons to Ukraine.

[@1605Will]

Fertiliser ships are extremely normal, it is legitimate to cargo fertiliser around

[@jonathanoxlade4252]

Article 5 would be judgment day

[@thehappyclam3942]

Article 5 doesn't apply to Great Britain because they have preemptively attacked Russia with storm shadow missiles.

[@GloriaHoulihan]

Russian people play Russian roulette with the elevators now.If you reach the bottom safely you win! The elevators are not being serviced or maintained.

[@andrewjenkinson7052]

Can't they use the WINDOWS?

[@kimweaver1252]

Not 20,000 kilotons of TNT... the standard explosive. 20 kilotons of a low grade explosive .... ammonium nitrate. The same thing that leveled Beirut's docks, but not a high explosive.

[@CJBradley]

I worry about all the fish.!

[@stefansikora5183]

That would be some serious dynamite fishing

[@RobKirbyson14]

[@KeepingTheFaith123]

I worry about all the dinghies that cross the English channel illegally everyday 👀

[@joltee9317]

​@@KeepingTheFaith123you mean 'all' the dingies that cross the channel in your imagination

[@8888swatt]

I don't think the fish have lighters or matches so we should be ok.

[@runtsgal]

It’s too close to the wreck off the Montgomery with that amount of potential explosive material onboard.

[@6yjjk]

My first thought. "Accidentally" drift into that, bad day.

[@StuBobsGhost]

There's the whole of Kent in the way. As long as it's kept out of the Thames estuary there's no chance of an explosion on one setting off the other.

[@-old-school-motorcyclesltd]

very strange why that's hanging about near us !! 😮

[@dpelpal]

Because Russia is poverty country, does not have a standards. I know, I live here

[@Prospero-z1s]

​​@@dpelpalSo is the UK and we're wasting money that we need by sending it to the Ukraine. We're also annoying Mr Putin which is something which most people don't support but our treasonous government is not following the requests of the people. This is not our war.

[@davec9399]

Strange but no accident.

[@dpelpal]

@@davec9399 Due to poverty. Low.standard of ship-maintenance if u know Russia ship

[@ArtGirl82]

the Russian military has a way of being places they're not supposed to be, and I don't just mean Ukraine. Why should their unsupervised weapons be any different. You'd be shocked by how often the Canadian Navy and Air Force get buzzed by Russian jets in our air space or while in allied waters.

[@cA7up]

Coincidence 😮 don't believe in them..😅

[@la7dfa]

Respond simply by allowing Storm Shadow in RuZZia.

[@grahamd8356]

Yes sir we're on it sir yes sir 🥱

[@crimsongrease6382]

@@la7dfa here here..

[@Cabalero24]

только идиоты паникуют от каждого "сенсационного" сообщения из телевизора. большая посылка у твоих дверей? а где ей следует быть если её заказали в британию? её надо было отвезти в африку?! теледиктору платят большие деньги чтоб по другую сторону телевизора люди со слабыми мозгами требовали отдать больше полномочий ворам в парламенте.

[@thinkerly1]

Mispoke. Twenty thousand tons is not twenty thosuand kilotons. Twice mispoke. Twenty thousand tons is twenty kilotons.

[@brianmatthews232]

yep that'd be 20M tons 😞

[@brianscott6171]

If the UK Gov is that worried get it away from UK waters by getting tug boats on it .

[@mk1st]

At the tug boat union hall: “I need a volunteer”

[@Babayaga97111]

Wanna dance Vlad?!❤

[@mikeatcora]

Conveinient for Russia it's damaged in UK waters.

[@magic_hotel]

No-one would dispute that Russia has pretty inadequate technology and maintenance regimes. However, we also have to acknowledge that recent missile launch tests from our Trident subs weren't a resounding success either. And not to leave Times Radio out of the equation, what's with the camera that constantly drifts in and out of focus? Technology, it would seem, is a problem for everyone.

