Ship & Aircraft Provocations

Toroid

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Russian footage 'shows fighter jets intercepting US B-52 as it flew towards Crimea' | Daily Mail Online
Russia claims its Su-27 fighter jets intercepted US B-52 bombers over the Black and Baltic Seas on Monday
  • Footage purports to show a B-52 being headed off by a jet close to Crimean peninsula over the Black Sea
  • NATO polices the Baltic region while the US is currently in exercises with Romanian forces in the Black Sea
  • Russian and NATO aircraft have come into frequent contact over the Baltic Sea, with eight incidents since May

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Toroid

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Toroid

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UAE oil tanker missing in Strait of Hormuz after drifting into Iranian waters
An oil tanker traveling through the tiny strip of water located in the mouth of the Persian Gulf stopped transmitting its location more than two days ago when it drifted into Iranian waters.

It is not clear what happened to the Panamanian-flagged oil tanker – which is based in the United Arab Emirates – on Saturday night as it traveled through the Strait of Hormuz, but its apparent disappearance has raised concerns amid heightened tensions between Iran and several Western nations.

The Riah, a 190-foot oil tanker, typically made trips from Dubai and Sharjah on the UAE’s west coast before going through the strait and heading to Fujairah on the UAE’s east coast.
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Toroid

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Two ships have been reportedly seized by the Iranians in the Strait of Hormuz. One is the British Stena Impero oil tanker with a crew of 23. The ship's name is an anagram for Pirate's Omen & Impersonate. The other is the British ship Mesdar which is an anagram for Dreams. Dr. Bill Deagle said years ago on his internet radio program that WW3 would start when the Strait of Hormuz closes.
Iran Guards say they have confiscated a British tanker in Strait of Hormuz | Daily Mail Online

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nivek

As Above So Below
Was it not just a few months ago Kerry and other liberal politicians were talking unofficially to the Iranians?...Now the Iraniasses are displaying more aggression and trying hard to provoke us, like this is being set up...:ohmy8:

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Toroid

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Was it not just a few months ago Kerry and other liberal politicians were talking unofficially to the Iranians?...Now the Iraniasses are displaying more aggression and trying hard to provoke us, like this is being set up...:ohmy8:

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It does look like a set up. Those British ships could have been bait and they're following a game plan.
 

Toroid

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Footage Captures NATO Intercept Attempt Of Plane Carrying Russian Defense Minister

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVnKmEob4SQ
Published on Aug 13, 2019
A NATO F-18 fighter attempted to approach the aircraft of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea. Russian Sukhoi Su-27 jets chased the NATO aircraft away from the minister's plane.

Sergei Shoigu's plane was escorted by two Su-27 fighter aircraft of the Baltic Fleet as the plane was flying from Kaliningrad to Moscow.

In Kaliningrad, Shoigu took part in the foundation stone laying ceremony for the construction of a branch of the Nakhimov Naval School. He also attended the contest of International Army Games "Marine Landing".
 

pigfarmer

tall, thin, irritable
The USS Boxer may have downed two Iranian drones by frying their electronics. At 1:13 you can see the device on the ship.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opin...ory.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.76a51dcc58e4

www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6h7olKdYZY


I knew we had a number of amphibious assault ships and have even seen them in port in Norfolk - but that was when I was fortunate enough to be a visitor on the USS Eisenhower. When you're one of those things everything else looks small by comparison.

I googled up USS Boxer and just to put it in perspective the USS Intrepid in New York displaces around 25,000 tons, and is pretty friggin' big when you're staring up at it. Boxer comes in at over 40,000. Much larger ship than I expected and probably not the thing to be bothering. Just saying ....
 

Toroid

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nivek

As Above So Below
Israeli cargo ship damaged after being hit in Indian Ocean by "Unknown Weapon"

An Israeli-owned cargo ship was struck by an “unknown weapon” in the northern Indian Ocean, causing a fire to erupt onboard the vessel, the Hezbollah-linked Al-Mayadeen news site reported on Saturday evening.

The report – which Al-Mayadeen states was based on “reliable sources” – claims that “the Israeli ship was anchored in the port of Jeddah before moving towards the coast of the Emirates,” adding that “no one has claimed responsibility for this targeting so far.”

The source also mentioned a sabotage operation which was carried out last month against one of the buildings of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization (IAEO) near Karaj, reportedly causing major damage.

