M/V Beriks – The stinking dutchman
M/V Beriks – The stinking dutchman

I’m seeing reports about a freighter adrift in the Black Sea dubbed “The stinking dutchman”. Needless to say, it caught my interest. Apparently the Dutch refer vessel Berkis, loaded Brazilian and Chinese meat and poultry in December, and then suffered a casualty to its refer system, resulting in over 200 tones of rotting meat that is apparently emitting quite an odor.

This report from the AP:

US unloads aid to Georgia, Russians eye every move
By STEVE GUTTERMAN – 4 hours ago
ABOARD THE USS MOUNT WHITNEY (AP) — As nearby Russian forces watched intently, a U.S. Navy ship unloaded 17 tons of humanitarian aid to a strategic Georgian port that was devastated in last month’s war between Russia [...]

On Wednesday, the U.S. command ship MOUNT WHITNEY, the flagship of the Sixth Fleet sailed into the Black Sea loaded with 17 tons of humanitarian supplies bound for Georgia.   Meanwhile the first U.S. ship to enter the area, the guided missile destroyer USS McFaul has departed the Black Sea.  Also, the civilian manned U.S. [...]