Over 80 Meters Long, a Dry Cargo Hold, and an Owner Investigated over Russian Drone Operations: the Ship Sweden Boarded Off Gotland
Police inspected the crew and documents on an 80-meter cargo vessel after reports linked its operator to suspected Russian intelligence activity.
- Swedish police boarded a Russia-linked cargo ship off Gotland in the Baltic Sea overnight on October 31, with Sweden's National Task Force participating in the operation.
- Suspected Russian hybrid and reconnaissance activities prompted investigations into the shipping company, as European intelligence sources assessed its vessels were likely operating in the interests of the Russian state.
- Swedish broadcaster TV4 reported the dry cargo vessel measures more than 80 meters in length; Stockholm police spokesperson Carina Skagerlind confirmed officers examined the crew's identities and travel documents.
- After the inspection near Gotland, the cargo ship continued south along the coastline, and authorities have not publicly disclosed direct evidence of espionage or drone operations.
- European authorities have boarded and searched vessels belonging to the operator in recent months, including the March 2026 interception of the cargo ship Caffa by Swedish special forces over suspected grain transport from Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories.
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Swedish Special Forces Storm Russia-Linked Cargo Ship in Baltic Sea
Swedish police boarded a Russia-linked cargo ship off the coast of Gotland in the Baltic Sea overnight on October 31, reportedly deploying an elite tactical unit to inspect a vessel operated by a shipping company previously investigated over suspected Russian intelligence and hybrid operations in Europe.
A group of Swedish special forces boarded a cargo vessel off the island of Gotland and the Swedish authorities suspected a dry cargo crew in a drone launch, as reported by Swedish TV4. Sweden inspected a cargo vessel with a Russian crew.
Swedish special forces conducted a raid on a cargo ship with a Russian crew
Swedish special forces conducted a raid on a cargo ship with a Russian crewSwedish law enforcement agencies on the night of October 31 conducted a raid on board a cargo ship off the northwestern coast of the island of Gotland, TV4 reports. According...
Swedish law enforcement authorities checked on Saturday night travel documents by seafarers of a large cargo vessel near the north-west coast of the island of Gotland. On the Swedish coast, the police raided a large vessel, handed over the RIA "News" with reference to Swedish TV4. The network consists of Russian citizens, law enforcement officers checked their travel documents, informed the Press Secretary of the Stockholm Region Police, Karina …
On Saturday night, the Swedish police raided a large ship with a Russian crew on the northwest coast of Gotland reporting to TV4 Nyeheter. "We boarded and checked the crew's travel documents," said Swedish media outlets Karina Skagerlind, the press secretary of the Stockholm Police District.
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