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Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg
| Dec 8, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Maritime, Targeting
The Ukrainian Attacks Against Gambian-Flagged Oil Tankers in the Black Sea On October 28, 2025, Ukrainian so-called “Sea Baby drones” attacked two Gambian-flagged oil tankers, the Kairos and Virat. Whereas the vessels were severely damaged, no casualties were...
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Rob McLaughlin
| May 20, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Maritime
Attack on the MV Conscience: Issues Related to Blockade Law The MV Conscience is reportedly a Palau-flagged “passenger vessel” currently operated for a nongovernmental organization (NGO) called the “Freedom Flotilla Coalition.” The coalition, also called the Gaza...
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James Kraska
| Jul 11, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Other Bodies of Law, Targeting, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Ukraine Symposium – The Attack on the Vasily Bekh and Targeting Logistics Ships On June 17, Ukrainian forces successfully used a U.S.-supplied Harpoon anti-ship cruise missile to attack and sink a Russian resupply ship that “almost certainly” carried weapons and...
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James Kraska
| Jun 7, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Other Bodies of Law, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Ukraine Symposium – War Sanctions Steadily Degrade the Russian Maritime Sector When Russia (re)invaded Ukraine in February, national sanctions imposed on Russian shipping companies and designated Russian-owned vessels and financial institutions began degrading...
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Adam Aliano,
Russell Spivak
| Apr 25, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Law of Neutrality, Other Bodies of Law, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Ukraine Symposium – The Montreux Convention and Turkey’s Impact on Black Sea Operations Weeks into Russia’s military campaign into Ukraine, the role homeported Black Sea maritime forces are playing is well documented. Reuters recently published a story in which...
