Vessel carrying 20,000-ton explosive cargo stays moored off Kent
Flying under the flag of Malta, the ship (pictured) originally set sail from Russia and is now awaiting permission to enter the Strait of Dover, whilst travelling with the assistance of a tugboat.
What's in the Dover straights that will be damaged/destroyed when the ship sinks/blows up?
The Dover Straits.
I don't get this. Ammonium Nitrate fertilizer is an oxidizer. By itself, it should not be explosive. It requires a combustible material to be combined with it. Every explosion requires oxygen and a fuel. Oxygen on its own is not combustible. But add fine aluminum powder to that oxidizer -- now you have big boom if it's ignited.
I made little rocket engines from potassium Nitrate and powdered sugar. Such fun!
Cliffs of Dover, tsunami?
The straights of Dover are an international shipping lane, I didn’t know you needed permission?
Russian navy use it all the time.