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  "id": 5090488,
  "title": "Ships adopt makeshift anti-drone defences as Black Sea attacks intensify",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/ships-adopt-makeshift-anti-drone-defences-as-black-sea-attacks",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T12:46:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/ships-adopt-makeshift-anti-drone-defences-black-sea-attacks-intensify"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "By Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Tankers and cargo ships are transiting the Bosphorus strait adorned with nets, water tanks and tyres to try to fend off growing Russian and Ukrainian drone strikes in the Black Sea, according to security experts and video obtained by Reuters. In a stark illustration of the risks, the abandoned Russian-flagged cargo ship Omskiy-107 - its command deck…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Insurance Journal",
        "title": "Ships Adopt Makeshift Anti-Drone Defenses as Black Sea Attacks Intensify",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/ships-adopt-makeshift-anti-drone-defenses-as-black-sea-attacks",
        "published": "2026-09-02T14:37:57.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}