Russian Weapons Runner Ship Ursa Major Sinks In Mediterranean - Why It Is Important

[@tommihommi1]

It's getting hard to keep track of all these sunk ships the past few days

[@caav56]

Most of previous ships in the past days were riverine tanker conversions, that were already notorious for killing >1000 people over past 3 decades. This one's way fresher and juicier in how important it was

[@normanboyes4983]

But think of the long term - tracking the surface assets is getting easier.

[@mattmckay5054]

It’s getting easier to keep track of them because they aren’t moving anymore. Makes it harder to view though. 😎

[@Jay.Kellett]

BINGO! On my Russian Ship Bingo Card.

[@marklar7551]

And Russia is fighting their own propaganda war at home, so I feel these are all incidents created by Putin to bolster his position with his citizens. 👽🗿👽

[@fernandorondon8650]

Thank you for identifying the vessel as a weapons "runner." Some reports are dancing around that issue.

[@tnndll4294]

Ursa Minor?

[@andersgrassman6583]

@@tnndll4294 Well, in this case the star turned into a black hole... it's supposed to be a slow process I think, but guess the process got expediated somehow.

[@castlerock58]

Calling it a "runner" is mindless propaganda for people without properly functioning brains. A runner is a smuggler not a government ship. It is a non state actor and a criminal. Calling it a "runner" smacks of the kind of propaganda the Soviets did with Pravda during the Cold War and is taking place in modern Britain. That is a bad sign for Britain regardless of any bad things that Putin may be doing. Engaging in that kind of propaganda damages the credibility of other information on this site which is a pity because it covers interesting subjects.

[@TankEnMate]

Russia is really struggling with this whole floating boat thing recently.

[@JamesC785]

& with their rail network ...... 😏

[@kireta21]

It's almost as if taking ships designed for inland waters or coastal shipping, into open sea was a bad idea.

[@clockhanded]

Recently? Someone hasn't learned their naval history 😂

[@peterflohr7827]

@@JamesC785 ... and their aviation, civilian and military.

[@JamesC785]

@@clockhanded echoes of japan ? kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHiveK2Ijb5oeNk

[@SMlFFY85]

These ships are about as safe as Russian balconies.

[@uncommon_niagara1581]

Who everyone immediately will believe is responsible: Ukraine What is the actual likely cause: Russian incompetence Who Russia will blame: Random NATO country.

[@65k25]

Russia is always the major victim of Murphy's Law

[@ernestoherreralegorreta137]

Nothing to see here...just another random NAFO fanboy flaunting his delusional ignorance. Cope harder.

[@xatumiller2]

@@ernestoherreralegorreta137have a ruble

[@antonszvezdovs]

@@ernestoherreralegorreta13715₽

[@dh1380]

The Anglo-Saxons are at it again

[@TurielD]

A 4th ship? Thats a hell of an attrition rate

[@generalputnam2990]

"Entropy: It's the Law."

[@mach5620]

5th. 3 tankers, a crane ship, and now this

[@PandemoniumMeltDown]

Never take a canoe into a tsunami!

[@interstellarsurfer]

"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action"

[@andresmartinezramos7513]

​@@interstellarsurferthird time is incompetence

[@exharkhun5605]

Probably those Japanese torpedo boats again.

[@ffdv7458]

british fishing boats

[@The_New_IKB]

Joke received and understood!

[@Stefan-g2l]

Nice one, but where is the kamschatka? 😅

[@insertcognomen]

i understood that reference. someone get the captain a crate of binoculars

[@lycossurfer8851]

​@@Stefan-g2lThe ships were all trying to sail away from her.

[@happyhippo5488]

The ship left St. Petersburg empty on December 11, only four days after the fall of Damascus. Probably in a hurry to transport military equipment from Syria to Libya without having completed their maintenance.

[@spxram4793]

in contrast, the somebody completed an installation ...

[@tallshort1849]

Do they have a port in Libya?

[@aaronrocs]

@@tallshort1849 I heard something about a port in Tobruk. I guess I could google it

[@happyhippo5488]

@@tallshort1849 They use the port in Tobruk

[@spxram4793]

@@tallshort1849 yes they have. Now with two cranes less.

[@dsfs17987]

hopefully this will make them understand that dragging anchors across undersea cables is bad for business

[@jessedancabugwas5556]

Надеюсь ты понял что вся Европа вместе со штатами и миллиардами долларов не способна противостоять России???

[@dwgray9000]

​@@jessedancabugwas5556 Hows the weather in st petersburg? seeing as the russian army isnt in the top 3 military forces in ukraine, how many days do you reckon youll last when nato actually turns up?

