The Swedish Coast Guard detained the cargo ship “Kava” in the Baltic Sea, which was sailing under the flag of Guinea to St. Petersburg. Reports Swedish publishing SVT.
The ship was detained on the afternoon of March 6 off the coast of Trelleborg. A helicopter participated in the operation and landed on a cargo ship. He added, “The ship includes a crew of mostly Russians, flies under a false flag, and is included in the Ukrainian sanctions list.” male Coast Guard Deputy Chief of Operations Daniel Stanley.
The Swedish Coast Guard suspects that the ship violated maritime law, and Swedish authorities believe it is unseaworthy.
According to the Coast Guard, the ship was loaded with grain. Swedish law enforcement officials said that according to Ukrainian authorities, the cargo ship was involved in the theft of grain from the annexed Crimean peninsula. Service spokesman Matthias Lindholm said the ship “has many characteristics that we associate with the Shadow Fleet.”
Ship detention Comment At the Russian Embassy in Sweden.
The embassy said: “According to a letter from the Swedish Coast Guard, received on March 7, of the ship’s 11 crew members, 10 hold Russian citizenship. The Swedish side confirms that the situation on board the ship is calm. The Russian embassy in Sweden is in contact with the relevant Swedish authorities, and is ready, if necessary, to provide consular assistance to the Russian crew.”