An Iranian dry cargo vessel has suffered an accident within the Caspian Sea. It was tracked on the identical route utilized by ships suspected of carrying weapons from Iran to Russia.
Supply: Russian media outlet Vazhnye Istorii (Essential Tales), citing Turkmenistan's Ministry of International Affairs; CNN; The Wall Road Journal
Quote from Turkmenistan's Ministry of International Affairs: "On 14 January 2026, the Coast Guard Providers of Turkmenistan acquired the SOS sign from the Iranian dry cargo ship Rona, which was struggling within the Caspian Sea."
Particulars: Turkmenistan's coastal providers rescued 14 crew members, residents of Iran and India. The International Ministry mentioned that procedures required underneath worldwide guidelines in such instances are ongoing.
Monitoring information exhibits that the Rona known as on the ports of Astrakhan, Makhachkala and Azov 20 occasions between October 2024 and December 2025. It sailed there from the Iranian ports of Amirabad and Anzali and was on one other voyage to Astrakhan.
In 2023, a CNN investigation discovered that the principle route for suspected maritime deliveries of weapons from Iran to Russia runs between Astrakhan and Amirabad by way of Anzali.
The Wall Road Journal reported that lots of of hundreds of artillery shells and different forms of ammunition are reaching Russia by way of this route.
Background:
- A unit from Ukraine's Particular Operations Forces, in cooperation with the resistance motion Chornaya Iskra (Black Spark), carried out a particular operation that resulted within the hanging of two Russian vessels transporting weapons and navy tools in December 2025.
- They’re underneath US sanctions for his or her involvement in transporting navy cargo between Iran and Russia.
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