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Ukraine Strikes a 3rd Shadow Fleet Tanker in the Black Sea | MT Dashan Struck Multiple Times
🕑 Added 2025-12-11 01:12:33 +0000 UTCIn this episode, Sal Mercogliano — a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner — discusses the third Russia Shadow Fleet tanker, MT Dashan, struck by Ukrainian sea baby drones in the Black Sea on December 10, 2025.
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Charles Janjigian
The war will take a new direction. Ukraine will ultimately hit an errant ship, maybe laden with fuel. Putin, maybe Turkey will eventually snap back. The Black Sea in to the Hornet's nest. Turkey may eventually close the Bosporus/Turkish Strait to all vessels.
Steven Palmer
The insurance certificates were an annual item for my last ship. In our case they were renewed February.
Bill Nelson
I can't imagine it will be long before someone retaliates!
