Swedish authorities have detained the Russian cargo ship "Adler," which was forced to anchor in Swedish territorial waters due to engine problems. This was reported by the local customs service.
On the night of December 21, Swedish border guards, with the support of the coast guard and police, boarded the ship to inspect the cargo.
"Adler" is a large container ship, 126 meters long. The ship is on the European Union sanctions list, and the owners were sanctioned by the United States in 2022 for allegedly transporting weapons for Russia.
The ship left the port of Bronka near St. Petersburg four days ago. It was traveling through the Øresund Strait when an engine failure occurred on Saturday night. After sending a distress signal on Saturday morning, the container ship anchored off the Skåne peninsula in southwestern Sweden.
It is known that "Adler" was used for international cargo transportation between ports in Russia, Africa, and Algeria.
Characteristics of the ship "Adler":
- Year and place of construction — 1998, Peene-Werft shipyard (Germany)
- Cargo capacity: deadweight — 7493 tons; gross tonnage — 8811 tons
- Engine power: 5760 kW
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