Swedish authorities board sanctioned Russian ship in national waters

Authorities committee vas disconnected Swedish seashore aft it suffered an motor failure.

Sweden’s customs work has said that authorities boarded a Russian freighter that anchored successful Swedish waters connected Friday aft processing motor problems, and were conducting an inspection of the cargo.

The owners of the vessel, the Adler, are connected the European Union’s sanctions list, Martin Hoglund, spokesperson astatine the customs authority, said connected Sunday.

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“Shortly aft 0100 (00:00 GMT) past nighttime we boarded the vessel with enactment from the Swedish Coast Guard and the constabulary work successful bid to marque a customs inspection,” Hoglund said. “The inspection is inactive ongoing.”

Hoglund declined to accidental what the customs work had recovered connected committee the ship.

According to ship-tracking work Marine Traffic, the Adler is simply a 126-metre-long, roll-on, roll-off instrumentality carrier. It is anchored disconnected Hoganas successful southwest Sweden.

EU and US sanctions

In summation to the Adler being connected an EU sanctions list, the vas and its owners, M Leasing LLC, are besides some taxable to US sanctions, suspected of engagement successful weapons transport, according to OpenSanctions, a database of sanctioned companies and individuals, persons of involvement and authorities watchlists.

Hoglund said the vessel had near the Russian larboard of St Petersburg connected December 15, but helium said customs did not person immoderate accusation astir its destination.

The night-time cognition was led by the Swedish Customs Administration on with the coastguard, National Task Force, Swedish Security Service and prosecutors.

In a erstwhile incident, the Adler was boarded by Greek forces successful the Mediterranean successful January 2021. The cognition was carried retired nether the auspices of the EU’s Operation Irini, which monitors the United Nations arms embargo connected Libya.