[@dsfs17987]

@@jessedancabugwas5556 I think your argument is as dumb as the general russian that think putin is good for them, and that soviet times were the best US has been providing absolute bare minimum, same with EU, in putins terms - they haven't even really started and all because west doesn't really want russia to fall apart in an uncontrolled fashion because of obvious reasons, so the aid provided, and "all the billions" are there just to restrain kremlin ambitions and it is silly to take credit for it being a "russian" success when North Korea are supplying weapons and ammo just couple years into the war, along with Iran, and the rest of necessities are provided by India and China, so your argument falls apart very quickly, it isn't US/EU vs Russia, it is west against BRICS, and the aim is a stalemate, not a decisive win, because WW1 showed very well how decisive "wins" just lead right into the next, more devastating conflict, so the aim is to show general public in BRICS how waging wars is not the solution, remember the cartoon "davaite zhitj druzhno"? but who am I telling this... news today is general public in russia just lost access to YT, so you must be one of those that no rational argument will convince that soviet times, and what putin has been trying to rebuild, wasn't all that great

[@thatlittlevoice6354]

​@jessedancabugwas5556a threat your tiny presence could never follow through with.

[@naomieyles210]

@@jessedancabugwas5556 Russia lost the naval war in the Black Sea to a nation that doesn't even have a navy.

[@riskinhos]

2:48 the portuguese navy doesn't have any particular interest in this ship or any other ship for what's matters. it's part of NATO protocol that all warships travelling near the shores of a country must be closely followed by a NATO warships. since Portugal has one of the biggest EEZ in the world they do this daily. it's business as usual and nothing new whatsoever. they just follow the warships closely monitoring the activity. they have been doing this since many decades.

[@Horseshoecrabwarrior]

It's not a warship, technically. Could be considered a support vessel, maybe? It isn't really armed.

[@lordcommandernox9197]

Plausible deniability, just like the Russians and their attack on our Embassy in Kiev. Isn't that so? wink, wink

[@Maddog-xc2zv]

@@Horseshoecrabwarrior it was escorted by a warship, so pt interest regarding it's interests and those of NATO of course tailed the warship and thus also the ship that latter sunk.

[@dabhand6796]

Oh dear, what a shame, never mind.

[@tashuntka]

😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆💛🇺🇦💛

[@muskerp]

yes, but I hope that no lives were lost

[@BenMcneil-hk8xv]

It’s funny how ignorant people are and I mean funny sad

[@Elcicikos]

@@muskerp Only some russian orcs.

[@srf2112]

😂👍🏼

[@adiuntesserande6893]

We're finally learning what the colours of the Russian flag stand for! The red is for the blood they're shedding on the battlefield, blue is for the water their ships are sinking in, and white is for the flag they'll be flying soon!

[@cideltacommand7169]

Any minute now...

[@mutteringmale]

The French will be very angry that you tried to steal the white part of their flag and ascribe it to the Russians~

[@yoxat1]

Russia is taking land every day. Nato can't stop them.

[@repairworld2367]

Well that's screwed anyone with a red, white and blue flag. Oops 😂😂😂

[@blaydCA]

Another Russian surface ship PROMOTED to Submarine! It sank out of the environment.....

[@monkla32]

Don't you mean into a different environment.... ;o)

[@nickrails]

Its just a void out there

[@binarysic]

Is the front of the ship still on though?

[@omar168]

@@monkla32no no it is completely out of the environment! lol, that skit is a comedic gem !

[@runrau9275]

I thought they just went down to refuel the Moskva?

[@76UVB]

That was a very concise analysis pulled together very quickly, well done.

[@eddy6833]

Oh no! Anyway, Merry Christmas to all.

[@WhiteWolf65]

Slava Ukraini! Heroyam Slava!

[@GloriaHoulihan]

And a Merry Christmas to you! 🎊

[@ovrskr]

merry christmas!

[@antonen87]

awaited that Clarkson reference :D

[@user-McGiver]

IT'S THE ORCAS.... THE ORCAS ATTACK SHIPS THERE!...

[@Korporaal1]

These hot-takes are very valuable now that events are following on each other more rapidly. Thank you for your effort, sir!

[@AndrewTubbiolo]

Are we sure that maybe this wasn't part of a normal crane migration? Maybe the climate changes going on in the middle east confused the cranes with their loss of habitat?

[@jespersort1]

Hæ hæ….

[@splattbinat1542]

Just be careful one day Russia will also attack Your crane

[@tashuntka]

Most underrated comment award goes to: ✉️....🫡

[@brinjoness3386]

Cranes normally migrate south, that crane was migrating to starboard

[@Oneshot8242]

Migrated from the surface of the Med to the bottom!

[@Kwolfx]

"Andrei, you've lost another ship?"

[@power2084]

"Yes, Ivan"

[@mroctober3657]

One ping only.

[@nicomeier8098]

He's a damn cook!

[@daviddrake5991]

"Andrei, you are saying the no smoking sign isn't working?"

[@owensomers8572]

@@mroctober3657 It looks like some kind of caterpillar drive!

[@crazywarriorscatfan9061]

Something's wrong with the bloody Russian ships this week!

[@gustavofring-thechickenman]

Budanov 😎

[@h.a.9880]

Well, russia can look back on a long and storied naval history, my favorite chapters are "Losing a modern naval war in the early 20th century against a nation that was a feudal monarchy armed with bow and arrow until recently", "losing their navy in a landwar against a nation without a navy" and "losing a naval war against a landlocked nation".

[@ehsnils]

We are seeing what lack of maintenance do.

