Operation “Black Coffee”. Swedish services boarded
The ship, which was boarded by officers from a special police unit on Friday off the coast of Trelleborg by helicopter, is undergoing technical inspection by the Swedish services. According to Stenling, the vessel lacks seaworthiness and a navigation ban may be issued against the vessel, which will be decided by the Transport Authority. At the same time, the police are conducting their own investigation under the supervision of the prosecutor's office.
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Stenling recalled that Caffa is on the Ukrainian sanctions list due to its involvement in the theft of grain from Ukraine.
Johan Andersson from the National Operations Department (NOA) of the police described the course of the operation called “Black Coffee” as “calm”. On Saturday, photos from the seizure of the ship were presented to the media at the police headquarters.
The Caffa ship was scheduled to change its flag from Russian to Guinean last summer. According to the Marinetraffic website, the 96-meter vessel was sailing from the port of Casablanca in Morocco to St. Petersburg. In the past, she moored in Russian ports many times.
