# Tell me why

**URL:** <https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/tell-me-why/72226>\
**Category:** Professional Mariner Forum\
**Created:** [March 27, 2025, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/tell-me-why/72226 "2025-03-27T20:32:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Hornblower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecccb3/32.png) [@Hornblower](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Hornblower)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2025, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/tell-me-why/72226/1 "2025-03-27T20:32:05Z")

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See them every day.  
Could the brainiacs on here explain why?

[Why are Ukraine ships Cherkasy and Chernihiv donated by Royal Navy are still sailing around Portsmouth?](https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/why-are-ukraine-ships-cherkasy-and-chernihiv-donated-by-royal-navy-are-still-sailing-around-portsmouth/ar-AA1Bk3UD)

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**Author:** ![Chief\_Seadog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/67e7ee/32.png) [@Chief\_Seadog](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Chief_Seadog)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2025, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/tell-me-why/72226/2 "2025-03-27T21:11:06Z")

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If I recall correctly Turkey is not allowing any warship to transit the Bosporus at this time.

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**Author:** ![Hornblower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecccb3/32.png) [@Hornblower](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Hornblower)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2025, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/tell-me-why/72226/3 "2025-03-27T21:32:23Z")

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So Turkey is stopping two tiny, tiny minesweepers from disturbing the might of the Russian Navy?

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**Author:** ![jbtam99](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/jbtam99/32/65499_2.png) [@jbtam99](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/jbtam99)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2025, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/tell-me-why/72226/4 "2025-03-27T21:40:27Z")

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Yup

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**Author:** ![Hornblower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecccb3/32.png) [@Hornblower](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Hornblower)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2025, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/tell-me-why/72226/5 "2025-03-28T18:10:27Z")

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They are quite small; will they fit inside a C30 or similar?  
You know, pick it up, plonk it in there.