Polish Navy Drives Off Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Vessel Seen Near Baltic Sea Power Cable

Poland’s defense minister said a patrol flight had frightened off the ship, which then made for a Russian port.

A Polish Navy ship in Vistula Spit canal during military drills on April 17, 2023. WOJTEK RADWANSKI/AFP via Getty Images

The Polish Navy was called into action after a vessel belonging to Moscow’s “shadow fleet” was spotted in suspicious circumstances near a Baltic Sea power cable linking Poland and Sweden, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on May 21.

Tusk wrote on X: “A Russian ship from the ’shadow fleet' covered by sanctions performed suspicious maneuvers near the power cable connecting Poland with Sweden.