This week’s Splash Wrap:
Notable news:
That is more then most national ships registers, both in terms of; number of vessels, GT, DWT and fleet value. 
I remember seeing a couple of their boom ships years ago. Here was their first in 1970 - “Patricia”
It is quite a story behind MSC, from one ship in 1971 to1000 ships in 2026.
It shows what a Captain and wife team can do:
Source: Mediterranean Shipping Company - Wikipedia
Captain Gianluigi Aponte:
https://www.msc.com/en/about-us/management/captain-gianluigi-aponte
This week’s Splash Wrap:
Another dark fleet arrest..
(without Hellfire missile shots)
Any idea how many Tagors are out there??
That one left terrestial footprint
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:183794/mmsi:647260300/imo:9282481/vessel:TAGOR
“”“” Monday that the French Navy had intervened on an oil tanker more than 400 nautical miles (740 km) west of the tip of Brittany, coming from Murmansk, Russia.“”“”
“”“France and Britain have both vowed to obstruct ships linked to Russia’s sanctioned “shadow fleet” that pass through their waters.”“”"
Surprised to read in Fr24 that more than 400 nautical miles (740 km) west of the tip of [Brittany is THEIR WATERS.
Is it some mental leftover from collonial times or there is UNCLOS ver. 3.0. that both countries ratified an signed. and told nobody about it.?
VESSEL IS LINKED
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Now suppose you are:
a seller of storm shadow missiles containing US based/manufactured components, and you are selling your cookies to the ministry of defence of a certain country on CIF terms.
Your cargo insurance is arranged by Skuld, the voyage chartered vessel has Cook Isl. flag, has H&M insurance provided by Britannia Steamship , PandI provided by Gard,
Further: The officers are Indian , master is German, ratings are Cabayans.
Class is DNV GL since launching , ISM manager is German, Crew manaer Brittish
The vessel Owners are Dutch interests ( doctors , lawyers dentist an fat industry cats full pf cash ) who demise chartered their precious toy to German vessel operator, who transfered ISM Management and crew management to 3rd parties.
Your vsl discharging port as revealed by B/Ls that you signed , is Odessa .
Vsl War risk insurance is covered by interests in London .
Can You be so kind and indicate to whom the vessel is linked and how. Flow chart or description will be fine.
Am I linked to extraterrestials because I have written above ?
Reported to be acting under UNCLOS/art.110…
ARTICLE 110
Right of visit
1. Except where acts of interference derive from powers conferred by treaty, a warship which encounters on the high seas a foreign ship, other than a ship entitled to complete immunity in accordance with articles 95 and 96, is not justified in boarding it unless there is reasonable ground for suspecting that:
(a) the ship is engaged in piracy;
(b) the ship is engaged in the slave trade;
(c) the ship is engaged in unauthorized broadcasting and the flag State of the warship has jurisdiction under article 109;
(d) the ship is without nationality; or
(e) though flying a foreign flag or refusing to show its flag, the ship is, in reality, of the same nationality as the warship.
2. In the cases provided for in paragraph 1, the warship may proceed to verify the ship’s right to fly its flag. To this end, it may send a boat under the command of an officer to the suspected ship. If suspicion remains after the documents have been checked, it may proceed to a further examination on board the ship, which must be carried out with all possible consideration.
3. If the suspicions prove to be unfounded, and provided that the ship boarded has not committed any act justifying them, it shall be compensated for any loss or damage that may have been sustained.
4. These provisions apply mutatis mutandis to military aircraft.
5. These provisions also apply to any other duly authorized ships or aircraft clearly marked and identifiable as being on government service.
Reported by FR24? Can not find it there .
It contains general vague statement quoted from little Napoleon that:
“”“” The French Navy on Sunday boarded an oil tanker, named the Tagor, which was subject to international sanctions and sailing from Russia, French President Emmanuel said"“”"
Who further claims : action " in strict compliance with the of the law of sea," and that
“It is unacceptable for ships to circumvent international sanctions, violate the law of the sea, and finance the war that Russia has been waging against for more than four years,”
Can not see in the quoted list that sailing from Russia is illegtal , uniliateral " international " sanctions are not UN sanctions so the issue of legality is hotly debated here and there.
The article does mention suspicion but does not clearly say what was violated . Irregularities ??? What exactly .
Vessel was diverted ? Where to?? Or was it highjacked??
If suspicion is the legal bases for act of piracy on harmless unassisted by navy ship then why French and British brave navies decline to bother similar ships in the English Channel assisted by Russian navy. Are these vessel exempted soleley by the presence of other navy ??? or you simply have no guts to do your "right " thing.???
Who is financing the other wars for 20 years or less?? and remind me who is financing UKr as I forgot .How much was it ?? 500 lil usd?? and counting??
And why they are not sanctioned and why their " limked " ships are not boarded by other navies despite them having plenty of tiny countries flags what seems to be a standard.
So is UNCLOS a selective treaty or is it universal applicable to all ?
Whom is the Fr24 editor linked to? Any idea.
Could it be that the theoretical SELLER mentioned in my previous is linked to CIA and MI6 ??
Some tried desperately to close Baltic Sea and Dannish Straits and any idea how effective they were using their little militarilly insignifficant proxies???
The question about the links is still unanswered , meantime have a great day.
I did not say it was in FR24 link which I posted.
If you stop foaming at the mouth for a moment and wipe your keyboard dry, make an effort and try a web search “unclos article 110 tagor”.
It is reported in many places!
No you did not say
Is that so??
And out of this myriad of places You have picked up FR24, that quotes little Napoleon Macron busy on X and basking in generalities .
And I was refering to the FR24 with links to…???that published piece what you posted .
If you posted sth else , that refers to art 110 " RIGHT TO VISIT" , may be I would skip my comment. Who knows ?? But You did not.
Foaming at the mouth ?? and other thigs you claim to SEE, brings you close to those here, who see my travelling arrangements and footprints, unless yours is overstatement boasting exceptional powers.
I found it odd you are quoting little Napoleon Macron, who has nothing to do but spreads bs on X in between his wifes punches and slaps in the face and reports of the progress and ROB of his Légion étrangèr here and there .
Would rather expect you to quote chief warmonger Keir Starmer . But looks he is busy travelling a lot these days and making sure, the stupid little , insignificant and forgetting history proxies will stand by him, when he gets a hit by somebody elses right to visit not to mention home grown political hits which are due. No wonder ww III is his only option to stay in power.
Some may think it is only the “minor attracted” Keir that is the problem . Looks like some are wrong.
Meantime my " limked" ships issue remains unanswered . Is there any problem?? as politics is not a welcome topic .
Have a great day.
Posidonia is on in Piraeus, with a lot of weighty question for international shipping on the agenda. Here is a subject from the first day:
Source: https://splash247.com/brussels-vows-to-shield-shipowners-from-double-carbon-charges/
Heard it from some regulars, that the event is also called by many "pussydonia ".