American Military News by Julia Marnin - The Charlotte Observer March 17, 2022
A Russian cargo ship’s request to dock at a Maine port to offload tons of petroleum-based products was rejected for a “series of reasons,” the director of the port said.
The request came on short notice March 3 — one week after Russia launched a full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine on Feb. 24, Eastport Port Authority Executive Director Chris Gardner told McClatchy News over the phone.
“Obviously the implications of the Russian situation weighed heavily upon us,” Gardner said.
The vessel sailing under the Russian flag, called the Fesco Uliss, was first barred from docking at a Canadian port along the St. Lawrence Seaway, he noted. The Eastport port is the closest U.S. port south of the seaway.
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