• 14 hours ago
The Chinese bulk carrier Yi Peng 3 has set sail for Egypt after an investigation into its role in severing two underwater communication cables in the Baltic Sea. The departure comes despite concerns from Sweden over the thoroughness of the investigation.
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00:00A Chinese bulk freighter suspected of severing two European undersea communication cables
00:05will continue its journey, the country's foreign ministry says, despite concerns from Sweden
00:12of an incomplete investigation.
00:14The Yipeng-3 has been out of service for a long time in cooperation with the investigation.
00:20In order to ensure the health and well-being of the crew members, Shandong company has
00:23made a comprehensive assessment and has decided to resume service after consulting with officials.
00:28The Yipeng-3 was tracked sailing over the fiber-optic cables in Swedish territorial
00:34waters at the time they were cut in mid-November.
00:38The ship had left a Russian port two days before the incident.
00:42European officials suspected an act of sabotage, but authorities from Sweden, Germany and Finland
00:48were only invited aboard to act as observers of a Chinese-led investigation.
00:54Sweden's request that their prosecutors be allowed to investigate was refused, and the
00:59Chinese vessel is now resuming its trip to Egypt.

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