[@BlutoandCo]

​@@ehsnilscorruption. Buy a house instead of fixing anything.

[@lazyman7505]

@@h.a.9880 It's almost as if anti-shipping missiles didn't require a country to have a navy ...

[@jimjames5416]

Woke this morning early while still dark. Turned on tablet to read news, your video was first in news. Started smiling when I saw the title, best news on any morning. 😊

[@SevenCostanza]

That's because you're an NPC. You probably also think that the terrorist group led by one of the most wanted terrorists in the world that invaded Syria aren't even terrorists but freedom fighters. Because that's what CNN told you to think

[@SevenCostanza]

You probably also think it's freedom fighters who conquered Syria. Because that's what you're told to think. You're an NPC

[@philjameson292]

Harsh but fair😂

[@SevenCostanza]

@@jimjames5416 massive NPC

[@stuartbrown2111]

Status 6 :) DAS Vedana :) Blotnoskia in a harbour near you.. best news on any morning,, or when you fuck around dont be surprised when you find out. LAw of unintended consequences applies Here. also There... how are your uk icbm nukes ? Still failing test and hittign the subs they are fired from, see Miami uk sub failures for that warm cosying feeling you describe. SO WEll. Africa to Join The CSto = Game over uk/usa.

[@roberthurley8366]

This is by far the best channel on KZbin for honesty and legitimate information, too bad it's limited to naval information. Would be nice to see more channels with the same priorities and delivery methods instead of bias towards marketing and monetization

[@HISuttonCovertShores]

Much appreciated!

[@howardsimpson489]

It is good and there are lots of others, blancolirio, Sal Mercogliano , Tom Scot etc, subscribe to them.

[@TROPtastic]

If you're interested in similarly high integrity channels, Anders Puck Nielsen and William Spaniel cover other geopolitical topics.

[@Rob-j8d]

@@roberthurley8366 Excellent comment.Thank you Sir.

[@thyberS119]

Great informative video as always. I wasn't expecting the "the front fell off" joke though lol, good one bud.

[@HISuttonCovertShores]

Couldn't resist, hopefully you get the reference? Australian skit kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZ6YoquQosR9p68

[@relwaretep]

​@@HISuttonCovertShoreschance in a million

[@paulmurgatroyd6372]

@@HISuttonCovertShores It's good to know the sketch is based on fact though, it does happen. 😃

[@simpleminded1uk]

The cardboard was a mistake.

[@HISuttonCovertShores]

cardboard derivatives?

[@BrianPatrick-s6b]

From Ian Flemings Goldfinger ..."Once is happenstance, Twice is coincidence, three times is enemy action." Four times sounds ....like 007 stuff

[@glennwhitlock1272]

Five times : just Russia being Russia

[@spxram4793]

it is Neptune , the God of Sea 🤣

[@dsfs17987]

those pesky Anglo-Saxons!! 😂😂

[@peterflohr7827]

Shaken, not stirred please.

[@Oneshot8242]

​@@glennwhitlock1272I've been on Ruzz vessels in port. When people joke about their smoking habits, let me tell you, they ain't making this stuff up. Me and the rest of the unloaders didn't want to have to go all the way off the ship to have a cigarette, so we asked one of the crew where THEY smoked (no smoking anywhere on the ship). He led us to the tool room where he stretched a robber glove over the smoke detector, and Viola, everybody happy! So yeah, ANY mishap that includes Russians would have to include the possibility of smoking being involved!

[@yrtepgold]

Excellent reporting, Thank you for the time you put into collecting images and organizing the presentation.

[@964cuplove]

I really like the no-BS fact reporting videos you publish - always a pleasure to listen to !!

[@lucasokeefe7935]

Urrhurrhurr Russian Bear go glub glub No tears have been shed.

[@pmi74m]

Wow, seeing Russia face another setback like this really gives hope for Ukraine. Every loss like the Ursa Major chips away at their power and shows how vulnerable they’re becoming. Thanks for breaking it down, it’s satisfying to see the tide turning little by little!

[@lancewood1410]

hope for ukren? LOL. Feeble.

[@neojohn9335]

hahaha yea yea, Houthis are doing worse to the "big" US military... guys in sandals taking them on. Russians have plenty to spare. the war has been won by the east.

[@recgar]

So you prefer living in a fascist dictatorship? Where the State controls all you see and hear and elections are a thing of the past? That's what you support when you support an illegal illegitimate terrorist regime like what is in Kyiv, or have you not thought about it?

[@mountainfolk7942]

AMEN !!!

