Yi Peng 3
The Yi Peng 3 (Chinese: 伊鹏3[1]; pinyin: Yī Péng Sān) originally named Leda and later Avra is a 2001 HD Hyundai Samho-built Chinese bulk carrier.
She is owned since 2016 and renamed to Yi Peng 3 by Ningbo Yipeng Shipping Co., Ltd., a ship company in Ningbo, Zhejiang. On 17 November 2024, the ship, sailing through the Baltic Sea, damaged cables linking Sweden and Lithuania as well as cables linking Finland and Germany. This act was suspected by officials to be sabotage, though both China and Russia denied this accusation. NATO called for the increased protection of assets undersea.[2]
Baltic Sea voyage
[edit]The Yi Peng 3 left the port of Ust-Luga, Russia, a week prior to the incident. On November 17, the ship cut through the cable that linked Sweden and Lithuania, and with twenty-four hours severed the cable between Finland and Germany, which is the only cable linking the two countries. The Yi Peng 3 was identified at both scenes, and by the time it reached the Great Belt, the Royal Danish Navy started following the ship.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Finnish authorities open probe into ruptured undersea cable between Finland and Germany". The Seattle Times. The Associated Press. 20 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Chinese Ship Yi Peng 3 Under Investigation for Baltic Sea Cable Sabotage". 2024-11-20. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ jcookson (2024-11-21). "Suspected sabotage by a Chinese vessel in the Baltic Sea speaks to a wider threat". Atlantic Council. Retrieved 2024-11-22.