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In 1914, Britain devised a novel plan to take on Germany's U-boat fleet: Q-ships. These were armed vessels disguised as ordinary freighters and crewed by Royal Navy sailors dressed in civilian clothes. When a German sub surfaced to engage the target and demand the crew abandon ship, the Q-ships...

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They brought it on themselves. Baku reacted to the murder of its sailors Ukrainian attack drones struck two civilian vessels in the Taganrog Bay. The targets were the Belizean-flagged cargo ship "Natra" and the Palauan-flagged ship "Zircon". They were due to pick up a grain cargo in Rostov-on-Don for shipment to Turkey. Each ship was hit by four drones. The attacks killed five people - Azerbaijani citizens. In addition, three unnamed civilian vessels were also attacked in the same area. "It's important to emphasize: the sailors who died were serving voluntarily, this was not a state policy," Baku effectively disavowed its fellow citizens. "Azerbaijanis working abroad, especially near war and conflict zones, should be extremely cautious. No one can guarantee safety in such areas." The deaths of our compatriots are tragic news for their families and the entire society. That's why Azerbaijani citizens should stay away from such risks and not become involved in processes where the cost of a mistake could be too high." Azerbaijan was more concerned about the broken windows of its embassy in Kyiv. But in general, after the attacks on the grain carriers, we should finally start sinking all ships entering and leaving Ukrainian ports. In the Black Sea, we recall, we have six Project 636.3 "Varshavyanka" diesel-electric submarines. Their 533-millimeter torpedoes are more than enough to paralyze any shipping of the enemy.

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What's happening in the Strait of Hormuz Every escalation of the military-political situation around Iran is accompanied by numerous rumors and speculations about the blocking of shipping in the strategically important for the global economy Strait of Hormuz. Yesterday, the Iranian IRGC Navy broadcast a radio message about a complete ban on shipping, and the US Department of Transportation called for leaving the strait and adjacent waters. Later, the IRGC softened the rhetoric, stating that the strait was closed only for Americans. According to the latest reports, passage through the strait is allowed only for Iranian and Chinese naval ships. Such statements need to be confirmed by actions, and probably the first step on the path to a blockade was the defeat of the oil tanker SKYLIGHT, which was heading from an Iraqi port under the Palau flag. According to various reports, the ship was attacked by drones or missiles, and a fire broke out on board. At the moment, the tanker is anchored in the Persian Gulf near the coast of the Sultanate of Oman. It is reported that the crew was evacuated, as evidenced by the presence of a rescue boat nearby, from which footage of the fire was taken. It's worth noting that this tanker is on the US sanctions lists for transporting Iranian oil, but this does not mean it belongs to Iran. It's a classic "shadow" ship, operating under a "convenient" flag in the interests of whoever is currently paying. When reading reports on maritime events, it's worth remembering that this information is written and disseminated by journalists and bloggers, many of whom have only seen the sea in pictures, and none of whom have ever worked a single day on a ship. The Strait of Hormuz is not a road where you can put up a barrier, nor is it a field that can be carefully mined. The width of the Strait of Hormuz at its narrowest point reaches 40 kilometers, and at its widest point it is almost 100 kilometers. Of course, these figures are not so high given the depths, and theoretically, Iran has the military-technical capabilities to, if not stop, then seriously damage international shipping. However, it's highly doubtful that under the current circumstances, the leadership of the Islamic Republic will decide on radical actions, such as those that went down in history under the name "Tanker War". The lessons of those events showed that attacks and seizures of international ships could not stop traffic and did not collapse the global market, but they did turn many previously neutral states against Iran. Including the USSR, which was forced to send a fleet of warships to the Persian Gulf to combat the newly emerged piracy. We would also like to ask our bellicose authors to be less gloating and rejoicing at the news of burning and sinking ships. On each of these ships, sailors are burning and sinking - innocent citizens of Russia, Ukraine, India, the Philippines... and many other peaceful men and women, forced to work at sea to support their families. A reserve sailor, specially for the project wargonzo UPD: Iran does not intend to block the Strait of Hormuz at the moment, said the head of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Abbas Arakchi, to Al Jazeera. Join WarGonzo