N12 identified the ship as the Tyndall, a Liberian-flagged cargo ship. While the vessel was initially reported to be partly owned by Israeli businessman Eyal Ofer, Israeli sources later confirmed that the ship’s crew is not from Israel.

N12 said the Tyndall is owned by Zodiac Maritime Ltd. A source familiar with Zodiac Maritime's fleet said the company had sold the CSAV Tyndall several months ago and that no such incident had taken place involving any of its vessels, they said. Maariv later reported that the ship was sold two months ago, and was no longer under the ownership of the Ofer family, or any Israeli company.

Ship-tracking data from Refinitiv Eikon showed a vessel called the CSAV Tyndall that was last docked in Jeddah was off the coast of Dubai. Israeli sources claimed that mentioning the attack on the IAEO means that the source was implying that the attack was a retaliation for the attack near Karaj.

Israel has been carrying out its “war-between-wars” against Iran for years, though it focused on weapons convoys from Iran to Hezbollah in Syria. But, according to foreign reports, Israel began to attack ships carrying Iranian oil and weapons through the Mediterranean starting in 2019. Several Israeli and Iranian vessels have been damaged in the middle of the sea in the maritime war-between-wars between the two countries.

According to foreign reports Israel has hit tankers and ships transporting oil and weapons to Hezbollah. Several Israeli-owned vessels have also been struck in the Indian Ocean, and while there was damage, none sank.

On Friday IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kohavi hinted at an Israeli covert operation against Iran at the graduation of the IDF officers course at the Bahad 1 base. Explaining that Israel is dealing with six arenas, including during the recent 11 days of conflict with the Gaza Strip, rocket fire from the North and “even an Iranian drone crossing into Israeli being thwarted.

“Anyone who tries to harm the State of Israel knows that any offensive enemy activity, near or far, will be answered with a significant, overt or covert response,” Kohavi warned. “This is how we have behaved in the past, and this is how we will behave in the future.”

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Toroid

Founding Member
Israeli cargo ship damaged after being hit in Indian Ocean by "Unknown Weapon"

An Israeli-owned cargo ship was struck by an “unknown weapon” in the northern Indian Ocean, causing a fire to erupt onboard the vessel, the Hezbollah-linked Al-Mayadeen news site reported on Saturday evening.

The report – which Al-Mayadeen states was based on “reliable sources” – claims that “the Israeli ship was anchored in the port of Jeddah before moving towards the coast of the Emirates,” adding that “no one has claimed responsibility for this targeting so far.”

The source also mentioned a sabotage operation which was carried out last month against one of the buildings of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization (IAEO) near Karaj, reportedly causing major damage.

N12 identified the ship as the Tyndall, a Liberian-flagged cargo ship. While the vessel was initially reported to be partly owned by Israeli businessman Eyal Ofer, Israeli sources later confirmed that the ship’s crew is not from Israel.

N12 said the Tyndall is owned by Zodiac Maritime Ltd. A source familiar with Zodiac Maritime's fleet said the company had sold the CSAV Tyndall several months ago and that no such incident had taken place involving any of its vessels, they said. Maariv later reported that the ship was sold two months ago, and was no longer under the ownership of the Ofer family, or any Israeli company.

Ship-tracking data from Refinitiv Eikon showed a vessel called the CSAV Tyndall that was last docked in Jeddah was off the coast of Dubai. Israeli sources claimed that mentioning the attack on the IAEO means that the source was implying that the attack was a retaliation for the attack near Karaj.

Israel has been carrying out its “war-between-wars” against Iran for years, though it focused on weapons convoys from Iran to Hezbollah in Syria. But, according to foreign reports, Israel began to attack ships carrying Iranian oil and weapons through the Mediterranean starting in 2019. Several Israeli and Iranian vessels have been damaged in the middle of the sea in the maritime war-between-wars between the two countries.

According to foreign reports Israel has hit tankers and ships transporting oil and weapons to Hezbollah. Several Israeli-owned vessels have also been struck in the Indian Ocean, and while there was damage, none sank.

On Friday IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kohavi hinted at an Israeli covert operation against Iran at the graduation of the IDF officers course at the Bahad 1 base. Explaining that Israel is dealing with six arenas, including during the recent 11 days of conflict with the Gaza Strip, rocket fire from the North and “even an Iranian drone crossing into Israeli being thwarted.

“Anyone who tries to harm the State of Israel knows that any offensive enemy activity, near or far, will be answered with a significant, overt or covert response,” Kohavi warned. “This is how we have behaved in the past, and this is how we will behave in the future.”

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