The action is taking place on behalf of Sweden, where the cargo ship is at anchor at the Kattegat in Danish waters, Danmarks radio learns. The Danish defense confirms on X that they are present in the vicinity, to shadow a Chinese cargo ship. Danish military vessels have kept a close eye on the ship since yesterday, according to ship data from Marine Traffic. At the same time, Swedish SVT learns that the investigation, which Sweden is conducting on behalf of four countries, is increasingly concentrating on the same Chinese ship. It was the Danish vessel “HDMS Hvidbjoernen” that was photographed behind the Chinese ship on Tuesday. The ship at anchor at the Kattegat must be “HDMS Soeloeven”. Photo: Droxford Maritime The working theory is that it is a matter of sabotage. But this may change during the investigation, Swedish authorities said on Tuesday. “Yi Peng 3” passed the area where two important network cables along the seabed were exposed to damage. Network errors were detected on both cables shortly afterwards, according to Cini and Aurelion, who own the cables. Cini’s cable is the only one of its kind that connects Finland with Central Europe, while Aurelion’s sends a signal between Lithuania and Sweden. Both are now out of operation. news has contacted the relevant Chinese embassies in the Nordics about “Yi Peng 3”, but has not yet succeeded in getting a reply. Two breaches in just under a day This one sends a network signal between Lithuania and Sweden. It is owned by the company of the same name, but is used by Telia. This is the only network cable of its kind between Finland and Central Europe. It is owned and operated by the company Cini. Show more Sweden has examined the seabed The Swedish Defense Forces have since last night examined the cable bridge at the bottom of the Baltic Sea, both of which lie in the Swedish economic zone. – Yesterday we received a request to support the prosecution and the police with the investigation of the cable breach. Our ships basically went out immediately, says press manager for the Swedish navy, Jimmie Anderson to Aftonbladet. – We have done this twice before, during the suspected sabotage against Nord Stream and a damaged fiber cable between Sweden and Estonia last year. The map shows approximately where both submarine cables are to be found, and where the damage has been recorded. SVT reports that ship data on the movements of the special vessel of the Swedish Navy, which was sent out for this purpose, sails almost exactly in the track of the Chinese vessel. The Swedish Navy does not comment directly on the ship. Adamsson nevertheless tells SVT that they are mapping what kind of ships moved in the area parallel to the investigations of the seabed. I think the Baltic Sea countries have learned since the last time. In Finland, Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen told Helsingin Sanomat that the authorities in the countries around the Baltic Sea will not let a ship suspected of sabotage leave the area without being investigated. He says the authorities in the region have learned from the Baltic Connector investigation. The Baltic Connector is the pipeline that broke between Finland and Estonia last year. Antti Häkkänen says the authorities in the region have learned from the time a Chinese ship’s anchor broke a gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia. Photo: Álvur Haraldsen / AP The investigation was delayed by the fact that the ship suspected of breaking the pipeline with its anchor, Newnew Polar Bear, was allowed to leave the Baltic Sea. A joint Estonian and Finnish investigation is underway to find out whether this happened by accident or on purpose. According to Häkkänen, the authorities interpreted the legislation in such a way at the time that they could not forcibly stop a vessel moving in international waters. In the future, “it cannot be a situation where we just walk away from the city with the flag up”, he says further. Published 20.11.2024, at 15.20 Updated 20.11.2024, at 15.57
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