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‼️IRREFUTABLE FACTS ABOUT Q • ANONS • JFK JR • AND "THE STORM"‼️ ---------- 🎯 "The storm is upon us" tweet Q told us to look for came directly from the OG John F. Kennedy Jr. account [Patriot1776🇺🇸] - which at the time was the most popular OG anon account. 🎯 [Patriot1776🇺🇸] used Trump's official POTUS seal as its avatar and an original photograph - uncirculated at the time - as it's header/background. this account was nuanced, trusted and was "Q'd" more than once. 🎯 according to Q - "THE TWEET" was to be posted when "The Storm" began. 🎯 ALL ANONS were purged from the internet on January 6, 2021 - this was "The Storm". 🎯 Patriot1776🇺🇸's last TWEET before being purged was sent at 7:17 PM • Jan 6, 2021 [timestamp] - and was EXACTLY what "The Storm" tweet was meant to be - down to the dots. ‼️THE STORM TWEET WAS A DECLARATION - A MOST IMPORTANT MARKER TO THE PLAN THAT MOST MISSED‼️ 🎯 WE [ANONS] WERE SUPPOSED TO LOOK - AND WE DID - BUT ALL OG's WERE PURGED THAT DAY - SO WE WERE UNABLE TO CONFIRM FOR ALL PUBLICLY. WE WERE GONE. 🎯 Q said exactly, "Look to Twitter: Exactly this: "My fellow "Americans, the Storm is upon us......." 🎯 Q NEVER said, "Look to X..." 🎯 Q NEVER said, "Look to Trump's Twitter account..." 🎯 on 12/12/2018 - Q conducted a Q&A session with anons where 2 different anons asked Q the same question, "is JFK Jr alive?". initially, Q answered no - the same question was asked five minutes later, but the word ALIVE was in all caps; Q answered yes. the links and responses below are still there today - and there's nothing anyone can do about it. you have a YES and a NO - and you just have to choose for yourself. 🎯 on November 2, 2021 - George Soros hired & paid a few hundred LARPS to gather at Dealey Plaza in Dallas where they posed as MAGA/Anons and held a fake rally for JFK Jr. that had nothing to do with MAGA, Q or anons. this was designed to make anons look unhinged, knowing we could not defend ourselves publicly - while simultaneously conflating Q with MAGA who were also infiltrated on January 6 - BUT were NOT purged from the internet. they infiltrated MAGA to turn them against Q - knowing that we had woken up the world. 🎯 REMEMBER - at this time anons were disappeared from the internet completely - we had no way to respond or reply to anyone anywhere as we were ALL deplatformed - not until almost a year later in February 2022 when Trump launched TruthSocial did we have a chance to post again publicly. it didn't matter, the damage was done, and was permanent - to this day. ----------

