European investigators believe that a Chinese submarine deliberately pulled anchor to destroy the two seas. telecommunication cables were cut in the Baltic Sea at the beginning of this month. However, Western law and intelligence officials said The Wall Street Journal that he does not believe that the Chinese government was involved. Instead, the investigation is looking into whether Russian intelligence tricked the pilot into carrying out the mission.
For the past week, NATO warships from Denmark, Germany and Sweden have been circling the 225-meter-long Yi Peng 3. The ship’s Chinese owner, Ningbo Yipeng Shipping, said it was cooperating with investigators. The carrier allowed the commercial vessel to be stopped in international waters.
The WSJ Swedish and German authorities are said to be negotiating with the owners to recover the ship and its crew. International maritime law prevents NATO from forcing the ship into one of its ports.
European researchers believe that Yi Peng 3 pulled its anchor more than 100 kilometers off the coast of the Baltic Sea from November 17 to 18. They say they saw satellite and other data showing that the craft moved slower than time. everything is weighed down by the anchor.
It cut two data cables: one connecting Lithuania and Sweden and the other between Finland and Germany. After cutting the second rope, it is said that the ship shook, raised the anchor, and continued.
Officials said the ship’s transponder was disabled at the time. Investigators told aWSJ that their survey of the anchor and vessel showed damage consistent with pulling and cutting the rope.
“It is unlikely that the captain of the ship would not have realized that his ship had gone down and pulled the anchor, running for hours and cutting the ropes along the way,” a senior European researcher told reporters. WSJ. An international ship research firm told the paper that the chance of an accidental anchor pull “appears to be low.”
The Yi Peng 3 sailed only in China’s waters from December 2019 to early March 2024. At that time, it suddenly began to carry Russian coal and other cargo and stopped at Russian ports. When the Danish Navy stopped it, it was carrying Russian fertilizer.
In September, US printed warning about the increased risk of Russian interference with undersea data cables.
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