[@DavidDieni]

You are JOKING ABOUT WWW3, And making light ovf the slaughter occurring on both sides to conscripts. This is so obviously a US war The Ukraine/Russia conflict is a US proxy war to break up the Russian Federation to control its resources. The US administration are a cabal of THE MOST CRUEL CALLOUS MASS MURDERING GENOCIDAL WAR CRIMINALS IN ALL HISTORY The significance of Ukraine on the geopolitical chessboard Thu 20 Mar 2014 17.00 EDT In order to put the current crisis in Crimea in perspective, I would refer people to a very interesting book that I am sure John Kerry, William Hague and, no doubt, President Putin have read. It is The Grand Chessboard,written in 1997 by one of President Obama's favourite foreign affairs theorists and President Carter's national security adviser, Zbigniew Brzezinski. In it he argued that the US had to take control of a number of strategic countries, including Ukraine, arguing that that country is "a new and important space on the Eurasian chessboard, is a geopolitical pivot because its very existence as an independent country (means) Russia ceases to be a Eurasian empire". He warns against allowing Russia to regain control over the country because, by doing so, "Russia automatically again regains the wherewithal to become a powerful imperial state, spanning Europe and Asia". www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/20/significance-ukraine-geopolitical-chessboard The Eurasian Chessboard: Brzezinski Mapped Out “The Battle for Ukraine” in 1997 Why would the United States run the risk of siding with anti-Semitic, neo-Nazis in Ukraine? Brzezinski wrote that US policy should be “unapologetic” in perpetuating “America’s own dominant position for at least a generation and preferably longer still. "Brzezinski delved into the importance of little known Ukraine by explaining in his 1997 book, “Geopolitical pivots are the states whose importance is derived not from their power and motivation but rather from their sensitive location… which in some cases gives them a special role in either defining access to important areas or in denying resources to a significant player.” “Ukraine, Azerbaijan, South Korea, Turkey and Iran play the role of critically important geopolitical pivots,” he wrote in The Grand Chessboard, a book viewed by many as a blueprint for US world domination. It may also help explain why in the past year the US and many of its media outlets have feverishly demonized Vladimir Putin. www.globalresearch.ca/the-eurasian-chessboard-brzezinski-mapped-out-the-battle-for-ukraine-in-1997/5373707 Ukraine Is a Pawn on the Grand Chessboard April 27, 2022 By Rick Sterling Zbigniew Brzezinski’s book, The Grand Chessboard, was published 25 years ago. His assumptions and strategies for maintaining ‘U.S. global dominance’ have been hugely influential in US foreign policy. As the conflict in Ukraine evolves, with the potential of escalating into world war, we can see where this policy leads and how crucial it is to re-evaluate. The Need to Dominate Eurasia The basic premise of “The Grand Chessboard” is outlined in the introduction: • * With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States is the sole global power • * Europe and Asia (Eurasia) together have the largest land area, population and economy • * U.S. must control Eurasia and prevent another country from challenging US dominance Brzezinski sums up the situation: “America is now the only global superpower, and Eurasia is the globe’s central arena.” He adds, “It is imperative that no Eurasian challenger emerges, capable of dominating Eurasia and thus of challenging America.” just-international.org/articles/ukraine-is-a-pawn-on-the-grand-chessboard/ UKRAINE: ZBIG'S GRAND CHESSBOARD & HOW THE WEST WAS CHECKMATED) www.amazon.com/Ukraine-Zbigs-Grand-Chessboard-Checkmated/dp/0996174079 Ukraine: ZBIG's Grand Chessboard & How the West Was Checkmated speaks to the historical and geostrategic moves by the West to control the Eurasian landmass: the broken promises and treaties, the geostrategic missteps and, finally, how Grand Chessboard fundamentalism actually catalyzed Russia's re-emergence as a global power, shifted geostrategic power eastward and, proverbially, snatched defeat from the jaws of a U.S./NATO victory. (Kermit Heartsong and Natylie Baldwin The Ukraine/Russia conflict is a US proxy war to break up the Russian Federation to control its resources. The US administration are a cabal of THE MOST CRUEL CALLOUS MASS MURDERING GENOCIDAL WAR CRIMINALS IN ALL HISTORY The significance of Ukraine on the geopolitical chessboard Thu 20 Mar 2014 17.00 EDT In order to put the current crisis in Crimea in perspective, I would refer people to a very interesting book that I am sure John Kerry, William Hague and, no doubt, President Putin have read. It is The Grand Chessboard,written in 1997 by one of President Obama's favourite foreign affairs theorists and President Carter's national security adviser, Zbigniew Brzezinski. In it he argued that the US had to take control of a number of strategic countries, including Ukraine, arguing that that country is "a new and important space on the Eurasian chessboard, is a geopolitical pivot because its very existence as an independent country (means) Russia ceases to be a Eurasian empire". He warns against allowing Russia to regain control over the country because, by doing so, "Russia automatically again regains the wherewithal to become a powerful imperial state, spanning Europe and Asia". www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/20/significance-ukraine-geopolitical-chessboard The Eurasian Chessboard: Brzezinski Mapped Out “The Battle for Ukraine” in 1997 Why would the United States run the risk of siding with anti-Semitic, neo-Nazis in Ukraine? Brzezinski wrote that US policy should be “unapologetic” in perpetuating “America’s own dominant position for at least a generation and preferably longer still. "Brzezinski delved into the importance of little known Ukraine by explaining in his 1997 book, “Geopolitical pivots are the states whose importance is derived not from their power and motivation but rather from their sensitive location… which in some cases gives them a special role in either defining access to important areas or in denying resources to a significant player.” “Ukraine, Azerbaijan, South Korea, Turkey and Iran play the role of critically important geopolitical pivots,” he wrote in The Grand Chessboard, a book viewed by many as a blueprint for US world domination. It may also help explain why in the past year the US and many of its media outlets have feverishly demonized Vladimir Putin. www.globalresearch.ca/the-eurasian-chessboard-brzezinski-mapped-out-the-battle-for-ukraine-in-1997/5373707 Ukraine Is a Pawn on the Grand Chessboard April 27, 2022 By Rick Sterling Zbigniew Brzezinski’s book, The Grand Chessboard, was published 25 years ago. His assumptions and strategies for maintaining ‘U.S. global dominance’ have been hugely influential in US foreign policy. As the conflict in Ukraine evolves, with the potential of escalating into world war, we can see where this policy leads and how crucial it is to re-evaluate. The Need to Dominate Eurasia The basic premise of “The Grand Chessboard” is outlined in the introduction: • * With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States is the sole global power • * Europe and Asia (Eurasia) together have the largest land area, population and economy • * U.S. must control Eurasia and prevent another country from challenging US dominance Brzezinski sums up the situation: “America is now the only global superpower, and Eurasia is the globe’s central arena.” He adds, “It is imperative that no Eurasian challenger emerges, capable of dominating Eurasia and thus of challenging America.” just-international.org/articles/ukraine-is-a-pawn-on-the-grand-chessboard/ UKRA INE: ZBIG'S GRAND CHESSBOARD & HOW THE WEST WAS CHECKMATED) www.amazon.com/Ukraine-Zbigs-Grand-Chessboard-Checkmated/dp/0996174079 Ukraine: ZBIG's Grand Chessboard & How the West Was Checkmated speaks to the historical and geostrategic moves by the West to control the Eurasian landmass: the broken promises and treaties, the geostrategic missteps and, finally, how Grand Chessboard fundamentalism actually catalyzed Russia's re-emergence as a global power, shifted geostrategic power eastward and, proverbially, snatched defeat from the jaws of a U.S./NATO victory. (Kermit Heartsong and Natylie Baldwin

