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Date: November 27, 2024 at 14:26:32
From: mitra, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Chinese Ship Suspected of Cable Sabotage Detained in 'NATO Lake' |
URL: https://www.newsweek.com/baltic-cable-sabotage-nato-1988689 |
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Apparently deliberate. Nice to have a "brother".
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AChinese vessel has been implicated in what has been
described as the sabotage of undersea telecom cables in
the Baltic Sea, a body of water dubbed the "NATO Lake"
due to its location between alliance members.
International concern surrounds the cutting of the 730-
mile C-Lion 1 cable connecting Finland and Germany and
the 130-mile link between Sweden and Lithuania on
Monday. A legal expert has told Newsweek that any
investigation into the incidents "could span years" and
could set precedents for future alleged incidents of
underwater sabotage.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius described the
incidents as "hybrid" actions, while his Swedish and
Lithuanian counterparts said they were "deeply
concerned."
None named any country, but the incidents come at a
time of tension with Moscow, which has been accused of
stoking tensions in the region with hybrid attacks, as
the war it started in Ukraine continues to rage.
The U.K. newspaper Financial Times reported that
investigators of the severed cables are looking into
the movements of the Chinese bulk carrier Yi Peng 3,
which was en route to Egypt's Port Said from the
Russian port of Ust-Luga. Social media reports said
that the vessel had a Russian captain, although this
has not been independently confirmed.
The Yi Peng 3 had passed close to both cables around
the time each was cut on Sunday and Monday, according
to maritime tracking group Marine Traffic. The vessel
was then followed by the Danish Navy, according to
open-source intelligence analysts.
"Ship suspected of damaging comms cables x 2 in Baltic
Sea has been detained by Danish Navy," posted OSINT
account auonsson on Bluesky, which tracks vessels in
the Baltic. The post said that it was "anchored just
outside Danish territory with patrol/dive Y311 SØLØVEN
vessel guarding her."
"Frigate HDMS HVIDBJØRNEN might be present too (no AIS
but made speed toward situation.)" the post added.
"The Danish Defence can confirm that we are present in
the area near the Chinese ship Yi Peng 3. The Danish
Defence currently has no further comments," Denmark's
military said in a post on X (formerly Twitter).
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Date: November 27, 2024 at 16:04:44
From: ryan, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Chinese Ship Suspected of Cable Sabotage Detained in 'NATO Lake' |
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brics is flexing it's flabby muscles...
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