Dr. Michael Delaunay

Finnish authorities conducted ROV inspections of the EAGLE S hull at approximately 12 meters depth. The investigation team reports finding multiple fresh paint chips and impact marks on the vessel's port bow area, which authorities indicate could be consistent with anchor chain damage.

Christmas Day Cable Cuts in the Baltic Sea In less than 14 months, submarine telecommunications cables connecting Estonia, Finland, Germany, Lithuania, Russia, and Sweden have been cut nine times in the Baltic Sea. In addition, an underwate…

Christmas Day Cable Cuts in the Baltic Sea
by Alexander Lott
The special forces (Karhu) of the Finnish Defence Forces and the Coast Guard boarded the ship from two helicopters and took command of the Eagle S after the ship had entered the Finnish territorial sea
www.ejiltalk.org/christmas-da...

Yi Peng 3 dropped its anchor into the Baltic Sea. Went dark on AIS and dragged it along the bottom, destroyed comms cables. Hull and anchor bear traces of the deed.

Investigators suspect pre-mediation and that RU intelligence directed it.


Bojan Pancevski in a remarkable WSJ-piece.

Unseenlabs Uncovers Threats to Subsea Cables In November 2024, silence fell across vital subsea cables in the Baltic Sea. Two critical internet cables, lifelines of global connectivity, were suddenly and mysteriously disrupted.

🚢✂️The Case of Yi Peng 3: A Vessel with a Hidden Agenda
Bulk carriers typically follow straightforward, predictable routes, but Yi Peng 3 exhibited erratic behavior—zigzagging in ways uncharacteristic of its vessel type.

@UnseenLabs

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Update on Yi Peng 3: The ship slowed down over three nautical cables, 12 NM northeast of Læsø on Nov 7, 2024. Maritime sources call the maneuver suspicious. Link to my latest piece is in the post belov.

There is intense naval activity around suspected cable sabotage ship Yi Peng 3.

2 x RIBs in water, navy and coast guards vessels are maneuvering around YP3. 7 ships total.

Besides known units during night A516+A512 (DE) arrived: ship roles are carrying fuel/supplies/ammo and act as command posts.

Pourquoi la Chine a beaucoup à perdre du départ de millions d’utilisateurs de Twitter vers Bluesky | Le Grand Continent Une part importante des millions de personnes ayant quitté le réseau social X (Twitter) ces dernières semaines ont trouvé « refuge » chez Bluesky, un compétiteur qui donne plus de libertés à ses utilisateurs en matière de recommandation de contenu. Au-delà de la plateforme acquise par Elon Musk, le principal perdant de cet exode pourrait être Pékin, qui a investi des millions de dollars ces dernières années pour diffuser son message sur Twitter.

Pourquoi la Chine a beaucoup à perdre du départ de millions d’utilisateurs de Twitter vers Bluesky

Finally had some time to dig into the subsea cable cuts in the Baltic Sea that have gotten a lot of attention lately.

Due to the rich fabric of connectivity in the region, the loss of the two cables caused minimal disruption.

However, here are some subtle BGP impacts I was able to identify. 🧵

Zoomed out replay of DE Coast Guard RIB* NAVIS 211 MMSI: 211809100 as she spent 2 minutes moving slowly alongside Yi Peng 3.

Ill @fouthtimelucky.bsky.social or some other navy sailor tell us if it is a boarding. Looks like it?

Animation: marinetraffic.com

@auonsson.bsky.social

Denmark says in talks with China over ship linked to cut undersea cables Chinese bulk carrier, Yi Peng 3, was in the vicinity of two cables when they were damaged on November 17 and 18.

Negociations are ongoing to resolve the situation with Chinese authorities : "Denmark’s foreign ministry said it was “in ongoing dialogue with the countries most involved in handling this case, including China”. Source : www.scmp.com/news/china/d...

Diplomatic tensions erupt over Yi Peng 3 in Kattegat - Scandasia Diplomatic tensions rise over the Yi Peng 3 in Kattegat as China asserts its authority, challenging maritime jurisdiction.

Because "Denmark and Sweden lack the authority to enforce laws or investigate incidents beyond their territorial waters" - "the legal framework is inadequate, making China, as the flag state, the key decision-maker"
Source : scandasia.com/diplomatic-t...

Sweden urges Chinese ship to enter its waters for undersea cable investigation Sweden is asking that a Chinese vessel moves into Swedish waters to help facilitate the Nordic country's investigation into recent breaches of undersea fibre-optic cables in the Baltic Sea, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Tuesday.

