Russian Cargo Ship Beirut

The ship is carrying a staggering 20,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, a chemical commonly used in agricultural fertilizers.

Ports throughout Europe have not allowed the ship to dock because it is carrying a staggering 20,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate.

The chemicals that went up in flames in Beirut's deadliest peace-time explosion arrived in the Lebanese capital seven years ago on a leaky Russian-leased cargo ship that, according to its captain, should never have stopped there.

The ship is carrying a staggering 20,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, a chemical commonly used in agricultural fertilizers.

Ports throughout Europe have not allowed the ship to dock because it is carrying a staggering 20,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate.

The chemicals that went up in flames in Beirut's deadliest peace-time explosion arrived in the Lebanese capital seven years ago on a leaky Russian-leased cargo ship that, according to its captain, should never have stopped there.