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2011-08-29 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Steve White 2011-08-29 09:12|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 So, do we refuse them Harbor? or what?

My bet is NOTHING they just port, unload and scram, we may scowl at them.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2011-08-29 10:23|| 2011-08-29 10:23|| Front Page Top

#2 There's your carrier for the EMP strike at the US (and Canuckistan) from the Gulf of Mexico.

Posted by Canuckistan sniper 2011-08-29 13:54|| 2011-08-29 13:54|| Front Page Top

#3 My bet is NOTHING they just port, unload and scram, we may scowl at them.

Because nothing can effectively be done.

The MV Atlantic is likely the sole asset of a shipping company specifically created to operate it. If things gets too hot, the ship gets 'sold', a new company created, the ship is renamed and a new registry obtained in another country. It can be done in less than a week in some places.

Or the ship disappears and re-appears with a quick paint job, a new name (or the name of a scrapped ship), and new flag. The Chinese (with Taiwanese vessels) and the West Africans were good at this. IIRC, the Russians also pulled this a few times.

Welcome to the murky world of merchant shipping.

Posted by Pappy 2011-08-29 17:22|| 2011-08-29 17:22|| Front Page Top

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