Silicon Bites #79 - Russia's 100k Tonne Oil Timebomb Drifts Dangerously in Germany's Coastal Waters

Edition No79 | 11-01-2025 - This channel has been warning for over a
year of the threats to marine ecologies from Russia’s rust-bucket fleet
of clapped-out illegal tankers, transporting its blood oil to
unscrupulous buyers around the world to fuel Putin’s genocidal war.

And now another one of them is threatening disaster, as a shadow fleet
vessel carrying 100,000 tonnes of oil breaks down and is adrift in heavy
seas off Germany’s northern coast. The Eventin was sailing from Russia
to Egypt with 100,000 tonnes of oil when its engine failed and it lost
ability to manoeuvre. Three tugs are now attempting to steer it away
from the coast and towards a safer area. Though if the vessel breaks up,
there is no safe area for 100,000 tonnes of oil to dissipate.

As the vessel drifted in coastal waters Friday, the foreign minister,
Annalena Baerbock, criticised Russia’s use of “dilapidated oil tankers”
to avoid sanctions on its oil exports, calling it a threat to European
security. Russia has used murky ships for oil exports to circumvent
sanctions imposed by Western nations for waging its brutal war against
Ukraine.
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At relatively short notice, we're organising two events in Ukraine in
the last week of January. Lviv (part 2) and Kyiv. The event we ran in
August 2023 was a huge success, and had a great impact. Now our aim is
even more ambitious. Two cities. Two events. Multiple panels consisting
of the best experts, and all filmed in high definition for the channel.

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But it costs. Last time the overall cost was £3,500 for Live in Lviv,
and we covered 80% of this through ticket sales. This time the costs are
higher, and there's less opportunity to sell tickets at the available
venues and studios, so I'm creating a campaign to raise £5,000 to make
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A project to make a documentary film in Ukraine, to raise awareness of
Ukraine's struggle and in supporting a team running aid convoys to
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NEWS SOURCES:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/11/germany-battles-to-secure-russian-shadow-fleet-oil-tanker-adrift-off-northern-coast
https://kyivindependent.com/germany-towing-shadow-fleet-tanker/
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/01/11/germany-races-to-secure-stricken-russian-shadow-fleet-oil-tanker-2-a87574
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/01/11/germany-races-to-secure-stricken-russian-shadow-fleet-oil-tanker-2-a87574
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/01/10/nato-to-send-2-ships-to-guard-baltic-sea-infrastructure-finland-says-a87563
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TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:
Save Ukraine
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Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas
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UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in
Ukraine
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Come Back Alive
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Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen
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UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy
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Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation
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NGO “Herojam Slava”
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kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and
Przemysl
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NOR DOG Animal Rescue
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