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Satellite images and navigation data likely reveal a new weapons route to Russia.
On August 16, at 11:45 p.m., SPARTA IV slipped through the Bosphorus. Once again it was on its way to Syria and the tracking system on board was disabled several times.
view morePublished: 29/09/2023 23:04
A modern, 122-meter-long cargo ship slowly glides into the Black Sea after passing through the Turkish-controlled Bosphorus Strait. With its 18 meter wide loading floor, it has room for containers, on containers, on containers.
Officially it is loaded with olive oil from Syria. But new findings suggest it is likely carrying something far more deadly, where it has headed for the port of the Russian city of Novorossiysk. A group of scientists have been tracking this Russian ship called SPARTA IV since 2018.
– Was I surprised by what we found? Yes, I can promise you that, researcher Giangiuseppe Pili tells Aftenposten.
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