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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Just gotta be creative with the renewal.
eg, perhaps a nice downtown Aquarium. Filled with water, nearby cafe, ticket booth - perfect for tourists. With its size, could be whales exhibit.
Also filled with water, good setup for something along the lines of Iceland’s Blue Lagoon. Needs some lockers and towel-stations.
Where did the ship get the ammonium nitrate from?
Did the ship blow up, or was it a warehouse?
Good thinking, out-of-the-box
If there was a disagreement about money, why pull into Beirut?
Do the sell shiploads of fertilizer Cash On Delivery?
Batumi, Georgia
Warehouse
When life gives you lemons...
If you are having trouble with the payment, why unload the ship in Beirut?
Georgia isnt really that far away.
Or, the whole setup was so Hezbollah could have a 2 kiloton bomb on hand for future use against Istael and us.
Who really controlled the ammonium nitrate? Whose guards were at the door?
That is the question.
Thanks, this is why I ask questions.
...The harbor district is now cleared for urban renewal.
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There is only one thing that would survive a blast like that. Cockroaches.
See. Just wait long enough and these problems take care of themselves.
Not sure about the exact technology. Updraft on steroids.
If you look carefully at the video’s you will see a vortex in the glowing body directly above the center of the blast area. It lingers quite a while with streaks of things that look like rockets, but much larger than “fireworks”. Then suddenly the 3rd explosion with huge water vapor burst.
If you look at the original cloud from the right angle it looks like a mushroom cloud, with a prefect circular shaped ring, as if emitted from a perfect hole or shaft.
This was not a spontaneous freak accident.
These are related:
@COsweda the Beirut explosion was carefully controlled to avoid collateral damage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cswdABTc7TI&feature=youtu.be
Heshmat Alavi @HeshmatAlavi
https://twitter.com/HeshmatAlavi/status/1291403817116995585
Note term: deflagration
The 2nd is partially derived from the first discussion Both have a number of threads about this and related elements. The 2nd is less clear than the first.
I know the source on the first Twitter link. Have for a few years.
There is a lot of miss-information about what actually exploded. None of the pieces fit with what we are being told about it. The actual damage does not support it, nor does the action of the explosion itself.
Any idea or guesses on the death toll?
Currently at least 145. But there are a number of bodies that will never be found. Some of those may already be included in this count.
Look at the devastation? 145 is a very small number for the damage that was done. Injured were around 5,000 the last time I saw an estimate.
This blast was not what it is said to have been.
Journalists doing journalistic work, investigating and reporting, is scut work only worthy of women. This frees men to engage in the higher callings of the journalistic profession-lying, fantasizing, fictionalizing, slandering, and inciting to insurrection.
I’ve seen the thermal video of the projectile coming in at a high angle of attack. That blast and projectile is sure pushing me hard to a tac nuke. Nobody is saying anything or taking responsibility, but it’s undeniable that a munition did that.
No flash means no nuke, yes?
Small yield tac nukes are essentially just real big bangs. From my limited infantry knowledge, but you can clearly see the projectile come in.
Seen plenty of women doing that stuff also. Lol
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