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There was a report in a previous bread about an attack on an Israeli-owned merchant ship. At the time I had nothing on the maritime sites to confirm. Looks like more than one ship was attacked

Israeli-Linked Ship Attacked Last Week In Arabian Sea

Reuters February 19, 2023

JERUSALEM, Feb 18 (Reuters) – An Israeli-linked tanker was lightly damaged in an attack last week by an airborne object while sailing through the Arabian Sea, the ship’s manager confirmed on Saturday.

Regional defence and security sources suspect the assault was carried out by Iran, which did not comment on the incident. Tehran has rejected accusations it was behind similar attacks in the past few years.

The Liberian-flagged Campo Square had no cargo when it was hit late at night on Feb. 10, about 300 nautical miles off the coasts of India and Oman, the manager said in a statement.

Shipping databases linked the tanker to Zodiac Maritime, which is controlled by Israeli shipping magnate Eyal Ofer.

“We can confirm that both the vessel and crew are safe and proceeding as per planned passage. There is minor damage to the vessel. We have made the necessary notifications to the relevant authorities,” the manager said.

The attack came during antagonism between Iran and the West over Tehran’s nuclear activity and its supply of arms – including long-range ” suicide drones” – for Russia’s war in Ukraine, as well as months of anti-government demonstrations at home.

British maritime security company Ambrey Intelligence said unmanned aerial systems had attacked two tankers and one bulk carrier in the Arabian Sea and assessed that Tehran had mounted the attack. Two of the merchant vessels were Israeli-owned, it said, and one was Emirati.

https://gcaptain.com/israeli-linked-ship-attacked-last-week-in-arabian-sea/

Tanker CAMPO SQUARE departed Pasir Gudang, Malaysia on January 24th, destination listed as Fujairah, UAE with ETA of February 13th

She is currently heading 334 @14 knots in the Red Sea, this course would take her to the Suez Canal

>>18376793

Sure thing there Special Agent

Must suck to be on the General Schedule pay scale and not get time and a half for working on a Sunday

>>18376812

Since when did shills think lame was anything other than laughable?

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>>18376830

Fed boi FAIL

>>18376870

Love that one!

>>18376871

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>>18376890

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>>18376972 (me)

oops, point blank code red

>>18376974

You might want to switch to the Digital Storm persona now, your other shit has already been exposed

Pro-tip: My neighbor's dog is smarter than your AI

>>18377005

MSM is trying to hold onto the tiny shred of credibility they have

What part of you exposed yourselves as feds long ago do you not get?

>>18377031

>>18377031

>>18377049

What data?

>>18376930

Incapable of learning, that is why you will never be a Field Agent

So far, nothing out of South Africa about Israel being tossed from African Union meeting

The thing about META looks like it's true:

Meta to launch monthly subscription service priced at $11.99

19 February 2023 - 19:08 By Reuters

Meta Platforms on Sunday announced that it is testing a monthly subscription service, called Meta Verified, which will let users verify their accounts using a government ID and get a blue badge, as it looks to help content creators grow and build communities.

The subscription bundle for Instagram and Facebook, to be launched later this week, also includes extra protection against impersonation and will be priced starting at $11.99 [R216] per month on the web or $14.99 [R270] a month on Apple's iOS system and Android.

Meta Verified will be rolled out in Australia and New Zealand this week, with gradual launches in other countries to follow.

Meta's foray into subscription services follows Twitter, which announced last month that Twitter Blue will be priced at $11 [R198] per month.

Other social media apps, like Snap Inc's Snapchat and messaging app Telegram launched paid subscription services last year, as a new source of revenue.

https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/sci-tech/2023-02-19-meta-to-launch-monthly-subscription-service-priced-at-1199/

Famed Chinese ‘rainmaker’ banker goes missing in latest executive disappearance

The dealmaker’s disappearance is the latest in a series of cases of high-profile Chinese executives going missing with little explanation

19 February 2023 - 21:08 By Julie Zhu, Kane Wu, Donny Kwok and Kevin Xu

Chinese dealmaker Bao Fan, founder of investment bank China Renaissance Holdings, has gone missing in the latest disappearance of a top business executive, unnerving investors and sending its stock down as much as 50% on Friday.

