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       oil-producing platforms, eight water-injection   barrels of crude, thwarted UAE attempts to   with “armed guards on board’ AIS status.
       platforms and a central processing complex   block her voyage to China, was reported by   It’s impossible for an outsider to
       along with subsea pipelines and cables.  local outlet Adennews.net.      understand who is who and standing for what
       UPSTREAM                               The ship left Al Dhabba Ash Shihr offshore   against whom, in Middle East. Listening to
                                           oil terminal, Mukalla, Yemen, Gulf of Aden,   insiders and “experts” doesn’t help, because
       ULCC reportedly harassed            in the morning Oct 4, reportedly bound   each has his own story. So any attempt to
                                           for China. According to local source, UAE
                                                                                explain ANDROMEDA incident, if there was
       by UAE                              tried to block tanker with dinghies, but safe   one, is a wild guess and crystal gazing.
                                           passage was provided by international escort,
                                                                                MARITIME BULLETIN
       A strange story of how ULCC         whatever it means. Port of destination not
       ANDROMEDA, loaded with some 2 mil   identified, tanker is sailing in SE direction,










































































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