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MarineCombatEngineer

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10. How are they non combatants if they already know what the BoL is?

Reply to OC375 (Reply #6)

Sun Mar 8, 2026, 02:32 PM

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At least the Capt. and First Officer know what they're transporting and are putting the crew, who may or may not know what the shipment consists of, in danger of being injured or killed.

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Laden Iranian ships depart Chinese port tied to key military chemicals [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Saturday OP

Holy cadookalas! cachukis Saturday #1

You don't have to go home but you can't stay here OC375 Saturday #2

China got paid, or they wouldn't let the ship go. patphil Saturday #4

That's my prediction also. MarineCombatEngineer Saturday #5

That would be me guess as well OC375 Saturday #6

Non-combatants? Isn't that what Hogsbreath calls legitimate targets? Wonder Why Sunday #9

How are they non combatants if they already know what the BoL is? MarineCombatEngineer Sunday #10

They probably aren't, IMHO. OC375 Sunday #11

More than fair enough. MarineCombatEngineer Sunday #12

Wonder how truthful this report is: EX500rider Sunday #13

Hard to tell these days, but I tend to think that the warning was given but ignored by the Iranian Capt. nt MarineCombatEngineer Sunday #14

Of course you can bet that everyone who instantly believed some random X post about the desalinization attack EX500rider Sunday #15

I seriously doubt that this shipment will make it back to Iran, MarineCombatEngineer Saturday #3

If we know about it RussBLib Saturday #7

Ewww, there's an image I now can't get out of my mind. MarineCombatEngineer Saturday #8

YW - have they sunk yet? RussBLib Yesterday #16