[@davidmcconnell9330]

@@magic_hotel got plenty of nukes though

[@muschek]

20 k tons of ammonium nitrate corresponds to 5 k tons TNT. Hiroshima bomb ”little boy” had 12.5 k tons TNT equvalent. So the bomb was 2.5 x stronger. The expert claims that the ship cargo is 2 x stronger, so he exaggerated for the factor of 5! Please be objektive, we are not in ruzzia!

[@willc1294]

not sure if anyone noticed that he actually said "twenty thousand kilotons" when I assume he simply meant to say twenty kilotons - lol 20,000 kilotons would be 20,000,000 tons or 20 megatons, tsar bomb range 🤣

[@jadams3427]

I notice this too. The expert also does not know how 'nuclear' is pronounced.

[@ronnybe7994]

But, isn't ammonium nitrate only one part of an explosive? Surely you need a fuel?

[@damedusa5107]

He said tactical nuke. Which are smaller yield than that

[@andreasferenczi7613]

Besides he said it would explode with the power of 20 000 kilotons (0:07). Not 20 kilotons. How ammonium nitrate is supposed to have 1000 times the explosive yield of TNT is beyond me.

[@Infopirates]

No need for that. Russia left Londongrad without $300 bln annually from Russian oligarchs 🤓🤓🤓🤓

[@NexusRibbon]

North Korea could use it; they use human waste.

[@mastermindvideos898]

Not everyone in North korea is human waste what is wrong with you?

[@gee3883]

Timing's about right as Zelenski asks for long range storm shadow to be used inside Russia.

[@muckle8]

It’s fertiliser to help britain grow vegetables - or don’t they need that now ? 🙄

[@garywallis1720]

i wish people would stop say NUCULAR when they mean NUCLEAR

[@JC-jv5xw]

It's nuts, isn't it?

[@octaviantimisoreanu5810]

dislexia is a common ailment

[@texasslingleadsomtingwong8751]

Nakoolar

[@davesanders2615]

Stop saying "stop say". However, grammar and pronunciation aren't really the issue at hand are they?

[@PraneshSacher]

@@JC-jv5xw not nuts, it's nukes

[@willsta21]

Cold War over again. Russia all mouth, West differing; their economy overheating and will fail….. again….. Thought he was an amateur historian 😂

[@billy2807]

This is the "country" we're talking about making a deal with, right? The rf is the "country" that people are un-sarcastically talking about rewarding with Ukrainian territory. Am I understanding that right?

[@unlockeduk]

you mean terroist state not 'country'

[@viksox13]

Biden basically sold Ukraine to Russia

[@muckle8]

It’s a ship full of fertiliser not grenades .

[@billy2807]

@muckle8 right. Because putin is a lying, manipulative coward. So, it's not TECHNICALLY a weapon...just a big ship that could blow up without russia facing the consequences (which they would not survive). "Shame if that type of "accident" happened so close to your shoreline..." It's standard mafia/coward/scumbag tactics.

[@FlyingSofa28]

by 'we' your talking about trump and his loony toons circus right? In the alternate reality where he wins the election....?

[@robertstorey7476]

I wouldn't be sticking around in Margate until its gone. It's probably as straightforward as it seems but you can't be 100% sure.

[@wingzero7316]

If you in the UK stay away from major cities

[@GLENLYNAS]

Great....I live in Margate 😢

[@robertstorey7476]

@GLENLYNAS I'm sure it'll be fine but no harm in making sure your will is up to date.

[@FlyingSofa28]

​@@wingzero7316😂 sure thing comrade lol

[@jc3885]

This must be the escalation everyone was afraid of. Time to give Ukraine the gloves-off signal.

[@daveotter7942]

Don't be ridiculous.

