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[–] Apollo@sh.itjust.works 0 points 9 months ago (2 children)

They are targeting ships flagged under 3rd party nations, which is iirc something like 70% of ships.

[–] cecinestpasunbot@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago

I believe a majority of ships actually fly “flags of convenience” which is where the owner of the ship registers it in a different country than the one they are from. It’s done as a way for owners to avoid regulations and taxes.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social 0 points 9 months ago

Yeah because the blockade is against all shipping going to or docking in Israel. Not just shipping owned by Israel.