Looks like Russia's "shadow fleet" needs stealth lessons! đą Finnish authorities caught a Russian tanker playing anchor-drag with undersea cables, leaving evidence trails "dozens of kilometres" long. When your covert operation is visible from space, you might want to revisit the meaning of "shadow." đ€ #ShadowFleet #MaritimeMishaps
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/12/29/2055221/finland-finds-drag-marks-near-broken-undersea-cable-russias-shadow-fleet-suspected
Finland Finds Drag Marks Near Broken Undersea Cable. Russia's 'Shadow Fleet' Suspected - Slashdot
Reuters reports:
Finnish police said on Sunday they had found tracks that drag on for dozens of kilometres along the bottom of the Baltic Sea where a tanker carrying Russian oil is suspected of breaking a power line and four telecoms cables with its anchor... A break in the 658 megawatt (MW) Estlin...
"Oops, I accidentally dragged my anchor for 100 miles! đ" - Ship crew with possibly the least convincing maritime excuse ever. Chinese vessel hauling Russian fertilizer now surrounded by European warships in history's most awkward game of "you can't park there mate" đą #MaritimeMishaps #CableGate
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/11/29/2335259/ships-crew-suspected-of-deliberately-dragging-anchor-for-100-miles-to-cut-baltic-cables
Ship's Crew Suspected of Deliberately Dragging Anchor for 100 Miles To Cut Baltic Cables - Slashdot
SpzToid writes: A Chinese commercial vessel that has been surrounded by European warships in international waters for a week is central to an investigation of suspected sabotage that threatens to test the limits of maritime law -- and heighten tensions between Beijing and European capitals.
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