Event 563

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "LT",
    "BSR"
  ],
  "category": "Sanctions",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Details are corroborated by direct quotes from port officials and supported by multiple news sources. The event is reported by a reputable national broadcaster with specific details given on ship origin, cargo, incident, and current status.",
  "countries": [
    "Lithuania",
    "Russia",
    "Norway",
    "Spain"
  ],
  "country": "Lithuania",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "A Maltese-flagged cargo ship named Ruby, carrying approximately 20,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate from Russia, has applied for permission to enter Klaipėda Port in Lithuania to make repairs following storm damage off Norway.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-09-12T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Headline visible in screenshot.",
    "Direct quotes from Klaipėda State Seaport Authority as published by LRT.lt.",
    "MarineTraffic and Delfi cited for first reporting and vessel movement."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "The captain of Ruby, currently moored off the coast of Norway and carrying about 20,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, would like to carry out repairs on his cargo ship in Lithuania’s Klaipėda Port.",
    "Algis Latakas, head of the Klaipėda State Seaport Authority, confirmed this to LRT.lt.",
    "The ship, flying the Maltese flag and carrying a cargo of about 20,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, has applied to the Port of Klaipėda for an opportunity to unload the cargo here and carry out repairs in the dock of one of the ship repair companies operating in the port.",
    "The cargo ship was damaged in a storm, with damage to its propeller, hull, and rudder, reported the Barents Observer."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Sanctions Evasion / Port Denial",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Headline visible in screenshot.",
            "Direct quotes from Klaipėda State Seaport Authority as published by LRT.lt.",
            "MarineTraffic and Delfi cited for first reporting and vessel movement."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Cargo ship carrying chemicals from Russia seeks repairs in Lithuania’s Klaipėda",
  "location_text": "Klaipėda Port, Lithuania",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_563_1763931001_e5c29f0c.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "??Russian chemical cargo ship seeks repairs in ??Lithuanian Klaip?da port",
  "primary_ref_links": [
    "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2358770/ship-with-russian-chemicals-will-not-be-allowed-into-klaipeda-port-pm"
  ],
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2358062/cargo-ship-carrying-russian-chemicals-seeks-repairs-in-lithuania-s-klaipeda;",
    "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2358770/ship-with-russian-chemicals-will-not-be-allowed-into-klaipeda-port-pm"
  ],
  "summary_short": "A Russian chemical cargo ship seeks repairs at Klaipėda Port after sustaining storm damage, pending Lithuanian authorities' decision.",
  "url": "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2358062/cargo-ship-carrying-russian-chemicals-seeks-repairs-in-lithuania-s-klaipeda;"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "Sanctions evasion / port denial",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "LT BSR",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "LT",
  "Date": "12-Sep-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "??Russian chemical cargo ship seeks repairs in ??Lithuanian Klaip?da port",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "??Russian chemical cargo ship seeks repairs in ??Lithuanian Klaip?da port",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2358062/cargo-ship-carrying-russian-chemicals-seeks-repairs-in-lithuania-s-klaipeda; https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2358770/ship-with-russian-chemicals-will-not-be-allowed-into-klaipeda-port-pm",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}