[@FrankReddick]

Russian definition of a ship: "one time submarine", comrade.

[@williewonka6694]

This is ship a metaphor for Russia in general. The "Ursa Major" or Great Bear goes to the bottom. Hopefully, it was fully loaded with vital war cargo at the time. Cranes coming the Baltic sounds like a vital target of future port services somewhere.

[@VladimirStepanov-e6h]

Illiterate commentator. This ship is named after the constellation "Ursa Major". Cargo on board is civilian, which is obvious on all pictures, videos. Cause of disaster most likely is cargo displacement in the hold in bad weather.

[@blaydCA]

@VladimirStepanov-e6h It was carrying DUAL USE cargo.

[@JB-yb4wn]

@VladimirStepanov-e6h FSB stooge, if what you say is true, then why was it going to Libya? To deliver some Ladas?

[@larsrons7937]

​@@JB-yb4wnYes. They need more LADAs at home, for the air defence. LADA means Late Air Detection Alarm - they on sound _after_ Ukrainian Flying Objects have struck a target.

[@Jaxck77]

Russian navy really living up to their reputation.

[@andrewemery4272]

You are a pratt

[@LanZadura-x7c]

Came from Suchomimus. You've gained a new suscriber!

[@ptonpc]

Oh dear, what a shame. It's a pity about the environment but good for the world.

[@mikedignum1868]

So sad, Too bad, Never mind. A more detailed report than what we get on the BBC or Sky.

[@jonathanlanglois2742]

I guess that the short version is that there's a lot of peoples who have a vested interest in sinking Russian ships, but it most likely comes down to Russian incompetence. Russia has long been known for its corruption, and the fact that it is tolerated by officials since loyalty is the most important thing for those in power. The Russo-Ukrainian war has shown to the entire world the consequences of that corruption. Equipment is in a poor state of maintenance and military units are undertrained and underequipped. The castle of cards is slowly crumbling.

[@yoxat1]

And yet Russia is taking more and more valuable land every day. Nato can't stop them.

[@alanolley7286]

​@@yoxat1Nato arent doing the fighting🤡

[@jonathanlanglois2742]

@@yoxat1 Just take a look at what happened in Syria. There's clues that indicate that western operatives had a hand in that. That's a huge hit for Russia. They just lost the sole port that they had access to in the Mediterranean. Nato doesn't want to act openly against Russia, but I'm inclined to beleive that there's a heck of a lot going on that we don't know about.

[@robert100xx]

@@yoxat1 Nato hasn't entered the chat. russia would be kicked back to it's '91 border if Nato turned up,

[@UncleJoeLITE]

It does look very suspicious, explosions in engine rooms that sink your ship are rare. I never knew it visited down here. Thanks for the update on this sinking. 🇦🇺 ⚓

[@DukeBG]

the HUR news tidbit (that was mentioned in the video too) is that the ship had a main engine fuel line break before entering Mediterranean.

[@Oneshot8242]

Visited.. down HERE?? Neptune, that YOU?? A comment on Suchomimus' channel sent me here. SUBSCRIBED!

