Suspicious maneuver of tanker from Russian fleet near Poland-Sweden submarine cable

Minister Vladislav Košnjak-Kamiš announced a consultation of the Navy and security services with Prime Minister Tusk in the port of Gdynia on Thursday.

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A Russian tanker from the "shadow fleet" under European Union sanctions for oil smuggling maneuvered near an undersea power cable that connects Poland and Sweden on the bottom of the Baltic Sea, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced today, describing it as "suspicious."

"After the effective intervention of our army, the ship sailed to a Russian port," and the Navy's underwater research ship "Hevelius" was sent to the location where it was maneuvering, Prime Minister Tusk announced on the X network.

Minister Vladislav Košnjak-Kamiš said that the incident with the Russian ship occurred on Tuesday and that Poland sent fighter jets towards the ship even though the tanker was in international waters of the Baltic Sea, but "too close to the undersea cable."

The minister announced a meeting of the Navy and security services with Prime Minister Tusk in the port of Gdynia on Thursday.

The "shadow fleet" refers to old tankers and cargo ships, many in very poor condition, which transport Russian oil under the flags of other countries to avoid sanctions.

The countries whose waters they sail in also warn of the environmental danger due to the poor condition of these ships, which are not insured, and that they would have to pay for the remediation of any oil leaks themselves.

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