[@Joe-td9zw]

Ye. Because we really need to escalate this

[@Cabalero24]

только идиоты паникуют от каждого "сенсационного" сообщения из телевизора. большая посылка у твоих дверей? а где ей следует быть если её заказали в британию? её надо было отвезти в африку?! теледиктору платят большие деньги чтоб по другую сторону телевизора люди со слабыми мозгами требовали отдать больше полномочий ворам в парламенте.

[@RaymondBastien-li6co]

How to recognize propaganda: 1) When given a problem, fear rather than reason is used to present the solution. 2) When you're pressured into accepting the solution. 3) When you're not allowed to question the solution. 4) When the solution involves surrendering your freedoms. 5) When your eyes see one thing, but you are compelled to believe a different thing. 6) When the solution means giving small groups of people control over larger and larger things. 7) When dissenters are censored for refusing to accept the solution. 8) When dissenters are targeted by accusations from different sources, suddenly and all at once.

[@Deadlycalling]

Sounds like the avg day for any Brit who wants control of England's borders

[@bivvystridents3752]

Or, just look at the source... If it's Russian, it's lies.

[@RaymondBastien-li6co]

@@bivvystridents3752 denied. Russia is living evidence of its righteousness. They are not wrong.

[@allengreg5447]

Exactly what Dubya did to give himself more power after the 9/11 attacks.

[@sidsuspicious]

@@Deadlycalling Does it? You don't sound British, you sound like a total w⚓.

[@apurvnandy3077]

where was the royal navy? aren't they supposed to keep them away??!

[@semirecumbentoneYT]

This sounds as fake news. No country would let the vessel near coast or definitely not harbours, knewing its content.

[@Mielikki-ng7zu]

The migrants have more chance of towing it away, they got more boats than us lol

[@gee3883]

It's not in UK waters, needs to be within three miles of our shores.

[@JsJourney-nz7ci]

@@gee3883 Incorrect.....there are NO International waters in the English Channel. There are UK waters and there are French waters, the English Channel is almost unique in this respect. Any foreign registered ships using the English Channel do so in good faith.

[@gee3883]

@@JsJourney-nz7ci so its in UK waters?

[@MephitisUK]

Four videos on the same subject over the last 7 hours...

[@la7dfa]

Any channel would love viewers like you! Thank you for your interest.

[@semirecumbentoneYT]

This is legit, right?

[@semirecumbentoneYT]

@@la7dfa I'm not interested. I asked if this is legit or not.

[@latinokid33]

@@semirecumbentoneYTconfused are we?

[@TheNewsExchange]

Andrea Sella, professor of chemistry at University College London, said the cargo was NOT high risk, unless there was a fire on board. “While I understand the caution of the authorities in Tromsø, I suspect that the chances of a similar disaster to Beirut are relatively modest,” she said.

[@sydsurfman012]

really ! i do not agree, 20,000 tons of fertiliser !! F F sake that`s a floating bomb by any consideration...........somebody needs to do something very serious very very soon !

... and what of the sub shadowing it?

[@OldBenOne]

How many 'modest' deaths would that be?

[@sunnygtir]

20,000 tons of ammonium nitrate is equilavent to about 5,000 tons of TNT, not 20,000.

[@triggersw3350]

still a lot!

[@CyberProductions-r2h]

That will stop the dinghies wont it

[@cdgt1]

A lightning strike would ignite the ammonium nitrate. If it is indeed nitrate or something much more sinister.

[@andyalder7910]

If that were the case the stuff would not have been shipped in the first place, ammonium nitrate is shipped all over the world.

[@robertwilson214]

Yawn....fearmongering

[@topcat8804]

Putin's standard M.O.

[@joe6759]

And who let this even near us in the first place is the question !!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOKE UK !!!

[@capusvacans]

Ships like this from various nations go through the channel pretty much daily. This has nothing to do with "woke", simply international trade. It "breaking down" is not exactly something anyone can foresee. Or do you suggest stopping all ships going through the channel? You realize you are on an island right? But sure, if you are so "anti-woke" that you would ban all ships with fertilisers, dangerous chemicals etc from getting close to your shore, go ahead, you'll soon need to start planting turnips on every part of open land just to survive. Ah yes, and plant them by hand, because you won't have enough oil and gas to do it any other way. Not everything is about "woke". Try thinking for once.

