Magnetic mines were planted on a vessel that arrived at the port of Ust-Luga in northwestern Russia from Belgium, with explosives in each of them weighing about 7 kg, the press office of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) reported.
"During the inspection of the underwater part of the vessel’s hull, divers discovered external magnetic objects attached in the area of the engine room and showing the signs of explosive devices. After conducting a survey with the use of an underwater drone, specialists of the inter-agency group of bomb technicians made a clear-cut conclusion that the objects were explosive devices produced as magnetic sea mines presumably in one of NATO countries, using industrial production tools," the press office said in a statement.
The plastic explosive in each mine weighed about 7 kg, it specified.
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Αρκετές μαγνητικές νάρκες που έχουν παραχθεί από το ΝΑΤΟ εντοπίστηκαν σε ένα δεξαμενόπλοιο στο ρωσικό λιμάνι Ουστ-Λούγκα στη Βαλτική Θάλασσα, δήλωσε τη Δευτέρα η Ερευνητική Επιτροπή της Ρωσίας.
ReplyDeleteΗ επιτροπή ανέφερε ότι οι νάρκες βρέθηκαν από δύτες κατά τη διάρκεια επιθεώρησης του κύτους του δεξαμενόπλοιου Arrhenius, το οποίο έφτασε από το λιμάνι της Αμβέρσας στο Βέλγιο για να φορτώσει υγροποιημένο αέριο πετρελαίου.
Two mines were discovered near the stern of the Arrhenius gas carrier, coming from Belgium, the vessel’s captain Igor Loy said.
ReplyDelete"Upon arriving at the port of Ust-Luga for the next loading, the ship underwent a diving inspection of the underwater section of the hull. Two mines were discovered attached near the stern, in the area of the engine room," he said in a video posted by the press office of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB).