Event 574

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "BSR"
  ],
  "category": "Maritime",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Multiple reputable German news outlets (NDR, WDR, SZ) conducted a lengthy investigation, and experts as well as former military personnel are directly quoted. Vessel deployment patterns and links to Russian military/intelligence are discussed.",
  "country": "Germany",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "German investigative reporting reveals that the Russian research vessel 'Schirshov' has been operating extensively in the North and Baltic Seas near critical subsea infrastructure, such as pipelines, windparks, and cables. The investigation suggests the ship is mapping and monitoring subsea infrastructure, which has raised concerns among security experts and is possibly related to intelligence or sabotage preparations.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-09-24T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Screenshot images from the thread show detailed maritime vessel movements and cite security experts' and former military personnel's analysis of the Russian research ship's behavior.",
    "'Schirshov' regularly disables transponders and operates over critical undersea infrastructure according to reporting."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Es geht offenbar um kritische Infrastruktur im Meer: Um Pipelines, Windparks, Tiefseekabel, Speicher.",
    "Die Schirshov ist auf dem Meeren besonders auffällig, weil sie unterwasser-Infrastruktur wie Leitungen und Stromkabeln analysiert und vermisst.",
    "Über ein halbes dutzend russischer Schiffe, darunter der Schirshov, haben die Reporter:innen analysiert. Oft fahren die Schiffe mit abgeschalteten Ortungssystemen.",
    "Das Schiff gehört zum sogenannten Flotte: Forschungsschiffe unter dem russischen Seerecht."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Naval Reconnaissance / Intelligence",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Screenshot images from the thread show detailed maritime vessel movements and cite security experts' and former military personnel's analysis of the Russian research ship's behavior.",
            "'Schirshov' regularly disables transponders and operates over critical undersea infrastructure according to reporting."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Russian research vessel 'Schirshov' observed near critical infrastructure in North and Baltic Seas",
  "location_text": "North Sea and Baltic Sea",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_574_1763931362_a985f113.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "??Russian research vessel Sibiryakov spies in??????  Baltic Sea. Russian research vessels such as this one are systematically spying in the North and Baltic Seas. Measurement of underwater infrastructure.",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1838611743951450377.html"
  ],
  "summary_short": "The Russian vessel 'Schirshov' has been observed operating over critical undersea infrastructure in the North and Baltic Seas, raising fears of espionage or sabotage.",
  "url": "https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1838611743951450377.html"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "Naval reconnaissance / intelligence",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "BSR",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "BSR",
  "Date": "24-Sep-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "??Russian research vessel Sibiryakov spies in??????  Baltic Sea. Russian research vessels such as this one are systematically spying in the North and Baltic Seas. Measurement of underwater infrastructure.",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "??Russian research vessel Sibiryakov spies in??????  Baltic Sea. Russian research vessels such as this one are systematically spying in the North and Baltic Seas. Measurement of underwater infrastructure.",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1838611743951450377.html",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}