[@SuperRede4u]

​@@DukeBGGuess they didn't pack enough bubble gum to get it fixed. Poor little orcs, so sad. /s 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@UncleJoeLITE]

​​@@Oneshot8242Sucho works hard up there in Taiwan PS: haha, I got it at last lol..

[@dunbar9finger]

It had a weird top-heavy cargo load due to transporting the cranes. That means if it lists it tips over easier than a ship normally would.

[@drongobum2037]

On the other hand, if the Russians claim it was due to a lack of maintenance nobody would question it.

[@Jay.Kellett]

"Every thing is going according to plan" Poo 💩tin.

[@IlkkaSavilampi]

Thank you for this year and merry xmas!

[@Rob-j8d]

1st time viewer,I like and subscribe.Clear, concise,credible."No stems,no seeds that I don't need !"Thank you Sir.

[@MrOtistetrax]

At this point, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Russian Navy escort accidentally fired on it.

[@peterpan408]

R is using 'civilian ships' to slip through international and foreign waters. This may soon end and R may have very difficult transport routes to Africa.

[@TrollMeister-s6n]

Naw, that would be the US navy firing on one of it's own carrier jets...

[@larsrons7937]

Yes, they have a long history of hitting their own. When in 1904 the russian 2nd Pacific Squadron, en route from the Baltic Sea to the Far East, in the North Sea engaged the entire British Dogger Bank fishing fleet, believing them to be Japanese torpedo boats, all they managed to hit was their own cruisers.

[@bc-guy852]

Thank you for all the 'unedited and unscripted' videos you prepare and provide for us! You are regarded and The Authority on many of these things and the work you do is enjoyed by many! From BC, Canada I wish a Happy Christmas to you and yours Mr. Sutton.

[@HISuttonCovertShores]

season's greetings!

[@goudhaantje3569]

Russia is collapsing everywhere...

[@Hodler-bp5vt]

submarine fleet increasing!

[@Lorenzovonmatter]

Ah Ivan it's all going according to plan! 🫠

[@interstellarsurfer]

Have you seen the US economy? We're all going down together. 🤝

[@426thAirborne]

​@@interstellarsurfer It's all about to change

[@joythought]

​​​@@interstellarsurfer the US economy is in good condition: fast growing economy by historic US standards, inflation below 4%, unemployment around 4%. Most of the rest of the world would love their economy to be in that condition.

[@Seasonstobecheerful]

I am very much looking forward to your Elbonian sub fleet recommendations 😊. Happy Christmas 🎄

[@HISuttonCovertShores]

Coming soon! But for now, it has to wait.

[@lukeamato423]

That's so Aladeen

[@griffia]

@@HISuttonCovertShores Russian Submarine from the 50s and anything russian from the 90s

[@jimurrata6785]

​@@griffiaThere was the Pepsi navy..... 😅

[@TheTwangKings]

A nice Christmas present! Merry Xmas, pootin! 🎄 🎉 🎅

[@mitchelloates9406]

"Whether or not Ukraine had any part in it..." That's a funny way of saying MI-6.

[@melissabruhn1429]

Thank you. First time viewer. Excellent content and analysis with effective visuals. New subscriber.

[@HISuttonCovertShores]

Welcome aboard!

[@larsrons7937]

Same here

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

Libia is logical, its the next and last stop for russia's influence in Africa. you can bet that base will get lots more attention soon...

[@marcusott2973]

I wonder if anyone asked this before the sinking " do you see torpedo boats?"😂

[@Oneshot8242]

Ah, but today's torpedos don't NEED boats or subs! Just ask the Ukrainian Navy!

[@Curt_Sampson]

@@Oneshot8242 Yes, but in 1904 you didn't even need torpedos! (You did need boats, but fishing trawlers would do.)

[@larsrons7937]

"Torpedo boats?" Yes, Japanese, they're everywhere! ...and then it got worse. B.t.w. a russian admiral just filed a request for some large caches of binoculars. 🤔

[@utkupalak3338]

"Someone isnt getting port cranes" That made me laugh soo bad 😂😂😂

[@Prometheus4096]

Those two blue things are said to be covers for the nuclear reactor of the icebreaker they are building in Vladivostok. Seems to confirm it was at least also going that way. Theoretically, it could bring the cranes to a new Russian naval base in Libya, but it is said that Vladivostok also needs those cranes. And they can't just buy them locally for S Korea, Japan, or the US.

[@infostudy101]

Where was the ship coming from? Surely, easier to transport things by rail to Vladivostok?

[@Orikawa-u4g]

​@@infostudy101seriously by rail 😂 obviously largely oversized cargoes like cranes and hatches are much to big for that

[@hazardousmaterial5492]

Vlad, you lost ANOTHER ship?

[@power2084]

Yes, Ivan.

[@EllieMaes-Grandad]

Great movie !

[@nicknelson9450]

I'm guessing you won't care, or might take offense, but for what it's worth, the past tense of the verb sink is sank.

