The Yi Peng 3 has been anchored in international waters in the Kattegat Sea for a month, while diplomats from Stockholm and Beijing agreed to board the ship.
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Representatives from Germany, Finland and Denmark boarded a Chinese bulk carrier suspected of being linked to the breakage of two data cables at the bottom of the Baltic Sea in November.
Swedish police and Chinese officials also participated in the inspection of the ship Yi Peng 3which is at anchor in international waters between Sweden and Denmark.
The Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lars Løkke Rasmussensaid the visit was supposed to take place on Wednesday, but was canceled due to bad weather.
“We hope that once the inspection is completed by this group of people from the four countries, the ship will be able to reach its destination” he told reporters.
In November, Sweden formally asked China to cooperate in the investigation into how underwater data cables were damaged after the Chinese-flagged ship was seen in the area.
The Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said at the time that it was “extremely important to find out exactly what happened.”
Both cables, one running from Finland to Germany and the other from Lithuania to Sweden, were damaged in Swedish waters.
The Wall Street Journal reported that investigators suspected the Yi Peng 3 of having deliberately cut fiber optic cables by leaving its anchor dragging on the seabed on November 17 and 18.
The ship left a port in northern Russia on November 15.
In a message published on X, NORSARthe Norwegian foundation that tracks earthquakes and nuclear explosions, said it had detected no “seismic signals” in the area, indicating there were no explosions.
The Yi Peng 3 had since been anchored between Sweden and Denmark, where it was monitored by several ships, including those of the Danish navy.
“These types of incidents obviously annoy all of us, as well as everyone who is interested in navigation safety and security as such on the Baltic Sea and in the countries of the Baltic Sea region.“, said the Polish Prime Minister, Donald Tuskduring a press conference in November.
Mr Tusk was referring to separate incidents which damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines and the Balticconnector.
Gas pipelines Nord Stream 1 et 2which transport gas from Russia to Germany, were both damaged by explosions in 2022.
The gas pipeline Balticconnector was seriously damaged the following year.
ADVERTISEMENTAuthorities in Finland, Sweden and Germany have all opened investigations into the breakage of the two fiber optic cables.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said the damage appeared to have been caused by sabotage.
Chinese authorities in Beijing said they had no information about the ship, but denied responsibility and said Beijing was ready to “maintain communication” with relevant parties.