The mainland China-based boutique bank said in an exchange filing late on Thursday the company had been unable to contact Bao.

China Renaissance’s board was not aware of any information that indicated Bao’s “unavailability is or might be related to the business and/or operations” of the group, which, it said, was continuing normally.

The dealmaker’s disappearance is the latest in a series of cases of high-profile Chinese executives going missing with little explanation during a sweeping anti-corruption campaign spearheaded by President Xi Jinping, though the reasons for Bao’s disappearance are unclear.

In 2015 alone, at least five executives became unreachable without prior notice to their companies, including Fosun Group chair Guo Guangchang, who Fosun later said was helping with investigations regarding a personal matter.

China’s ruling Communist Party in 2021 turned its sights on the country’s vast financial sector, kicking off a new round of a years-long campaign to uncover corruption and illegal dealings.

The disappearance, coming after China’s post-pandemic border reopening, has renewed focus on boosting the sagging economy has brightened the outlook for deals, as has an easing of a regulatory crackdown on technology firms.

The disappearance of Bao, also the company’s controlling shareholder, chair and CEO, drove China Renaissance's Hong Kong-listed stock to a record low of HK$5 in early trade, wiping off HK$2.8bn (about R6.5bn) in market value.

The stock regained some ground later in the day to end down 28% in a Hong Kong market that fell 1.3%. Nearly 30-million shares of the boutique investment bank changed hands on Friday, the highest on record.

Bao, who previously worked at Credit Suisse Group AG and Morgan Stanley, has been hailed as one of China’s best-connected bankers.

He was involved with major technology mergers including the tie-up of ride-hailing firms Didi and Kuaidi, food delivery giants Meituan and Dianping, and travel devices platforms Ctrip and Qunar.

“If a listed company voluntarily discloses that a senior manager or a major shareholder cannot be contacted, it’s truly unusual, as the person might have been out of reach for some time,” said Dickie Wong, executive director of research at Kingston Securities.

Investors’ worst nightmare is that a company’s ability to continue operation is impaired, so a stock sell-off is not surprising given the uncertainty, Wong added.

Asked during a daily news conference on Friday whether the banker had been detained, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said he was not aware of the situation.

More:

https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times-daily/world/2023-02-19-famed-chinese-rainmaker-banker-goes-missing-in-latest-executive-disappearance/

>>18376707

Israeli diplomat escorted from AU summit

Israeli diplomat Sharon Bar-li was escorted from the African Union heads of state summit as she was not the person accredited to represent Israel, an AU spokesperson has said.

Video circulating online shows her being walked out of the meeting in Ethiopia by a security guard.

An Israeli spokesperson has blamed South Africa and Algeria for the removal.

Israel's status at the AU has been a source of contention.

The video appears to show a security guard approaching the Israeli delegation while the opening ceremony of the annual meeting was going on.

There was a discussion and Ms Bar-li, who is the deputy director general for Africa at Israel's foreign ministry, then left alongside a security guard.

"Israel views seriously the incident in which… Ambassador Sharon Bar-li, was removed from the African Union hall despite her status as an accredited observer with access badges," foreign ministry spokesperson Lior Hayat is quoted by the Times of Israel as saying.

He then blamed Algeria and South Africa as being behind the move, adding that they were "driven by hatred".

But an AU official has said Ms Bar-li was "asked to leave" as she had not been invited to be there and the only invitation, which was not transferable, was given to Israel's AU ambassador Aleli Admasu, the AFP news agency reports.

"It is regrettable that the individual in question would abuse such a courtesy," AFP quotes the unnamed official as saying.

AU commission chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat granted Israel observer status in 2021, but this decision was queried, with Palestinians urging a rethink, and a committee was formed last year to look at the issue.

While rejecting the accusation that it had anything to do with the diplomat's removal, a South African spokesperson said that Israel's status had not yet been settled., the Reuters news agency reports.

"Until the AU takes a decision on whether to grant Israel observer status, you cannot have the country sitting and observing," Clayson Monyela, head of public diplomacy in South Africa's department of international relations, is quoted as saying.

In recent years, Israel has made a big effort to strengthen diplomatic relations with several African countries.

Earlier this month, Chad's President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno was in Israel to open an embassy in Tel Aviv.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-64689973

>>18377382

Nice projection fed boi