[@rogercorbett122]

As a former merchant navy officer, I would say that it is unlikely that an explosion in the engineroom would be serious enough to breach the hull. Yes they can happen, but they usually involve fuel fumes - although the most common fuel is heavy diesel oil, not volatile fuel like gasoline. So I would agree that foul play is possible. Perhaps even an explosive device breaching the hull from outside, in which case the engineroom of a ship is a logical target. But - for this type of vessel, with the engineroom aft (in the stern), it is odd that it actually sank, as the watertight integrity of the cargo holds should have prevented it from actually sinking. So was there more than one hull penetrating explosion?

[@gafrers]

Quality and informative as always. Merry xmas and happy new years

[@jager6863]

The Russian's have been running their ships pretty hard and loss of Black Sea access has made that worse. Most ships in major powers are maintained on a schedule of some kind. Maintenance on Russian vessels is not up to Western standards and since this is a government vessel, odd are they are stealing the money allocated for repairs/upgrades to their combat/non-combat vessels. We will likely being seeing more sinkings/fires and other fun stuff as the fleet decays over time.

[@FissionChips]

ruzzia is all about corruption, deceit and decay on an enormous scale . . .

[@victorzvyagintsev1325]

Russia did not lose Black Sea access. FFS just look at the traffic in Bosphorus Strait

[@Jay.Kellett]

Ship had an EOL rating. (End of Life)

[@ulf5738]

Merry Christmas! May NASAMS, Iris-T and Patriot protect Ukraine 🇺🇦 ❤

[@jessedancabugwas5556]

Да нет больше украины😢

[@anderspuck]

Thanks for this video. Yes, it has indeed been a bad month for Russian maritime activities.

[@JamesC785]

Merry Christmas Anders ! Wishing you & your family an excellent year ahead :)))

[@moniqueodile]

Russia is like a sieve…. Nothing is road worthy and yet, we are still afraid!

[@LordMondegrene]

Russia leaks. Toxic waste, radiation, oil, criminals, their neighbors must be so sick of crap oozing under the fence...

[@SimonVA99]

Its weird that companies like Liebherr are getting away with saying that they are supporting sanctions against Russia, while doing business as usual with Russia.

[@victorzvyagintsev1325]

Newsflash, everyone does this. Only complete idiots left the Russian market. The rest simply renamed businesses and products in Russia and added a layer of middlemen to "comply with sanctions"

[@blaydCA]

@@SimonVA99 Wait until you find out that the Company that owns Cadbury Chocolate is STILL invested in Russia!

[@Orikawa-u4g]

It's weird that people don't seem to understand these cranes existed before 2022.

[@mickday1260]

Interesting could not find news about sinking of that ship in Russian media.Probably they are hiding that loss of another ship.

[@HISuttonCovertShores]

Check Spanish news and specialist shipping/naval sources. It will be, I am a defence analyst I tend to be ahead of much news media on these things

[@tommihommi1]

​@@HISuttonCovertShoresit's in like all the media now that reuters published on it

[@generalputnam2990]

Prof. Sal Mercogliano of "What's Going On With Shipping" will probably cover it.

[@Howleye]

Their foreign ministry is openly giving statements about it, quite a bad job "hiding it" 🤡

[@andrewmcalister3462]

@@generalputnam2990Sal has already used “The front fell off” and “You’ve lost another tanker?”. I’m sure he will publish just as soon as he can come up with another classic meme.

[@chirawanphung]

The ship could have been bound for Benghazi where it is conceivable that Putin would do a deal with the Libyans whereby he could prepare facilities for harbouring his a Mediterranean fleet.

[@JohnSnow-vf8jo]

This has really affected me, never mind, time for dinner.

[@dylanoshea1864]

Thank you! Merry Christmas! Cheers

[@StevenJackson-re6qm]

Thank you: very informative. Subscribed and comment for the algorithm!

[@headbandy6846]

Glad to see yo back HI I literally watch every video/articles you put out. Keep them coming!!!

[@1nONLY_DRock]

Wait, isn't Elbonia landlocked... "We need submarines dammit!"

[@CarlMartin-hw3ev]

The Great Sunken Russian Underwater Fleet keeps growing in size. Well done Pootsky my boy. The end is nigh.

[@giacintoboccia9386]

Given the cargo, is not Ukraine the only country that would be interested in preventing the delivery.

[@leifiseland1218]

Hmm.. I could think of a few others actually.. like the Turks, & perhaps the French, to start with..🤔🧐

[@muckle8]

Sunk by NATO warmongers .

[@Jay.Kellett]

Hard to unload supplies without a crane. Russian logistics just got worse.

[@davidhair8295]

As a Marine Chemist, I think an engine room explosion was due to welding or cutting on an untested compartment. Typical of a sloppy operator. There were very likely some repair persons killed. Sad for the v workers, joy filled for Putler.

[@philjameson292]

That big crane didn't do much for its stability

[@Rob-q1e6j]

Thanks for showing your tracker at 3:33, it makes everything much clearer.

[@bryanoflynn5938]

Love your channel. Thanks for the video.

[@SPavlo]

I wonder what Mr Peskov's explanation will be: a cigarette butt, a case of negative buoyancy, or an unexpected consequence of Archimede's law ?

