In this episode of What's Going on With Shipping, we examine the growing campaign of drone strikes targeting Russian merchant vessels in the Mediterranean Sea, highlighted by the recent aerial drone attack on the Russian Ro-Ro cargo ship Lady Mariia. What’s Covered in This Episode: ⚓The Attack on Lady Mariia: Breakdown of the bomb-dropping aerial drone strikes against the Russian roll-on/roll-off cargo vessel sailing in the Central Mediterranean off the coast of Libya. ⚓A Pattern of Mediterranean Strikes: Examining the timeline of previous attacks on Russian shipping outside the Black Sea, including: ▶️ The December 2024 sinking of the heavy-lift vessel Ursa Major. ▶️The December 2025 drone strike on the shadow fleet tanker Qendil. ▶️The March 2026 attack on the LNG carrier Arctic Metagaz. ⚓Strategic & Environmental Implications: How Ukraine’s expanding asymmetric maritime campaign is shifting beyond the Black Sea, what this means for freedom of navigation, and concerns over potential future strikes in the Baltic and Arctic routes. Contact What's Going on With Shipping via: Patreon: www.patreon.com/wgowshipping Twitter: @mercoglianos Bluesky: @mercoglianos.bsky.social Facebook: @wgowshipping Email: mercoglianosal@gmail.com 0:00 – Introduction: Drone Attacks in the Mediterranean 0:52 – The Attack on Russian Ro-Ro Lady Mariia 2:20 – Analyzing the Drone Strike Video & Tactics 4:08 – Flashback: The Sinking of Ursa Major 8:18 – Shadow Fleet Target: The Tanker Qendil 9:54 – LNG Carrier Arctic Metagaz Struck & Abandoned 11:08 – The Expanding Maritime Battlefield & Strategic Impact Marine Traffic www.marinetraffic.com Russian Military Cargo Vessel Attacked in the Mediterranean https://maritime-executive.com/article/russian-military-cargo-vessel-attacked-in-the-mediterranean Russia Says Terrorist Attack Sunk Cargo Ship ‘Ursa Major’ https://gcaptain.com/russia-says-terrorist-attack-sunk-cargo-ship-ursa-major/ Report: Lost Russian Ship Was Carrying Nuclear Submarine Reactor Pa