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Re:Finland detains ship and its crew after critical undersea... by jojobas on Thursday January 01, 2026 @07:08PM (#46459705)
They can use 30-year old handysize rust buckets that can be cheaper than some cable repairs.

Jailing crews in comfy Scandinavian prisons can hardly be a strong deterrent either.

Russia is all-in on this confrontation, Europe is much wealthier but won't commit anywhere near the effort or expense.

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Re:Finland detains ship and its crew after critical undersea... by padjo on Thursday January 01, 2026 @07:30PM (#46459901)
Russia has an immense capacity to endure suffering and sacrifice lives. It’s basically their secret weapon.
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Re:Finland detains ship and its crew after critical undersea... by edm0nd on Thursday January 01, 2026 @07:44PM (#46460021)
yup. RU will literally wait decades and then send their lil KGB/GRU agents all around the world to assassinate you, chop you up, or poison you. they play the long game and never forget.
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Re:Finland detains ship and its crew after critical undersea... by nradov on Thursday January 01, 2026 @08:48PM (#46460479)
Many of the shadow fleet crew members aren't even Russians. Typically only the master and some officers are privy to the real mission. The other crew members are just random seamen hired from the usual poor countries so jailing them would be pointless.
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Re:Finland detains ship and its crew after critical undersea... by jojobas on Thursday January 01, 2026 @09:12PM (#46460612)
Typically only the master and mates are liable for breaches like that? It's not that a boatswain, a C/E decides when to drop an anchor.
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