[@DinHamburg]

debris, just some debris

[@katherinek6166]

"It sunk." - Well, Putin won't have to rehearse that speech.

[@richardschipper5989]

just like the economy

[@getrekt572]

Now y'all know why the Russians sent a tug boat when they went to "flex" their fleet to cuba

[@angusabbott5615]

Great news and a great job reporting it to us

[@jwallace9984]

Thanks for the excellent news. Happy holidays!

[@HISuttonCovertShores]

Happy holidays!

[@milhooz]

Also worth mentioning the 2 squares under blue tarps behind the cranes. I have read those are heavy hatches meant to go on their new nuclear ice breaker and this is going to cause some delay for sure. And we don’t know the rest of the cargo it was carrying. Is it an accident, perhaps but that would be really unlucky.

[@edwinmartin9120]

Icebreaker in the Med??🥶

[@milhooz]

@@edwinmartin9120The hatches were to be delivered to Vladivostok.

[@philipmulville8218]

The ownership of the vessel is a company that is part of shipping and logistics company ‘Oboron Logistics’. ‘Oboron’ is the Russian word for Defence, so ‘Defence Logistics’. It’s certainly not a fishing vessel.

[@alangarnham706]

Oops, just realized I haven't subscribed, fixed now. Subed and liked.

[@bakkerem1967]

I think other countries are keen on inspecting the wreckage on the bottom... Perhaps it was transporting more stuff in the hull.

[@jessedancabugwas5556]

Кто тебя туда пустит шутник 😂

[@rubytuesday4564]

Great reporting. Thank you!

[@user-bg6sj5ru1p]

And the ship was apparantly carrying two 45-ton hatches for the nuclear reactor of a nuclear icebreaker

[@sroberts605]

Why do you need a 45 ton hatch? In case she blows?

[@Jay.Kellett]

Next they will say it was carrying humanitarian aid for Africa.

[@richardschipper5989]

and you believe Moscow???

[@allanjstark]

It’s a Symbol of Russias condition.

[@ErnestLordGoring]

The Elbonian Navy? Those truly are Forgotten Weapons

[@gryph01]

Kremlin response: This story is completely false. The ship is fine. Update, the ship is having some difficulties. People were smoking on board.

[@peterflohr7827]

The ship was decommissioned anyway and is now being repaired.

[@ddegn]

It's always good to hear your thoughts on these sorts of events. Thank you.

[@Hayman1969]

Thanks for update Russian proxy wars in Africa have more supply troubles it seems Good news

[@Jay.Kellett]

Russia, others can play the asymmetric warfare shit too.

[@jocogi8]

It's so weird to see that it visited my small city on the south central coast of Australia. Not much happens here except we build and repair the Australian submarine fleet.

[@syproful]

The empire is falling into decay very fast now. Very weird.

[@shavian208]

The cover story was that it was heading for Vladivostok with those two large dockside cranes. There’s no need for those cranes in Tartus, so I agree that it would have diverted to Tobruk in Libya to help establish better port facilities to replace Tartus. The nearby former RAF airfield at El Adem will also be crucial in helping make Libya Russia’s substitute for Syria.

[@gregorypym8972]

Just found your channel and subscribed Really interesting and no stupid AI voice .

[@richardpeel6056]

Is this the ship that was reported on BBC Radio 4 Midnight news to have broken down off the coast of Portugal last night due to a fuel pipe leak. If so it is strange because the coast of Portugal is on the Atlantic not the Med! A few months ago a Russian ship carrying explosive feriliser failed off the Thames Estuary in England creating both an explosion and polltion risk, would it be possible for Britain and France to ban these Russian coffin ship from using the English Channel?

[@garycheung5135]

You would hope so, wouldn't you? However, we let MV Ruby dock in Great Yarmouth then let it dump 300 tonnes of Ammonium Nitrate in the North Sea. www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp83j6v4q7zo#:~:text=An%20MP%20has%20described%20the%20decision%20to%20dump,fears%20it%20had%20become%20contaminated%20and%20could%20explode. Maybe we should bring back Crown-sponsored privateers?

[@donsheehan5144]

Good factual reporting, thank you

[@war-painter]

HI Sutton- Covert Shores- Once again, my favorite channel, since that historic Admiral Makarov strike by Ukrainian marine drone in Sevastopol harbour. My how the Ukrainian Navy has grown. 🇺🇦🇺🇸🇺🇦🎅🏾🥂💃🏽

[@bartsted8369]

wonderful channel by the way. merry christmas

[@HISuttonCovertShores]

Happy holidays!

[@gaius_enceladus]

It wasn't a sinking - it was a "special conversion-to-submarine operation"..............

[@lokischildren8714]

I'm quicker on this h.i. Sutton video than dirty harry on the safety catch

[@Mr-Curious]

Maybe the boat anker got stuck on an undersea communication cable. Maybe the captain didn't notice it for the first 2 hours and that's why is was listing.

[@A._is_for]

From big bear to big dipper...😂

[@Annor-TM]

Music to my ears