Belgium says it’s investigating the presence of a Russian “spy ship” within the North Sea amid issues that it may come “suspiciously near our wind farms, undersea gasoline and information cables and different important infrastructure.”
Vincent Van Quickenborne, Belgium’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice and the North Sea, made the announcement after the Netherlands stated Monday it detected a Russian ship attempting to achieve intelligence to “sabotage” vitality infrastructure at an offshore wind farm within the Dutch part of the North Sea, in line with Reuters.
“We do not know the precise motives of this Russian ship, however let’s not be naive,” Van Quickenborne stated in a press release, describing the vessel discovered within the Belgian North Sea as a “spy ship.”
“Particularly if it behaves suspiciously near our wind farms, undersea gasoline and information cables and different important infrastructure,” he added.
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Belgium says it’s investigating the presence of a Russian “spy ship” within the Belgian North Sea. (Michael Jacobs/Artwork in All of Us/Corbis through Getty Photos/Maksim Konstantinov/SOPA Photos/LightRocket through Getty Photos)
Though the Russian ship was first noticed in November, it has turned off its AIS monitoring beacon, in line with the AFP.
“The passage of this vessel ought to probably be seen within the broader context of the war in Ukraine,” Van Quickenborne’s assertion reportedly added.
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Wind generators are seen on the North Sea in Scheveningen, Netherlands.
Earlier this week, the Dutch Army Intelligence and Safety Service (MIVD) stated a Russian ship tried to achieve extra details about its vitality infrastructure within the North Sea, but it surely was escorted away from the world by Dutch marine and coast guard vessels, Reuters studies.
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“We noticed in current months Russian actors tried to uncover how the vitality system works within the North Sea. It’s the first time now we have seen this,” MIVD Director Maj. Gen. Jan Swillens was quoted as saying.
“Russia is mapping how our wind parks within the North Sea operate,” he reportedly added. “They’re very curious about how they may sabotage the vitality infrastructure.”
