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Namibia Denies Port Access toGerman-Owned Vessel CarryingMilitary Equipment to IsraelStefan Talmon 2024-08-29T14:25:40Published 29 August 2024  Author: Stefan TalmonOn 24 August 2024, Namibia denied the German-owned cargo vessel MV Kathrin,sailing under the flag of Portugal, access to its port of Walvis Bay on the ground thatthe vessel was carrying ‘explosive material destined for Israel.’Upon receiving reports that the MV Kathrin may be carrying weapons intended forIsrael, the Namibian Minister of Justice on 23 August 2024 addressed ‘a letter toCabinet, international relations ministry, works ministry, as well as the safety andsecurity ministry, advising and reminding them of our international obligations, notonly under the Genocide Convention but also as articulated in the recent advisoryopinion by the International Court of Justice (ICJ).’ The Minister asked the portauthorities to not allow the vessel to dock in Namibian ports. As a result, Namibia’sPolice Inspector-General issued a note stating:Kindly be informed that permission no. 21/2024 granted to the MV Kathrinvessel dated 13 August has been revoked with immediate effect. Hence,the said vessel is strictly prohibited from entering Namibian waters in termsof Cabinet Decision NO. 9th/04, 06.24/006.The MV Kathrin had initially been scheduled to dock at Walvis Bay on 25 August onits journey from Haiphong, Vietnam, to Koper, Slovenia. The vessel was reportedto be carrying sixty containers of Tri-NitroToluene (TNT) and eight containers ofhexogen explosives.The Namibian Minister of Justice justified the denial of port access, stating that‘Namibia complies with our obligation not to support or be complicit in Israeli warcrimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, as well as its unlawful occupation ofPalestine.’ There was no immediate reaction from the owners of the vessel or theGerman government. Category: News<intR>²Dok-Lizenz: Eine Nachnutzung dieses Beitrags ist im Rahmen des Gesetzesüber Urheberrecht und verwandte Schutzrechte (https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/urhg/) möglich.- 1 -

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