How an explosion-risk ship ended up in Norfolk
The MV Ruby has had to dump 300 tonnes of its ammonium nitrate cargo offshore - but why is it here?
BBC News
Norfolk is an independent city in Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Norfolk had a population of 238,005, making it the third-most populous city in Virginia after neighboring Virginia Beach and Chesapeake, and the 96th-most populous city in the nation. Norfolk holds a strategic position as the historical, urban, financial, and cultural center of the Hampton Roads region, which has more than 1.8 million inhabitants and is the 37th-largest metropolitan area in the U.S., with ten cities.
The MV Ruby has had to dump 300 tonnes of its ammonium nitrate cargo offshore - but why is it here?