Germany investigates possible sabotage against navy vessel – Spiegel
Illustrative photo: Germany is investigating possible sabotage against a navy ship (Getty Images)
The prosecutor's office in Rostock, Germany is likely conducting an investigation into suspected sabotage against a German military vessel. The incident occurred in 2024, Spiegel reports.
According to media reports, last year, while docked at the Tamsen shipyard in Rostock on the Baltic Sea, someone cut the cables located behind the external hatches of a minehunter. However, experts have ruled out theft as a motive, and the primary theory is sabotage.
This incident became the second suspicious case within a relatively short time frame in the fleet. At the end of 2024, unknown individuals attempted to cause significant damage to the recently completed corvette Emden.
At that time, dozens of kilograms of small metal elements were dumped into its propulsion system. Had this gone unnoticed, they would have caused serious damage during movement, and the ship would have been rendered inoperable for a long time.
The Rostock prosecutor's office, in response to Spiegel's request, confirmed that they are investigating sabotage but, due to the sensitivity of the matter, cannot provide further details.
As previously reported, in April of last year, Germany's federal prosecutors announced the arrest of two Russian spies. They are suspected of planning attacks on military facilities within the country, including American ones.
According to media sources, the culprits intended to organize sabotage at the Grafenwöhr army base, where Ukrainian defenders are trained on American Abrams tanks.
Germany is a key ally of Ukraine in terms of the amount of military aid provided, particularly among European countries. In addition, Ukrainian soldiers are being trained on German territory.
