Swedish police boarded the Yi Peng 3, a 23-year-old Panamax bulker owned by Ningbo Yipeng Shipping, as part of an ongoing investigation into the severing of Swedish-Lithuanian and Finnish-German fibre-optic cables in the Baltic Sea. The vessel has been anchored in the Kattegat Sea while diplomats in Stockholm and Beijing discuss access.
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson noted that there was no accusation against China despite their involvement. Danish authorities facilitated the visit, with representatives from Germany, Finland, and Denmark also on board.
The investigation, led by Sweden’s state prosecutor Henrik Söderman, is focused on determining the cause of the cable damage, but no investigative measures were conducted by Swedish police during the visit.
Earlier this week, underwater footage revealed a drag mark on the seabed near the vessel, reinforcing suspicions of sabotage.
