Israeli cargo vessel breaches Russian blockade in the Black Sea
A cargo ship sailing under the Israeli flag
has defied Russia’s
supposed blockade of Ukrainian ports, becoming the first ship the enter the
Ukrainian branch of the Danube since July 25, Ukrainian news outlet Militarnyi
reported on July 31.
Citing transponder data, Militarnyi writes that on the night of July 30, three civilian vessels – Ams1, Sahin 2, and Yilmaz Kaptan (from Israel, Greece, and Turkey/Georgia, respectively) –entered the Black Sea, openly broadcasting Ukraine as their destinations.
On July 31, Ams1 became the first ship to breach the blockade of the Black Sea by after the Russian bombing of the Ukrainian Danube port in Reni on July 25.
"Starting its journey from Ashdod, Israel, it openly advertised its destination as Ukraine and crossed the Black Sea on a direct course," the report said.
Four more ships are following Ams1 and will anchor in the Danube. According to Militarnyi, their passage is monitored by a U.S. maritime reconnaissance aircraft P8, which is being refueled in flight above Romania.
After exiting the Black Sea Grain Initiative (BSGI) on July 17, Russia has said that it will regard any vessels bound for Ukrainian ports as carriers of military cargo, suggesting an attempt to effectively blockade Kyiv from access to maritime trade routes.
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