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Sweden Investigates Russian Captain of Stateless Ship in Swedish Waters
Swedish authorities suspect the tanker Sea Owl I of using false documents and being unseaworthy, prompting a probe amid EU sanctions and safety concerns.
- On March 13, Sweden's prosecution authority opened an investigation into the captain after the Swedish Coast Guard boarded and took control of the 228-meter tanker Sea Owl I off Trelleborg, suspecting it sailed under a false flag.
- Carl-Oskar Bohlin, Sweden's Minister for Civil Defence, said the vessel was suspected of belonging to Russia's 'shadow fleet', and authorities noted it appears on the EU sanctions list after traveling from Brazil to Russia.
- Prosecutors are probing alleged false documents while conducting onboard searches and interrogations, investigating the Russian captain for suspected false documents and maritime violations with no detentions so far.
- The Russian embassy in Sweden said it was closely monitoring the situation and called the seizure 'piracy', while Daniel Stenling said threats to safety justify intervention.
- It's the second such investigation in under a week after the Caffa boarding last week, following Sweden's move last year to step up insurance checks on the 'shadow fleet' averaging around 18 years.
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