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The Yi Peng 3 left the port of Ust-Luga, Russia, on 15 November with a load of fertilizer, [3] a week prior to the cables being damaged. The ship came under investigation for possibly cutting through the submarine cable that linked Sweden and Lithuania, and within twenty-four hours also severing the cable between Finland and Germany, which is the only cable linking the two countries.
Yi Peng 3 crossed BCS East-West. At around 10 a.m., the Lithuanian telecom provider Telia in Vilnius received a fault report: the connection between Šventoji, Lithuania, and Gotland, Sweden had been severed. The ship crossed several times over the position of damage of the two cables. [28] [29] Yi Peng 3 continued its journey
Yi Peng 3's origin of departure raised concerns about Russian involvement in the incident, possibly in connection to the war in Ukraine. Though the Chinese vessel and associated parties are under ...
On Wednesday, interest was focused on a Chinese-flagged cargo ship called the Yi Peng 3, which data provided by the maritime tracking service Vessel Finder showed to have been in the area around ...
Chinese ship Yi Peng Three allegedly severed Balti Sea cables by dragged anchor on seabed
Similar to the cases of Yi Peng 3 and the Eagle S, who are suspected of having cut submarine cables in the Baltic Sea a few weeks prior, using their anchors, the Vezhen is suspected to have committed sabotage under incentive from Russia.
The 1884 Convention for the Protection of Submarine Telegraph Cables was the first international compact to deal with underwater cables. [8] It proscribes breakage or damage of such cables — except by belligerents engaged in open war — and permits the naval forces of state parties to engage in certain enforcement actions against suspected offenders.
Marine Department patrol launches maintain a watch on shipping, traffic separation schemes, fairways, navigational channels, typhoon shelter and cargo-working areas. They provide on-scene support to the VTC, and are in continuous radio contact with the VTC and local marine traffic control stations located at Ma Wan and Kwai Chung Container Port .