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".../... and was pursued from the #Caribbean to the #Indian_Ocean."

"According to #Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate, the #Aquila_II was transporting #Russian and likely #Venezuelan oil. The vessel is under #sanctions by the #US, #EU, #UK, #Canada, #Switzerland, and #Ukraine."

"The #United_States intercepted another tanker from #Russia’s shadow fleet — the #Aquila_II."

" #US military personnel boarded the vessel in the #Indian_Ocean. The #Pentagon said the tanker violated #Trump’s quarantine for sanctioned ships, attempted to evade interception, .../..." [1/2]

In #Deep_Sea_Research_Part_II
Topical Studies in Oceanography (Special issue)
"New insights in benthic biodiversity of the Saya de Malha" Corbari, L., Bouchet, P., Le Gall, L., @isyeb.mnhn.fr et al.
#sampling_methods #benthos #species_inventory #Indian_Ocean
🌊 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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But here we are at the finish line. The thing is, #Russia, together with #Iran, is not just an addition of the potentials of two states. It is their multiplication. In reality, this means a nuclear #Iran and #Russia with direct access to the #Indian_Ocean. Apart from that, #Iran is entering the

Empires of the Sea: Maritime Power Networks in World History

#OpenAccess
#Maritime_Empires #Indian_Ocean #Persia #Genoa #Linguistics #Trade #European_Mercantilism #Melaka #Portuguese #Caribbean
Empires of the Sea: Maritime Power Networks in World History
eds. Rolf Strootman et al.
Brill 2019
DOI: doi.org/10.1163/9789...
PDF: library.oapen.org/viewer/web/v...