Event 657

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "BSR"
  ],
  "category": "Sabotage",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Firsthand interview with ship manager confirms timeline and communications. Physical visit to company's registered address corroborates lack of public company presence but also absence of clear evidence implicating the ship in sabotage. Multiple independent press and open-source accounts referenced.",
  "countries": [
    "China",
    "Denmark",
    "Finland",
    "Germany"
  ],
  "country": "China",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "The manager of the Chinese ship NewNew Polar Bear (Zhi Peng 3) that was seen near damaged undersea cables in the Baltic Sea responded to an interview regarding the activities of the ship and its crew. The interview revealed that the company receives daily reports from the crew, that the journey had been routine, and the crew had no contact with outside parties. The company also denied responsibility for the cable damage, stating they were waiting for further orders.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-11-22T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Interview with company manager confirming routine journey and no awareness of cable damage.",
    "Media investigation finding the company's registered offices closed and not in use.",
    "Ship was stationary in Baltic near the time cable damage was discovered.",
    "Marinetraffic logs and pilot boarding information from Denmark."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "The manager of the Chinese ship that was spinning near the cable damage tells HS his understanding of what is happening on the ship now.",
    "\"I know the ship is docked there, but haven't been in touch with the crew,\" says Tong.",
    "\"There has been nothing unusual about them, but 'the journey of the entire crew has been quite ordinary'. He has only heard about cable crises on the internet.\"",
    "\"We are waiting for an order from the company,\" the ship had replied when the Danes asked why the ship stopped on Tuesday.",
    "The captain of the ship is named Zhou Bin. The information provided by Tong matches the documents published by the Russian media.",
    "According to MarineTraffic data shows that a Danish pilot boarded the Chinese ship on Tuesday morning. From the incident information of the Chinese vessel, it appeared that later on Tuesday the pilot of another Danish pilot boat also boarded the vessel."
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://pastebin.com/d4XLk3gZ"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Sabotage - Cable Ship Ownership Coverup",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Interview with company manager confirming routine journey and no awareness of cable damage.",
            "Media investigation finding the company's registered offices closed and not in use.",
            "Ship was stationary in Baltic near the time cable damage was discovered.",
            "Marinetraffic logs and pilot boarding information from Denmark."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "follow_up_notes": "Ship owner address of Yi Peng 3 found empty, marked as  Military Management Zone  in China",
  "headline": "The manager of the Chinese ship that was spinning near the cable damage tells HS his understanding of what is happening on the ship now",
  "location_text": "Zhuhai, China; Baltic Sea; Skagen; Port Said",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_657_1763934024_df21d6ad.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Ship owner address of Yi Peng 3 found empty, marked as  Military Management Zone  in China. Reinforces suspicion of military connections in cable sabotage",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://pastebin.com/d4XLk3gZ"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Chinese ship Zhi Peng 3 manager claims routine voyage and no outside contact despite ship's presence near damaged Baltic undersea cables.",
  "url": "https://pastebin.com/d4XLk3gZ"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "Sabotage - cable ship ownership coverup",
  "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": "22-Nov-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)": "https://pastebin.com/d4XLk3gZ",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "Ship owner address of Yi Peng 3 found empty, marked as  Military Management Zone  in China",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "Ship owner address of Yi Peng 3 found empty, marked as  Military Management Zone  in China. Reinforces suspicion of military connections in cable sabotage",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}