A Chinese-registered bulk carrier is being investigated for potentially damaging two subsea cables in the Baltic Sea.
The Yi Peng 3 sailed over both the C-Lion1 Helsinki-Rostock cable and the BCS East-West link cable between Lithuania and Sweden around the time they were cut.
The ship is listed under the management of Chinese company Ningbo Yipeng Shipping and is believed to be carrying a cargo of pig iron from the Russian port of Ust-Luga to Port Said in Egypt.
Yi Peng 3 has now been intercepted, with unconfirmed reports that it has been boarded by Danish Navy vessel Y311 Søløven.
"The Danish Defence can confirm that we are present in the area near the Chinese ship Yi Peng 3," the Danish armed forces said in a statement. "The Danish Defence currently has no further comments."
Last year, the anchor from the Chinese container vessel Newnew Polar Bear damaged a Baltic gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia. It is not known if that incident was intentional or accidental.
Finnish officials at the time said that China cooperated with their investigation into the gas pipeline damage. On Monday, the Finnish government urged caution in this current incident.
Germany’s defense minister this week said that the cuts were likely an act of "sabotage."