alt Hacker NewsThey 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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padjo • today at 12:30 AM
Russia has an immense capacity to endure suffering and sacrifice lives. It’s basically their secret weapon.
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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.