Norwegian authorities detained two cargo vessels off the country’s coast, including the sanctioned heavy-lift ship Ya Qing Hai Yang, which previously transported equipment for Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project, The Insider reported on October 19.
EADaily, 20 October 2026 Two heavy-duty vessels that had previously delivered equipment to the LNG 2 Sanctions, have been in one of the Norwegian bays for a week now and are believed to have been able to return to China and go around Europe, and after being caught in a storm, they hid in the bay.