Source: Spy equipment on suspected ship
The ship Eagle S, suspected of involvement in the cable cuts in the Baltic Sea, was “packed with spy equipment” that effectively made it a Russian spy ship. This is what a source told the British shipping magazine Lloyd’s List.
The source is said to have sold services to the ship and was last on board seven months ago. She is said to have reacted to the high-tech equipment that seemed “abnormal” for a merchant ship and caused constant power outages.
The listening and recording equipment on the ship had both Turkish and Russian keyboards, according to the source. They were said to have been used to listen to NATO ships by Russian, Turkish and Indian radio officers.
The source is said to have handed over a large amount of documents about the ship to Lloyd’s List, which verified them.
The crew is being questioned – airlift to the ship
Finnish police have set up a so-called airlift to the ship Eagle S, which is suspected of the cable break in the Baltic Sea. Technicians are being taken to the ship by helicopter and winched down, writes Ilta-Sanomat.
There are over 20 crew members from Georgia and India on board. Some of them are suspected of crimes, according to the head of the preliminary investigation, Sami Paila.
– Some will be questioned as criminal suspects, some as witnesses, and the roles of others are still being investigated.
At present, no one has been arrested. The ship is anchored in Finnish territorial waters, 15 kilometers off Porkkala. What will happen to it next is unclear.
Expert: It's Russia – they feel cornered
It is Russia that is behind the cable breaks in the Baltic Sea, believes Johan Wiktorin, a security expert with a background in military intelligence.
The reason is that they feel squeezed because the economy is “almost broken,” he tells Expressen.
– Now they are getting support from North Korea and China. They are waiting to see what will happen when there is a new president in the White House. There are a lot of interacting factors here, he says.
The Russians have their own way of looking at security, which is that Russia becomes safer if neighboring countries are harmed, according to Wiktorin.
The ship Eagle S, suspected of involvement in the cable cuts in the Baltic Sea, was “packed with spy equipment” that effectively made it a Russian spy ship. This is what a source told the British shipping magazine Lloyd’s List.
The source is said to have sold services to the ship and was last on board seven months ago. She is said to have reacted to the high-tech equipment that seemed “abnormal” for a merchant ship and caused constant power outages.
The listening and recording equipment on the ship had both Turkish and Russian keyboards, according to the source. They were said to have been used to listen to NATO ships by Russian, Turkish and Indian radio officers.
The source is said to have handed over a large amount of documents about the ship to Lloyd’s List, which verified them.
The crew is being questioned – airlift to the ship
Finnish police have set up a so-called airlift to the ship Eagle S, which is suspected of the cable break in the Baltic Sea. Technicians are being taken to the ship by helicopter and winched down, writes Ilta-Sanomat.
There are over 20 crew members from Georgia and India on board. Some of them are suspected of crimes, according to the head of the preliminary investigation, Sami Paila.
– Some will be questioned as criminal suspects, some as witnesses, and the roles of others are still being investigated.
At present, no one has been arrested. The ship is anchored in Finnish territorial waters, 15 kilometers off Porkkala. What will happen to it next is unclear.
Expert: It's Russia – they feel cornered
It is Russia that is behind the cable breaks in the Baltic Sea, believes Johan Wiktorin, a security expert with a background in military intelligence.
The reason is that they feel squeezed because the economy is “almost broken,” he tells Expressen.
– Now they are getting support from North Korea and China. They are waiting to see what will happen when there is a new president in the White House. There are a lot of interacting factors here, he says.
The Russians have their own way of looking at security, which is that Russia becomes safer if neighboring countries are harmed, according to Wiktorin.
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