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Tomi McCluskey
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Ian Ellis discussed the vessel at length in this X thread:

threadreaderapp.com/thread/18202...
December 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Back in August 2024, Sal Mercogilanos ( @mercoglianos.bsky.social )

discussed the vessel's presence in Persian Gulf

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wlN...
The Ultimate Stealth Ship...Why Don't We Have More of Them?
YouTube video by What's Going on With Shipping?
www.youtube.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Task and Purpose ( @taskandpurpose.com ) did a video on the "ghost ship" in October.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAyw...
Meet the 'Special Ops Mothership' deployed in the Caribbean
YouTube video by Task & Purpose
www.youtube.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
🧵 3/3

"Suriname, South America’s smallest country, has long been an important corridor for transporting cocaine to Europe and other parts of the world. In February 2024, Spanish customs seized 8 tons in a container from the port of Paramaribo, Suriname’s capital."

insightcrime.org/news/surinam...
The Surinamese Cocaine Trafficker Endlessly Evading Justice
Brian Blue has played a key role in the drug trade in Suriname, staying below the authorities' radar despite his international profile.
insightcrime.org
December 5, 2025 at 11:40 PM
🧵 2 /3

"The alleged drug traffickers killed by the US military in a strike on September 2 were heading to link up with another, larger vessel that was bound for Suriname — a small South American country east of Venezuela – the admiral who oversaw the operation told lawmakers on Thursday."
December 5, 2025 at 11:40 PM
🧵 2 of 2

"A readjustment of our global military presence to address urgent threats in our Hemisphere, especially the missions identified in this strategy, and away from theaters whose relative import to American national security has declined in recent decades or years""
December 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The boast, from Pete Hegseth's personal account, wass in reply to Andrew Kovlet.

x.com/AndrewKolvet
December 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Regarding questions of the legality of the stikes, @justsecurity.org maintains a helpful collection of analysis at:

www.justsecurity.org/120753/colle...
Collection: U.S. Lethal Strikes on Suspected Drug Traffickers
Collection of expert analysis on the legality of the U.S. strike on Venezuelan vessels in the Caribbean, the consequences of the strike, and related issues.
www.justsecurity.org
December 5, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Airwars offers a updated strike tracker at:

airwars.org/conflict/u-s...
December 5, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Yesterday's strike brings the total to 86 people killed and one person missing since the US began conducting lethal strikes on vessels suspected of drug trafficking in September.
December 5, 2025 at 11:22 AM