A Chinese ship dragging anchor 160 km through the Baltic Sea to cut internet cables. Europe is seriously investigating this possibility of Russian sabotage

A Chinese ship dragging anchor 160 km through the Baltic Sea to cut internet cables. Europe is seriously investigating this possibility of Russian sabotage

Right now a Chinese commercial ship under investigation by the European authorities and NATO: he is pointed out as the architect of a possible sabotage strategic to the Old Continent. China would not be the author, but Russia. This possibility is pointed out by a completa exclusiva de The Wall Steet Journal and based on research sources.

This ship having dropping anchor, he sailed more than 150 kilometers dragging her. This, it is indicated, caused will cut two data cables key fiber optic networks on European soil that run along the seabed of the Baltic Sea. It is suspected to have been an attempt to sabotage Russian intelligence amid the recent escalation of tension between Russia and the West.

“The probability of accidentally dragging an anchor seems minimal”

The ship in question is Granelero Yi Peng 3. It is a ship 225 m long and 31 m wide. Departing on November 15 from the Russian port of Ust-Luga, in the Baltic, it was loaded with Russian fertilizers. The damage to the aforementioned cables occurred between November 17 and 18. The sequence, as always detailed by the sources of the investigation to WSJ, was as follows.

The Yi Peng 3 dropped anchor in Swedish waters on November 17 at around 9:00 p.m.. But the ship continued sailing, which means it was dragging the anchor along the way. Thus, a few minutes later, I cut the first cable between Sweden and Lithuania. He did not stop: around 3:00, already on November 18, he cut the second cable, located between Germany and Finland. All after travel more than 160 km always with the anchor deployed. After this second cut, she sailed erratically, weighed anchor, and moved on.

Carelessness or deliberate act? There are several indications that it was not an accident or a mere oversight. First, it is indicated that the transponder of the ship with which your Automatic Identification Systemwhich ships carry to communicate with each other and transfer their position, was off during all that time. This is what is known as a “dark incident” in maritime navigation.

Thanks to the information from the satellites, it is known that he made that journey, in addition to the fact that his speed was abnormally low. Which would indicate that it was dragging the anchor and therefore was slowing down.

After the incident, several Danish navy ships intercepted the Yi Peng 3, surrounding it. It was when, after checking damage to the anchor and hullthey determined that he had indeed dragged her with a high probability of having cut two fiber optic cables.

“Given the mild weather conditions and manageable wave heights, the likelihood of accidentally dragging an anchor appears minimal,” the international shipping real-time data analytics firm tells WSJ. Kpler.

China or Russia? The big question is who has really signed this alleged sabotage. The fact that it is a Chinese freighter may raise suspicions, since China and Europe are immersed in a trade battle due to the threat posed by the People’s Republic’s electric cars, which has led to the imposition of more expensive import tariffs. But European intelligence sources practically rule out China, according to the North American media.

And it is that Chinese authorities are collaborating in the investigationas well as the company that owns the ship: Ningbo Yipeng Shipping. They have allowed the ship to be detained and analyzed in international waters. The crew of the Yi Peng 3 was mostly Chinese, but there was also a Russian sailor. At the moment, they have not been questioned.

On the other hand, since 2019, This cargo ship had always operated in Chinese waters. Until March 2024. From then on, it began transporting cargo from Russia and stopping at Russian ports. While this is not enough to prove Russian authorship, it is striking that a ship that has always operated in China would so drastically change its operating region.

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The Yi Peng 3 is currently guarded by a small fleet of NATO ships belonging to Denmark, Germany and Sweden (the latter, always neutral, has recently joined the military alliance due to the conflict between Ukraine and Russia).

At the moment Russia has not been formally accused: the investigation is ongoing and Europe must be cautious, as they are due to freedom of navigation and global trade. But since the Russian-Ukrainian war began, the Kremlin has been accused of carrying out certain covert attacks on strategic enclaves on European soil.



Source: www.motorpasion.com