Beirut Blast: Arrest Warrants Issued For Captain And Owner Of Ship That Carried Ammonium Nitrate

Beirut Blast: Arrest Warrants Issued For Captain And Owner Of Ship That Carried Ammonium Nitrate

Earlier last year, a ship loaded with explosive ammonium nitrate cargo blasted at Beirut port rocking the city for hours and now a report emerges in Lebanon state media suggesting that Interpol had served red notices to the captain and owner of the ship months before the incident.

Captain Of Cargo Chip Claims To Have Warned About Explosive Chemicals Onboard For Years Prior To Blasts

Captain Of Cargo Chip Claims To Have Warned About Explosive Chemicals Onboard For Years Prior To Blasts

The captain of the Russian cargo ship suspected to have carried the 2750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate responsible for the tragic event at Beirut, has now confirmed to Radio Free Europe that he used to regularly write to warn against the dangerous chemical stored in the vessel.