The Chinese freighter Yi Peng 3, which has been linked to the destruction of undersea data cables in the East Sea, started moving again on Saturday. This is reported by the Reuters news agency. The ship had been stationary for more than a month on an international shipping route off the coast of Denmark.
The Yi Peng 3 was visited on Thursday by representatives of Danish, German, Finnish and Swedish investigative bodies. The Chinese authorities were also present during that visit. The two destroyed cables connected Finland to Germany and Sweden to Lithuania.
Anchor dropped
The Danish made it on Thursday news channel TV2 It is known that there are strong indications that the cargo ship attempted to destroy cables as early as November 7. An anchor would have been dropped and dragged across the seabed.
Speaking to Reuters, a spokesperson for the Swedish coast guard said that “the ship is moving again and is heading to Port Said in Egypt.” “We are monitoring the ship and are in direct contact with the concerned authorities,” he added.
It is not known whether evidence of the destruction has been found. The chairman of the Swedish research team, Jonas Backstrand, said he was “pleased with the visit on board.” He said it was an “open and transparent” visit and the research team was able to see what it wanted to see.
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