Russian spy ships have been spotted charting critical infrastructure in the North Sea, new investigation shows
An investigation by Scandinavian broadcasters has revealed that Russian “ghost ships” have been documenting Europe’s energy infrastructures to source potential weaknesses in the event of war.
The ships are often disguised as research vessels and fishing trawlers, according to the journalists across Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway.These vessels often turn off their automatic identification system transponders , which makes them invisible to ship-tracking services and only identifiable through other tracking techniques, such as satellite imagery.
Read more: 'I never propositioned anybody': Sacked CBI boss Tony Danker says reputation 'totally destroyed' They said: “In the event of a conflict with the West, they will be ready and know where to intervene if they wish to paralyse Danish society.”A man on the Russian vessel could be seen holding a weapon.The ship is believed to be the Admiral Vladimirsky, and was registered as a vessel for scientific research.The Dutch equivalent of MI5 and MI6, named AIVD, have warned in the past about threats from Russians charting installations in the North Sea.
Following this, the Dutch intelligence services accused Moscow of “trying to map what the Dutch energy supply looks like”.
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