Meridian –
Maritime
The price of liberty is eternal
vigilance
From
October 12, 2022 to April 15, 2023, Meridian will appear as a reduced summer
edition
Reports
are only sporadic during this period
20230201-869
?!?US Navy suspends submarine work prompting concerns
about AUKUS agreement?!?
Is it possible to hear grass
growing? - The Navy says operations at
the docks will be placed on hold temporarily because they need to be
strengthened against potential future 
earthquakes
. The closure has prompted fresh concerns about the
delivery timeline for Australia's nuclear-powered submarines secured through
the AUKUS agreement...
20230201-868
Silent-Yachts unveils new images of the 37m Silent 120 Explorer yacht
https://www.superyachttimes.com/yacht-news/silent-120-explorer-yacht
Silent-Yachts has unveiled new
images of the 36.74-metre Silent 120 Explorer yacht. The impressive flagship
solar catamaran is able to create enough energy to not only power the yacht but
all of her appliances onboard. The first Silent 120 Explorer yacht is currently
in-build with an expected launch date of 2024. The aluminium
Silent 120 yacht has a huge interior volume but remains under the 500 GT mark
with powerful styling and interior design by Marco Casali.
The Silent 120 Explorer yacht has custom design at the heart of her philosophy,
with the first hull featuring a swimming pool on the aft deck and grassy areas
for walking dogs on her side decks. Her solar hardtop is also designed to slide
out in two sections revealing a touch-and-go helipad. When not in use, the
upper sun deck can be used for sunbathing....
20230201-867
Russia names people behind US-backed Ukraine biological projects
https://dailytelegraph.co.nz/world/russia-names-people-behind-us-backed-ukraine-biological-projects/
Moscow claims the individuals
conducted research focused on testing and developing new deadly weapons.
Russian troops have obtained over 20,000 documents pertaining to American
biological research programs in Ukraine since the start of Moscow’s military operation,
the country’s Defense Ministry announced on Monday. The most recent trove
brought to light a number of key players in these projects who had previously
“remained in the shadows,” according to the commander of Russia’s Nuclear,
Biological and Chemical Defense Forces, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov. The
ministry had previously published the names of people connected to the biolabs,
which included representatives of the US Democratic Party, Defense Department
officials, and Pentagon contractors. The new list features people such as Karen
Saylors, the executive director of Labyrinth Global
Health, who reportedly worked in Ukraine as a lead consultant for a project
that studied the spread of African swine fever.
20230201-866
Moscow provides more evidence of US biolabs in Ukraine
Kiev’s troops were among the test subjects for Pentagon-funded
research, the Russian MOD says.
https://dailytelegraph.co.nz/world/moscow-provides-more-evidence-of-us-biolabs-in-ukraine/
Russia’s Defense Ministry on
Monday laid out more evidence that US-funded laboratories were working in
Ukraine. Documents and materials recovered by Russian troops showed that
Western pharmaceutical companies operating in territory under Kiev’s control
conducted HIV/AIDS research on Ukrainian military personnel. The commander of
Russia’s Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defense Forces, Lieutenant General
Igor Kirillov, presented Ukrainian-language documents referring to HIV
infection studies that began in 2019. The list of targeted groups shows service
members alongside prisoners, drug addicts and other “patients at high risk of
infection.” According to Kirillov, the Russian military has recovered more than
20,000 documents and other materials related to the biological programs in
Ukraine, while interviewing eyewitnesses and participants. The evidence
“confirms the focus of the Pentagon on creating biological weapons components
and testing them on the population of Ukraine and other states along [Russia’s]
borders,” the general told reporters...
20230201-865
High-ranking ex-military officials in the USA warn of nuclear war
https://tkp.at/2023/01/31/hochrangige-ex-militaers-in-usa-warnen-vor-nuklearkrieg/
As the WHO stubbornly and against
all evidence continues to insist on the continuation of a pandemic that never
was, the danger of nuclear war grows. The US and its NATO entourage provide
weapons systems and repair facilities, ammunition, information, training, money
- literally everything needed to wage war. You just don't pull the trigger
yourself. Retired Lt. Col. Daniel Davis explains what that means in an
interview with US media. He suggests imagining another country doing the same
thing to the United States: “Imagine if Russia or China got behind the Taliban
completely during the Afghan war and gave them everything they had, including
all of their modern equipment to kill American soldiers," according to the
US military...
20230201-864
Containership Suffers Engine Room Fire at the Panama Canal
https://gcaptain.com/containership-suffers-engine-room-fire-at-the-panama-canal/
The Panama Canal Authority is
reporting that a fire broke out in the engine room of a containership near the
Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal on Monday. The fire was reported on the
Maltese-flagged Cape Kortia as it navigated towards
the PSA Panama International Terminal. Panama’s National Aeronaval Service
responded to the incident with two vessels. The fire has since been brought
under control and no injuries are reported...
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