Lady R incident

The Lady R (vessel with the red hull, right) being tugged away from Naval Base Simon's Town on 9 December 2022, the SAS Mendi (left) can be seen in the foreground.

The Lady R incident, also known as #LadyRussiagate, refers to the docking of the sanctioned Russian cargo ship Lady R at Simon's Town Naval Base in South Africa in December 2022 and the resulting diplomatic impact. The ship was carrying military cargo.[1] The incident is controversial for the secretive nature of the docking[2][3] and an allegation by the United States ambassador to South Africa that South African military supplies were loaded onto the ship for use in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.[4][5][6]

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  6. ^ Davis, Rebecca (12 May 2023). "PORT IN AN INTERNATIONAL STORM: Explainer: What we know about the explosive Russian ship scandal so far". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 14 May 2023.