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Sunlei

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9. russia hasn't even explained why they were in "Turkey's Bosphorus Strait" very narrow sea channel

Reply to Sancho (Reply #8)

Thu Apr 27, 2017, 11:51 AM

Apr 2017

Close-up satellite image of the Bosphorus strait, taken from the ISS in April 2004. The body of water at the top is the Black Sea, the one at the bottom is the Marmara Sea, and the Bosphorus is the winding waterway that connects the two. The western banks of the Bosphorus constitute the geographic starting point of the European continent, while the banks to the east are the geographic beginnings of the continent of Asia. The city of Istanbul is visible along both banks.

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Russian Navy Ship Sinks In Black Sea After Collision With Freighter [View all] Sunlei Apr 2017 OP

Now we just need a friendly freighter ExciteBike66 Apr 2017 #1

The Trump family yacht should take one for the team IronLionZion Apr 2017 #2

intelligence ship collided with a freighter...... stonecutter357 Apr 2017 #3

Glad no one was killed. xor Apr 2017 #4

Remember its Russia who said no one killed, they always lie. Don't intellegence ships have something Sunlei Apr 2017 #5

They don't always lie. Igel Apr 2017 #6

we didn't shoot down an airliner, we didn't help assad slaughter thousands of innocents, we didn't h Sunlei Apr 2017 #7

seems legit ! stonecutter357 Apr 2017 #12

Everything Harry Mudd says is a lie! (n/t) Kennah Apr 2017 #25

Retrofit? Sancho Apr 2017 #8

russia hasn't even explained why they were in "Turkey's Bosphorus Strait" very narrow sea channel Sunlei Apr 2017 #9

Major Russian naval bases in the Black Sea FBaggins Apr 2017 #17

helping his buddy Assad I guess or more destabilizing for Turkey? or maybe Europe trouble. Sunlei Apr 2017 #19

Only way to get from the Black Sea. nt hack89 Apr 2017 #18

Add Benny Hill music. C Moon Apr 2017 #10

That's a good idea. I think russia has to have millions of their citizens in military 'jobs' or unem Sunlei Apr 2017 #11

70%? That's horrible!! :( C Moon Apr 2017 #24

score: Goats 1, Russian Military 0 snooper2 Apr 2017 #13

those poor animals. wonder what kind of 'livestock' fills an entire barge & ships live on the hoof. Sunlei Apr 2017 #14

Actually, that was my first thought Bayard Apr 2017 #15

I get the feeling both didn't sink, they may have needed tugboats to move them to harbor. Sunlei Apr 2017 #16

Shipping live cattle by ship is very common. MicaelS Apr 2017 #20

Its not a quality livestock transport. Here I found its ID, livestock from 4/26 Romania to Destina Sunlei Apr 2017 #22

interesting is zoom out the map and its still sitting there in same spot, not moving. Sunlei Apr 2017 #23

Jihadist livestock no doubt. Kaleva Apr 2017 #21

dont build them like they used to.nt. drray23 Apr 2017 #26

so the spies sailed home with the cows... 0rganism Apr 2017 #27