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| Russian sailing ship Shtandart allowed to enter French port |
| 2024-08-06 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The Russian sailing frigate Shtandart, which was previously banned from entering the ports of France and Spain due to sanctions against Russia, was given permission to enter the French harbor of La Rochelle. This was reported on August 5 by the ship's captain Vladimir Martus. "The Shtandart is allowed to enter the port of La Rochelle to replenish supplies. This region is known for its maritime "character" and positive attitude towards everything maritime," Gazeta.Ru quoted him as saying. According to the captain, the Shtandart team intends to stay in the French port for one or two days, after which they want to head to the northwest of France to participate in the festival, but the question of this possibility is still being decided. Don't push your luck As reported by the Regnum news agency, on July 23 it became known that the Shtandart was prohibited from mooring in the French port of Brest to participate in the sea festival due to the EU's restrictive measures against the Russian Federation. The ship's crew was running out of water at that time. Later that day, the Russian frigate was also denied entry to Spain. Margus noted that the frigate had never had such problems, adding that many Europeans were also outraged by the decision. Residents of one of the towns on the island of Il-Arousa began helping the crew of the Russian frigate Shtandart replenish food and water supplies on July 27. Residents of the Spanish island themselves offered to bring water on their fishing boats. Later, the Spanish authorities ordered Shtandart to leave the country's territorial waters. The press service of the Spanish Merchant Marine Administration reported on July 30 that the Russian frigate was allowed to enter the Spanish port of Vigo. This decision was made to replenish food supplies and also to replace some parts of the vessel. Related: Shtandart 07/31/2024 Spain Allows Russian Frigate Shtandart to Enter Port of Vigo Shtandart 07/28/2024 Russian Frigate Shtandart ordered to leave Spanish territorial waters Shtandart 07/24/2024 Refusal of Russian sailing frigate to enter French port called gross violation of rules |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #3 Oh, a sailing ship on the way to a sailing festival. Agreed. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2024-08-06 11:42 |
| #2 Letters of marque and reprisal, baby! Personally, I'm fond of old sailing ships and given that Shtandart is a replica ship stopping for supplies, the bans seem a bit of a dick move. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2024-08-06 11:25 |
| #1 Now if only a British frigate would conduct a cutting out expedition and take Standard as a prize. |
| Posted by: Cheaderhead 2024-08-06 09:47 |