Chinese ship Yi Peng 3 monitored by a Danish Navy patrol ship
Denmark: After being seen close to two underwater internet cables in the Baltic Sea that were severed on Sunday and Monday, the Chinese ship Yi Peng 3 has been under observation by a Danish navy patrol ship, according to Radio Free Asia.
For internet access between Finland, Germany, Sweden, and Lithuania, the ruptured cables were essential. This sparked doubtful worries about the Chinese ship’s operations.
The Yi Peng 3, registered in Ningbo, China, has been moored in the Kattegat, a body of water off Denmark, close to the Danish military patrol ship P525, according to MarineTraffic.com, which was reported by Radio Free Asia.
Suspicions over the ship’s presence were heightened by reports that a second Danish Navy vessel, the HDMS Soloven, which facilitates diving operations, was also positioned close to the region. The Yi Peng 3 was unusually close to the Danish navy boats, according to marine traffic statistics from websites such as MarineTraffic.com and Vesselfinder.
Officials have refused to say if the ship has been examined or detained, according to Radio Free Asia. Although the authorities have not formally connected the Chinese ship to the cable damage, Swedish and Finnish investigators are keeping a tight eye on its actions.
Authorities are still looking into the ship, according to reports in the media. According to the sources, “The vessel, which passed close to the damaged cables during the time of the incidents, is now under surveillance by the Danish navy.”
Because of their actions near international sea infrastructure, Chinese ships are often questioned. The circumstance underscores growing apprehensions over the safety of global underwater communication systems.
A Chinese ship was accused by Palau in May 2023 of trespassing into their seas by slowing over an underwater wire. Finland also looked into the Hong Kong-registered, Chinese-owned ship that had broken into the underwater cable and damaged a natural gas pipeline in October 2024.