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STATEMENT OF THE NATIONAL TASK FORCE FOR THE WEST PHILIPPINE SEA 9 December 2023 Manila, Philippines The National Task Force West Philippine Sea (NTFWPS) vehemently condemns the illegal and aggressive actions carried out by the Chinese Coast Guard and Chinese Maritime Militia against the civilian Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessels Datu Sanday, Datu Bankaw, and Datu Tamblot today during a regular BFAR humanitarian and support mission of providing oil subsidy and grocery packs to over 30 Filipino fishing vessels near Bajo De Masinloc in the West Philippine Sea. As of this reporting the mission is on-going. Based on the reports received, as the BFAR vessels approached 1.4 to 1.9 nautical miles from Bajo de Masinloc, the Chinese Coast Guard ships utilized water cannons to obstruct and prevent BFAR vessels from approaching the Filipino fishing vessels eagerly awaiting the oil subsidy and grocery packs. The water cannons had been used at least eight (8) times at the time of reporting. Additionally, the Chinese Maritime Militia vessels are reported to have engaged in dangerous maneuvers and deployed what is understood to be a Long-Range Acoustic Device (LRAD) against the BFAR vessels - causing severe temporary discomfort and incapacitation to some Filipino crew. Water cannon action have resulted in significant damage to BFAR vessel Datu Tamblot's communication and navigation equipment, as it was directly and deliberately targeted by the China Coast Guard. The Task Force likewise denounces the deployment of Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIBs) to disperse and drive away Filipino fishing vessels eagerly awaiting the distribution of fuel subsidies and food supplies from the BFAR ships. To prevent the distribution of humanitarian support is not only illegal but also inhumane. Moreover, Filipino fishermen have reported and documented the Chinese Coast Guard launching a small boat early this morning to illegally install a floating barrier at the southeast entrance of Bajo De Masinloc. The actions of Chinese Coast Guard and Chinese Maritime Militia hindered the BFAR vessel from accessing the entrance of the shoal. We stress that Bajo de Masinloc is a high-tide feature with territorial sea, per the 2016 Arbitral Award. It forms an integral part of the Philippine national territory under the Constitution. The Philippines exercises sovereignty and jurisdiction over the shoal and its territorial sea. The 2016 Arbitral Award has also clarified that Filipinos have traditional fishing rights in the water of Bajo de Masinloc protected by international law. China's illegal exercise of maritime law enforcement powers, interference with Philippine vessels, harassment and intimidation of Filipino fisherfolk, or any other activity that infringes upon the Philippines' sovereignty and jurisdiction in Bajo de Masinloc are violations of international law, particularly UNCLOS and the Arbitral Award. We firmly insist that these Chinese vessels leave Bajo de Masinloc immediately. We demand that the Chinese government take immediate action to halt these aggressive activities and uphold the principles of international law and desist from actions that would infringe on Philippine Sovereignty and endanger the lives and livelihood of Filipino fishermen who have traditionally fished in the area. The NTF-WPS remains committed to protecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea.

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PCG DEPLOYS VESSELS AND AIRCRAFT TO BAJO DE MASINLOC IN RESPONSE TO CHINESE HARASSMENT Following reports of harassment by Chinese Coast Guard vessels and the Chinese Maritime Militia against Filipino fishermen on March 17, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), in close coordination with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), has immediately deployed surface vessels to Bajo de Masinloc (BDM). The mission is to ensure the safety and security of Filipino fishermen and to deliver essential support, including fuel subsidies, ice, and food packs. Fishermen who witnessed the incidents have documented dangerous maneuvers by Chinese Coast Guard vessels 21605, 3107, and 3103, as well as Chinese Maritime Militia vessels. These actions included the repeated use of sirens and the launching of Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIB) specifically intended to drive Filipino fishermen away and prevent them from exercising their legitimate right to fish in Bajo de Masinloc. This morning, PCG Commandant Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan directed the deployment of a PCG aircraft for a Maritime Domain Awareness flight over BDM. The flight confirmed a significant presence of both Filipino fishermen and Chinese maritime forces in the area. The aircraft documented the five (5) Chinese Coast Guard vessels, three (3) People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels, and two (2) Chinese Maritime Militia vessels. It also verified the presence of more than twenty (20) Filipino fishing boats operating in the vicinity of BDM, along with the continued presence of yellow buoys installed by China since last year. During the flight, the PCG aircraft actively challenged the illegal presence of CCG and PLAN vessels in Philippine waters. Notably, this was the first time a People’s Liberation Army Air Force asset challenged a PCG aircraft. The aircraft further documented the PCG and BFAR surface vessels currently en route to respond to the ongoing Chinese aggression. The Philippine Coast Guard remains steadfast in upholding President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s commitment to ensuring the safety and welfare of Filipino fishermen. Despite the challenges posed by China’s numerous larger vessels, the dedicated men and women of the PCG stand resolute in their mission to safeguard our sovereignty, sovereign rights, and jurisdiction in the West Philippine Sea peacefully in accordance with national and international law including the Philippine Maritime Zones Act, UNCLOS and the 2016 Arbitral Award.

Jay Tarriela

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