Home Guard aircraft circles ship with Russian links during Zelensky visit
Denmark A Home Guard surveillance aircraft is circling the Germanica Hav in the Øresund during the Ukrainian president’s visit to Denmark, DR reports.
Position data indicate that the aircraft and ship have been travelling close to one another since they met at sea off Stevns at 12:20. The ship is currently near Copenhagen Airport.
Germanica Hav is owned by the Norwegian shipping company Hav and sails under the flag of Antigua and Barbuda. It has been linked several times to Russia’s shadow fleet. Hav has a subsidiary, HAV Ship Management NorRus, with an office in Kaliningrad.
Less than a week ago, Swedish police boarded the same ship. Sveriges Radio reported that Swedish defence forces became suspicious after it circled near a Swedish military area in Norrbotten. The ship later sailed towards Gotland, where police boarded it.
The Defence Command told DR that police dispatched the Home Guard aircraft. Copenhagen Police said it was part of the police’s overall security effort for the Ukrainian president’s visit.