[@tmyk9172]

Putin is repeatedly wearing his red/purple/pink ties - that is a clear signal that he is ready for som rear action and ready to be dominated, no? Not so in the liberal democratic west of course, but we are talking about russian culture here, so anything other than grey og black is quite a stretch (pun intended) and a sign of wilful opportunity, right. What do you think Kirill?

[@johnomalley7335]

Lets worry about a boat on the sea but don't worry about the sarmat missiles he's only bluffing . his plan was to send the ship instead :)

[@paulhaye3725]

The exploding Sarmat missile was just a distraction so this 'floating pseudo-nuke' could get real close to NATO borders without anybody noticing.

[@FlyingSofa28]

yeah, can't help but wonder if this boat IS the sum total of putlers 'nuclear' deterrent.

[@BM-jy6cb]

It is a very serious situation that should never been allowed to develop and undoubtedly Putin sabre rattling But a bit of propaganda going on here. 20 kilotons, not 20,000 kilotons. Slip of the tongue, maybe, but Hiroshima was 16kT, so, bad, but this is not "twice as powerful as Hiroshima".

[@bethesda89]

Fear Naught

[@TheThirstyOtter]

Was that cargo ordered by that G. Fawkes fellow ? Must be an early delivery then.

[@LostSpace404]

You can't compare it to TNT.

[@badworm1921]

Did you see the blast in Beirut from a lot smaller amount. definitely looked like TNT going off

[@alanpardoe]

8:25

He is wrong. 20 000 tones amonium nitrate doesn't explode with force of 20kt of TNT. Relative effectivenss of amonium nitrate is 0.32 so 20000000kg * 0.32 = 6400000 so 6.4KT of TNT. LITTLE BOY was 12 to 14 kilotonnes in hiroshima.

[@daviddesert3132]

Maltese ship with a Russia cargo.....ffs stop this lying.

[@7171jay]

Where ships are registered has nothing to do with the owner of the ship. This is common practice even with much western shipping. This is a Russian ship.

[@semirecumbentoneYT]

Isn't this legit?

[@daviddesert3132]

@@7171jay The ship, owned by Maltese firm Ruby Enterprise, set off from the northern Russian port of Kandalaksha in July. Credit BBC.

[@daviddesert3132]

So it broke down due to a storm off Norway in July. Norway told it to leave so it tried to get back to the Baltic but would have to pass the narrow stretch, 5km off Copenhagen and Malmö so Sweden and Denmark said no. It will probably creep on to the Canaries...old news.

[@daviddesert3132]

@@7171jay 12 likes for your wrong answer.. 5 for my correct answer. Welcome to TR😀

[@iancanty9875]

How far away is the Russian ship from the WW 2 wreck of the SS Richard Montgomery, which is near the mouth of the Thames. Could an explosion on the Russian ship trigger the 14,000 tons of munitions still on the Montgomery. If that happened, the flooding potential for coastal towns and even for London doesn’t bear thinking about.

[@johnt7155]

There is about 1400 tons left of ammunition left on the wreck. Some was removed after she broke her back and some more removed over the years.

[@Non-Stick_Pan]

20 thousand kilotons is 2 megatons - this bloke doesn't really know what he is talking about.

[@d-omish9210]

He obviously misspoke. Get a life.

[@MKR5210]

Yes, yes you're very clever and never ever misspeak 🙄

[@mikejohnson9118]

It's 20 Megatons. Just add 3 places to the decimal. 2K Kilotons is 2 Megatons.

