The vessel Sea Owl 1 has been at anchor off Trelleborg since March. It may now leave its position and continue its voyage. This follows a decision today by the Swedish Transport Agency to lift the ban on use. Sea Owl 1 is now flagged in Equatorial Guinea.
Shortly after 8.30 pm on Thursday evening, the Swedish Coast Guard boarded a 228-metre-long tanker off Trelleborg. A preliminary investigation has been opened into a suspected offence against the Maritime Code (sjölagen) relating to unseaworthiness. The operation is being carried out with support from the Swedish Police Authority.
The vessel Sea Owl I, which was boarded by the Swedish Coast Guard and the Swedish Police Authority on 12 March, is anchored south of Trelleborg.
Early on Friday, the Swedish Coast Guard stopped the tanker Flora 1, a vessel suspected of causing an oil spill in the Baltic Sea, east of Gotland. The Swedish Prosecution Authority is leading a preliminary investigation into a suspected environmental crime. When the spill was detected, it was found that the vessel is on the EU sanctions list, and that there are several unclear circumstances surrounding the vessel, including its flag status.
The Swedish Coast Guard, together with the Swedish Police Authority, has boarded the Jin Hui, a tanker suspected of flying a false flag. A preliminary investigation is under way into lack of seaworthiness, an offence under the Swedish Maritime Code (sjölagen).
On 12 March, the Swedish Coast Guard boarded the tanker Sea Owl I off Trelleborg. A preliminary investigation was opened into a suspected offence against the Maritime Code (sjölagen) concerning lack of seaworthiness. A new preliminary investigation has now been opened.\u00A0
