Two Russian ships have been circling in the middle of the Kattegat waters, which lie between the east coast of Jutland and Sweden, for at least a day. This is reported by the Swedish media TV4. The Swedish Coast Guard has informed the Danish authorities about the ships.
- We have informed the relevant authorities and those responsible for surveillance in Denmark, says Klas Loven, who heads the command center of the Swedish Coast Guard.
According to the Swedish Coast Guard, the ships are in Danish waters. Radar images show that the ships have been circling in a small area in the Kattegat since at least Monday evening. It is not immediately clear why the ships are in the waters, writes TV4.
- They have been there for a while. I can't say it more precisely, says Klas Loven from the Swedish Coast Guard to TV4.
The Swedish media writes about the ships "Sergey Balk" and "SB-123". They are lying side by side in the middle of the Kattegat east of Djursland and south of Anholt on Tuesday evening, radar images from the VesselFinder website show.
Ekstra Bladet wrote earlier on Tuesday about two more Russian ships. These are the ships "Belomorye" and "Vengery". They are lying next to each other late on Tuesday evening a little further south - just off Sjællands Odde.
Increased focus after cable break
Russian ships are not prohibited from sailing through Danish waters. But both Danish and Swedish authorities have recently paid increased attention to the ships that are in their waters.
This is not least due to the Chinese ship "Yi Peng 3", which at the end of last year was anchored in the Kattegat for several weeks. A few days before the ship dropped anchor in the Kattegat, the vessel had passed two data cables in the Baltic Sea on its way from a Russian port. Shortly afterwards, a break in the cables was detected.
The Swedish Coast Guard confirms to TV4 that it is paying particular attention to movements in, for example, the Kattegat.
/ritzau/
Text, graphics, images, sound, and other content on this website are protected under copyright law. DK Medier reserves all rights to the content, including the right to exploit the content for the purpose of text and data mining, cf. Section 11b of the Copyright Act and Article 4 of the DSM Directive.
Customers with IP agreements/major customer agreements may only share Danish Offshore Industry articles internally for the purpose of handling specific cases. Sharing in connection with specific cases refers to journaling, archiving, or similar uses.
Customers with a personal subscription/login may not share Danish Offshore Industry articles with individuals who do not themselves have a personal subscription to Danish Offshore Industry.
Any deviation from the above requires written consent from DK Medier.
