Ship's Crew Suspected of Deliberately Dragging Anchor for 100 Miles To Cut Baltic Cables (msn.com)
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- News link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/11/29/2335259/ships-crew-suspected-of-deliberately-dragging-anchor-for-100-miles-to-cut-baltic-cables
- Source link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/chinese-ship-suspected-of-deliberately-dragging-anchor-for-100-miles-to-cut-baltic-cables/ar-AA1uRlcC
> A Chinese commercial vessel that has been surrounded by European warships in international waters for a week is [2]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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> Investigators suspect that the crew of the Yi Peng 3 bulk carrier -- 225 meters long, 32 meters wide and loaded with Russian fertilizer -- deliberately severed two critical data cables last week as its anchor was dragged along the Baltic seabed for over 100 miles.
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> Their probe now centers on whether the captain of the Chinese-owned ship, which departed the Russian Baltic port of Ust-Luga on Nov. 15, was induced by Russian intelligence to carry out the sabotage. It would be the latest in a series of attacks on Europe's critical infrastructure that law-enforcement and intelligence officials say have been orchestrated by Russia.
[1] https://slashdot.org/~SpzToid
[2] https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/chinese-ship-suspected-of-deliberately-dragging-anchor-for-100-miles-to-cut-baltic-cables/ar-AA1uRlcC
Not likely (Score:2)
they crossed numerous other cables, some within less than a mile...that magically weren't cut?
if everything from pt A to pt B was disrupted, the anchor theory is plausible. But if dozens of other cables are crossed and not cut, it gets less plausible.
Re: (Score:2)
this video shows the ship passing over 3 different cables within maybe a mile. And somehow it only cuts the middle one?
[1]https://youtu.be/a7cS1aVGwUE?t... [youtu.be]
[1] https://youtu.be/a7cS1aVGwUE?t=732
Re: Not likely (Score:2)
They are dragging something across the sea bed. It doesnâ(TM)t guarantee it will snag on something. It could still be accidental. I do think on the technical side itâ(TM)s not impossible for some cables to be buried better time.
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Oh the cables cut themselves and the ship dragging its anchor for 100 miles was a coincidence?
"Accidentally" let the ship (Score:3)
Be SUNK to the bottom of the sea...
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Blink twice if you’re scared of falling out a window.
me chinese me play joke me pee into your data cabl (Score:1)
me chinese me play joke me pee into your data cable!