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Old 03-10-2025, 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Arctic Fox View Post
If you watch the video for which you sent a link, it starts with a shot of the Stena Immaculate's stern, which has "Hamilton" on it. Maybe that's old footage.
I listened to video, but didn't watch while listening. I read the ship histories on the links below.

This is the US ship current specs:
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This is the reported container ship, which appears to be flagged in Portugal, and is definitely european

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So I am guessing, that the picture was out of date, wrong, or inaccurate (various synonyms for the picture being wrong) and I was responding to inaccurate information as well. . my bad, sorry.

Tanker and cargo vessel in fiery collision off English coast, triggering explosions and fuel leak

I am hoping that this wasn't a case of sabotage, as the US can't afford to lose any oil tanker ships.