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Spasatel Karev

Person of interest · Sanction-linked entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NameSpasatel Karev[sources]
Build Date[sources]
Call SignUBKI6[sources]
DescriptionIn August 2021, the United States imposed sanctions on the vessel in connection with its assistance in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project. · The increased activity of the combined group was observed in the exclusive maritime economic zones of Denmark and Germany in the area of ​​passage of the Baltica (connecting Poland, Sweden, Denmark) and "Denmark — Poland-2" (connecting Poland with the island of Bornholm) underwater OCs, in corridor 2-3 miles from the pipeline. · The members of the joint group were identified as belonging to some special units of the russian Navy: a group of four of the Main Directorate of Deep Sea Research of the ministry of defense of the russian federation, or military unit No. 45707 (one of the most classified military units of the russian federation, which plans and carries out special underwater operations, the hydronauts of the unit are engaged in reconnaissance activities, install various equipment on the seabed, and also collect wreckage of vessels, planes and satellites to obtain information about the level of technological developments of possible adversaries, are engaged in planning and preliminary preparation of large-scale sabotage on transatlantic fiber-optic communication lines between Europe and North America); a group of seven people of the 313th Separate Special Forces Combating Submarine Subversive Forces of the Baltic Fleet of the russian Navy; a group of seven people of the 342nd Emergency and Rescue Squad of the Baltic Fleet of the russian Navy. · The vessel is involved in the construction of the export main gas pipeline "North Stream-2". During the final stage of works on the completion of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline (from April 10 to August 30, 2021), servicemen of some special units of the russian Navy were seen in the area of ​​their implementation. A combined special purpose group of 18 people was on board civilian vessels of the Maritime Rescue Service - the tug "Kapitan Beklemishev" and multi-functional emergency rescue vessels "Spasatel Karev" and "Bakhtemir".[sources]
FlagRussia[sources]
IMO Number9497531[sources]
MMSI273357360[sources]
TypeSalvage Ship[sources]
Source linkchecko.ru · eadaily.com · utro.ru · war-sanctions.gur.gov.ua · www.vesselfinder.com · 1 more...[sources]
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