[@Non-Stick_Pan]

@@mikejohnson9118 yep although I guess it doesn't matter as has already been pointed out ;)

[@paulwood3460]

😂😂😂

[@yapdog]

Go ahead, Vlad. Our nukes actually work

[@jonathanturnerrhyolite133]

Last couple of tests say they all may not

[@markmierzejewski9534]

So tow it out to sea.

[@crimsongrease6382]

In fact tow it back to Russia..

[@noahbrooks8939]

People with experience are handling the situation

[@sirloin8745]

That will help you sleep at night? 🤦‍♂️

[@d.i.l.l.i.g.a.f.594]

Return to sender put it back in the poooooo-tin 😂

[@afright23]

If its of Dungeness theres 22 miles from UK to France , so it will have to be towed up into the North Sea but could do some damage if it exploded when in tow , the other way is to tow it along the English Channel to the Atlantic which is a fair way.

[@abdolelahi7106]

Just stop these nonsense conversation .

[@muckle8]

Yep total bull 💩

[@iancoles1349]

I know where to put it ask any British citizen at the moment

[@jerrybrown3076]

Ammonium nitratet has a detonating velocity of 15000 fps. A nuclear weapon is measured in lbs. Of TNT whitch has a detonate velocity of 22000 fps. Big difference.

[@craiggilchrist4223]

Scaremongering.

[@imdawolfman2698]

Why do they run the same exact explanation, verbatim, twice? So far? Why do they run the same exact explanation, verbatim, twice? So far.

[@stephenr6913]

20,000 tons IS 20 kilotons. If this exploded with 20,000 kilotons, it would be 20 megatons, a thermonuclear equivalent.

[@MKR5210]

Yes, yes you're very clever and never ever misspeak 🙄

[@andrewdavidson5209]

She's miles off the SE coast....... anchored at 51 degrees 51.5 mins N 1.75 E named RUBY We're she too explode (why?) ......... OVER PRESSURE WAVE WOULD BE AUDIBLE BUT IN NO WAY DESTRUCTIVE TO LAND INFRASTRUCTURE. close by shipping would feel the wind All over No issue

[@timgoode3342]

Pollution of the waters?

[@andrewdavidson5209]

@@timgoode3342 If she really did explode the ships metal work would be shredded and a good percentage of the diesel fuel oil would be vaporised.... yes there'd be some localised small amount of pollution but nothing like an oil tanker or bulk carrier. This is based on the ship explosions that there have been. You can see her on Marine Traffic as a small green diamond about 12 miles of The North Foreland in a NE direction. I'll be watching where she goes Regards Andrew

[@sot11cat]

So this is russia's "nuclear" threat... 😂 . Fool but sincere question: why not sink the ship?

[@pauldreze3414]

Il est trop prêt des côtes et pourrait faire des dégâts avec le souffle de l'explosion et peut être même un tsunami.

[@craigscott6975]

Severe Enviromental issues.

[@Meibeon]

water makes this chemical unstable

[@Theforestbandit]

HOW ?

[@strathman7501]

As I understand it because a sunken wreck leaking 20,000 tons of ammonium nitrate into the North Sea or Channel would a) be a colossal environmental disaster and b) potentially require rerouting globally significant volumes of shipping.

[@alantaylor353]

Yeah, this story makes a scary sounding headline.... But it's also got a perfectly innocent explanation.!! Nice try media.! 😂 😂

[@Fungus8819]

Had it been Blackpool even the Brits would be cheering 📣 😅😅

[@super_happy_alien509]

No we would not

[@zopEnglandzip]

He said 20,000 kilotons which would be 20 megatons. "Experts" shouldn't be making mistakes like that.

[@liannesadler5771]

Ammonium nitrate is a fertilizer that only explodes if specially prepared and set off with dynamite. If it gets damp it won't explode even with dynaminte.

[@mouldytbags]

Bit of diesel etc

[@mark140363]

My thought exactly. Quite safe at the bottom of the north sea.