While "Sweden is asking a Chinese vessel to return to Swedish waters to help facilitate the Nordic country’s investigation" Source : www.reuters.com/world/sweden...

Friday's papers: Anchor damage, ball boycott and hotel's later check-in Telecom cable damage has led the Finnish news agenda since Sunday.

The Yi Peng 3 seems to have a damaged anchor : "one of its anchors appeared to be damaged. Experts reviewing the footage told DR that one of the "flukes" (the parts of the anchor designed to hook into the seabed) on the anchor appeared to be twisted."
Source : yle.fi/a/74-20126414

Russia deployed a corvette to monitor a Chinese vessel that damaged cables in the Baltic Sea Russia has deployed a warship into the Kattegat Strait between Denmark and Sweden to observe a Chinese ship that damaged cables

"Russia has deployed a warship into the Kattegat Strait between Denmark and Sweden to observe a Chinese ship that damaged cables. The Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat reported that the Russians sent the corvette Mercury for this purpose."
Source : mil.in.ua/en/news/russ...

THREAD: 🚢 📷#BALTIC CABLES CUTS FOLLOW UP : The suspected #Chinese #YiPeng3 still anchored in #Kattegat, outside territorial waters, and surrounded by 3 different navy ships : the Swedish KBV 001, the German BAD BRAMSTEDT and the Danish patrol vessel HDMS HVIDBJOERNEN.

HS Ningbossa | Kaapelivaurion lähellä pyörineen kiinalaisaluksen manageri kertoo HS:lle käsityksensä, mitä laivalla tapahtuu nyt HS vieraili ningbolaisessa teollisuuspuistoissa Koillis-Kiinassa ja löysi pilvenpiirtäjän, jonne kiinalaisalus Yi Peng 3 lähettää päivittäin raporttinsa. Johtaja suostui vajaan kymmenen minuutin haast...

Helsingin Sanomat visited Yi Peng 3 ship's management company Win Enterprise Ship Management and interviewed them briefly.

They also visited the address of the OWNER, Ningbo Yipeng Shipping Co., LTD.
Address was empty. It's currently marked as a “Military Management Zone”.
www.hs.fi/kirjeenvaiht...

Chinese vessel suspected of severing submarine cables still anchored in Baltic Sea There's speculation the vessel may have been involved in the severing of two fiber-optic cables on the seabed

Chinese vessel suspected of severing submarine cables still anchored in Baltic Sea
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German Coast Guard vessel Bad Dueben has joined DK navy patrols in guarding cable sabotage suspect Yi Peng 3.

They went there with mostly turned off AIS but lit it shortly after they anchored.

AIS-caveats apply. Data: Marinetraffic

Noget har 'vredet' anker skævt på sabotagemistænkt kinesisk skib Det er uvist, hvornår ankeret er blevet beskadiget, men en ekspert peger på, at det er naturligt at undersøge det i relation til den mulige sabotage i Østersøen.

Sources in the Swedish investigation have informed SVT that Yi Peng 3 has stopped voluntarily, police are considering boarding it but don't yet have required substantial evidence it's been involved in a crime in Swedish waters, and the authorities cannot force the vessel to stay in the area.

Chinese-Registered Ship Is Held in Baltic Sea Sabotage Investigation A Chinese ship that sailed over two severed data cables in the Baltic Sea around the time they were cut has been stopped by the Danish navy as part of an international investigation into what police s...

"Detaining a foreign vessel without a warrant is unusual. However, a rarely used article in a centuries-old convention could give the Danes the legal authority to detain the Yi Peng 3, said Kenneth Øhlenschlæger Buhl, a military analyst & expert on maritime law with the Royal Danish Defense College"

Great photos from current anchorage. Photos from guardian article
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...

YI PENG 3 Submarine cable incident: Timeline of events with animations

= Story of YI PENG 3 =

One day She was casually sailing shoutwards on baltics..

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Finland, Sweden plan joint investigation of possible submarine cable sabotage "No one believes that the cables were accidentally damaged."

Finland, Sweden plan joint investigation of possible submarine cable sabotage

Current situation: YI PENG 3 has been at anchor overnight in the Kattegat, with HDMS SOELOEVEN next to it in 0.5nm distance.
During night HDMS HVIDBJOERNEN steamed towards them and turned AIS off 3 hours ago. Most likely it has been on scene for past 2 hours already.

These comments look more promising.

"Häkkänen assures that the authorities of the Baltic Sea region are prepared to stop the ship if necessary."

"According to Häkkänen, lessons have been learned from the events of a year ago."