EventNorwegian authorities detained the heavy‑lift vessel Ya Qing Hai Yang, flagged as Guatemalan and sanctioned for transporting equipment to Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project, and boarded the Chinese‑flagged cargo ship Jian Yang Cheng He, which is not sanctioned. Both vessels were stopped off Norway on 14 Oct and remained near the coast as of 19 Oct after being seen close to the Norwegian‑Russian border. Inspection findings have not been released.
Norwegian authorities detained two cargo ships off the coast, including the sanctioned heavy‑lift ship Ya Qing Hai Yang that had carried equipment for Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project.
Norway detained two cargo ships, one tied to Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project, after they sought shelter from a storm near Andøya island in northern Norway.
Norwegian Coast Guard boarded sanctioned Chinese heavy‑lift vessels off Lofoten, including one linked to Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project.
