off the #Syrian coast on January 5. But since then, for more than four days, the vessel has been drifting near #Tartus without entering the port. Meanwhile, a #US Navy #P_8A_Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft was sent to the waters of the #Mediterranean_Sea to monitor the #Sparta_II ship.

The new #Syrian authorities have refused to let a #Russian evacuation ship into the #Tartus naval base, according to #MarineTraffic data and reports of '#Z_war correspondents' and #OSINT analyst

The #Sparta_II cargo ship left the port of #Baltiysk, #Kaliningrad region, on December 11 and arrived