The Yi Peng 3 entered yesterday the Mediterranean through the Strait of Gibraltar.
The Yi Peng 3 is a Chinese bulk carrier, built in 2001, measuring 225 meters in length and 32.3 meters in width, currently flying the Chinese flag.
In November 2024, the vessel was involved in an incident in the Baltic Sea, where it is suspected of intentionally damaging two undersea telecommunications cables—one between Sweden and Lithuania and the other between Finland and Germany—disrupting critical connections.
Investigations suggest that the crew may have dragged an anchor for over 160 kilometers, causing the damage. After the incident, the ship was anchored in the Kattegat Strait for about a month under the watch of Danish and Swedish authorities, though China denied Swedish prosecutors access to the ship.
As the Yi Peng 3 passed off the coast of Portugal, it was overflown by a Portuguese Air Force P-3 aircraft.
Monitorizamos hoje mais um navio mercante, numa missão com o objetivo de assegurar a integridade e proteção do espaço marítimo sob jurisdição nacional.
— Força Aérea Portuguesa (@fap_pt) December 29, 2024
Tratou-se do navio graneleiro “Yi Peng 3”, com pavilhão chinês.
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Currently, the ship is en route to Port Said, planning to leave the Mediterranean via the Suez Canal.
It should misterely disappear.
I’m an Aussie of Scandinavian heritage and seeing the challenges that both China and Russia are presenting is beyond concerning.This recent spate of underwater cables being damaged is either an act of deliberation or one for which there doesn’t seem to be a care factor.Western nations,lead by the United States have essentially facilitated the rise of China.The reasoning for this is about cheap products and the reality is that most industries are now dominated by Chinese companies.It clearly appears that the big fish in the pond is eating the smaller.Western nations can expect more similar incidents to occur due to the fact that they are reluctant to educate both China and Russia on any form of safety standards with current infringement penalties being laughable.
The Chinese spy and deliberately do things to damage and don’t care what the world thinks, The U.S. is very lax in protecting our Country because a few Lawmakers have been baught out by the Chinese Communist, like letting them buy our prime land especially near Our Military bases.they steel our Technology and copy anything to further their cause, and succeding. that needs to stop. Tell our leaders to quit catering to the enemy.