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The Chinese ship suspected of cable damage left the Denmark

16:08•Updated 16:47

The Chinese cargo ship Yi Peng 3 has set sail from the Denmark Strait. The ship is moving towards the north.

According to the Swedish Coast Guard, the ship’s destination has been announced as Egypt, says Swedish public radio SVT.

Yi Peng 3 is suspected of causing communication cable breaks in the Baltic Sea in November. Since then, the ship has been stopped in the sea area between Denmark and Sweden.

Swedish authorities boarded the ship on Thursday and are investigating possible traces of the cables being broken.

A Danish Navy patrol vessel appears to be following the Yi Peng 3, it appears From the Vesselfinder website.

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