Posted on 08/07/2020 7:38:22 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Baroudi & Associates, who represented the Russian vessel's crew, published a statement on Wednesday saying they sent letters in July 2014 to officials at Beirut Port and the Ministry of Transportation "warning of the dangers of the materials carried on the ship."
Customs authorities issued repeated notices to a judge about the dangerous cargo, according to documents seen by CNN. But the judge, who cannot be named for legal reasons, responded multiple times saying that the ship and its cargo might not be within the court's jurisdiction, the documents show.
In four handwritten responses written in 2016 and 2017, the judge and their successor responded to letters from Lebanese customs officials saying that they needed "to discuss to what extent the jurisdiction of the court" covered this matter.
Baroudi & Associates have also said that the intended destination of the potentially explosive cargo was Mozambique and that it was being shipped "per the order of International Bank of Mozambique for Fabrica De Explosives" when it was detained in Beirut.
The International Bank of Mozambique and Fábrica de Explosivos de Moçambique -- a commercial mining company in Mozambique -- did not respond to a request for comment.
But the director of Beira Port in Mozambique, António Libombo, has denied knowledge of the Russian vessel, according to local Portuguese news outlet Lusa. "Usually, before we receive a ship, we are notified. In this case, we never receive any notification of a ship coming to Beira port with those characteristics and cargo," Libombo reportedly told Lusa.
The Mozambican Ministry of Transport and Communications also reportedly told Lusa that they were not informed about the Russian vessel.
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Somebody, somewhere screwed up big time
Ain’t nobody nowhere fessing up
ping
It took FOUR people to write this??
Must be a union shop over there at Dispicable cnn.
Also, I noticed its all females. Kinda dispels the glass ceiling myth don’t it?
Lawyers: “You had been warned of the ship and its cargo.”
Mozambique: “Just because you say it out loud and write it in a letter doesn’t mean it’s true.”
I knew somebody would post that.
Actually it is Beirut that is saying that.
Mozambique is saying nobody told them the ship was — supposedly — headed there in the first place.
Arabic for mañana is inshallah.
Ain’t nobody nowhere fessing up
~~~~~~~~thats the biggest clue~~~~~~~~~~~~
The blast was NOT just ammonium nitrate.
This was a controlled explosion. I’ve looked carefully at the video’s.
Part of the blast is not easily explained.
Most of the blast was blown straight up from the crater. And a vortex existed that consumed much of the material before the last Boom.
This was not an accident.
Everybody kept “kicking the can down the road”
Don’t be fooled by CNN propaganda.
This was not spontaneous. It was not an accident. No one will ever admit otherwise.
And why not? It is silly it would take all that for one story.
...Everybody kept “kicking the can down the road”
Can we talk about all the deficit spending?
Economy running on nitromethane
The harbor district is now cleared for urban renewal.
...The harbor district is now cleared for urban renewal.
After they get enough fill dirt for the crater
Interesting. Is this an area of expertise for you? Can you elaborate on the “controlled” aspect of your comment?
BTW, the President of Lebanon says either an accident or a rocket attack of some type. Jet noise is heard on the video just before the explosion, but that may mean nothing.
Except that he has the right to say I told you so... I warned you.
Any idea or guesses on the death toll? That large of an explosion has to blow glass and debris for over two mile radius. At least part of the blast area was over water, not the city center itself. That will help lower the losses, but then it also lets the blast pressure wave go further.
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