Please forgive if this is in the incorrect place, but a strange story has come out of Russia that suggests that an unknown country placed NATO magnetic mines on one of their gas tankers
The ship had travelled from Antwerp to the Russian port of Ust-Luga where the mines were allegedly discovered and deactivated.
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NATO mines detected on LPG tanker in Russian port, investigators say (Baird Maritime / Reuters - May 25, 2026)
Several NATO-produced magnetic mines had been detected on a tanker in Russia's Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga, Russia's Investigative Committee said on Monday.
The committee said the mines were found by divers during an inspection of the hull of the tanker Arrhenius, which arrived from Belgium's port of Antwerp to load liquefied petroleum gas.