[@zacharypower7674]

Largest Conventional explosion on earth wasnt beirut. Not by a long shot. Beirut explosion was 0.2kt equivalent. Nowhere near the Halifax explosion (1917, 2.9kt) which is still, to this day, the largest accidental, man made, non nuclear explosion in history. Edit: Also, ammonium nitrate isnt a <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="61">1:1</a> with tnt. its about 45%. so 20000 tons of ammonium nitrate is a 9kt equivalent not a 20kt equivalent.

[@rushelm8101]

What gender is the ship?

[@HGSuper]

No one cares about your culture war.

[@unlockeduk]

lol

[@super_happy_alien509]

Female .. all ships are female.

[@rushelm8101]

@@super_happy_alien509 Thank God! I feel safer now!

[@gaywizard2000]

Why, you wanna f..k it?

[@philip.morris]

Oh the south of the UK,im up north.

[@meglobob9217]

They will probably send it too Liverpool ha ha

[@Landrew0]

How dangerous is it? Not very. Ammonium nitrate is an oxidizer. It needs a fuel to explode, and it needs to be mixed correctly. And it needs an explosive detonator.

[@soylentgreenb]

This is incorrect; the ammonia ion is the fuel. It contains both fuel and oxidizer but it's not in an optimal ratio. It can still full on detonate without any added fuel. In small amount it burns like a cigar. Even if you mix it with fuel oil it will just not detonate without a primer (think stick of dynamite) to set it off; blasting cap won't work. But with tons to kilotons it becomes self-confining; it burns like a cigar, but there's no where for the heat to go but to heat the surrounding material, eventually it is all burning fast enough that the pressure and heat can't escape fast enough and it just runs away towards a full on detonation. The problem is just the amount; in a 50 kg bag it is a safe chemical that might at worst accelerate a fire. There have been detonations with ammonium nitrate on the scale of a truck crashing in a ditch and catching fire. That big red mushroom cloud in Beirut was a pure ammonium nitrate explosion; that red stuff is excess NO2.

[@Landrew0]

@@soylentgreenb Special conditions are necessary for it to occur, unlikely to happen on that ship. The explosion in Lebanon was the result of a long-burning fire.

[@johngreen4610]

Times Radio I am disapointed in you. Why do you put people like this on. #1 he keeps saying 20,000 kilotons of explosive. he should be saying 20 kilotons or 20,000 tons. Also he keeps equating ammonium nitrate to TNT they are not equivalent in explosive power. Ammonium nitrate is about 40% equivalent to TNT.

[@coronavirus3595]

Stop Taking illegal Drugs dudes. youre thinking and talking too much

[@nickbroughton928]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="143">2:23</a> actualy the yeilds can very depending whats need, or asked for when it comes to (tactical nukes) anywhere from 100 kilotons to a fraction of a kiloton. So using, " two tactical nuclear weapons" as a scaler is extremely vague and unreliable. Stick with tnt energy equivalence. Much more accurate.

[@unpaintedleadsyndrome]

Ammonium nitrate has only about 50% the explosive power of TNT, so about 2/3 of the Hiroshima bomb... Just stay 3km away and enjoy the fireworks. What a load of fear mongering BS.

[@groaningmole4338]

This guy assumes that ammonium nitrate has the same explosive yield as TNT. It doesn't, by a factor of about three (see e.g. Wikipedia's article "TNT equivalent", subsection "Relative effectiveness factor").

[@davidhall7744]

Times Radio slipping further into Fox News territory……

[@BaySid-b9j]

If this goes off the UK people will know starmer is in cahoots

[@petracastro6021]

I don't know if this ship, if it sinks would cause an environmental problem for the British coast. If this is the case, don't make the same mistake as Spain made with the ship "Prestige".

[@curtis73463]

This is ridiculous! This cargo ship has been traveling for weeks now and has been to various ports but keeps getting denied access. All they need to do is dock the vessel and unload it like they have done many times. What does it have to do with nuclear weapons?