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Sweden Boards Suspected Pollution Vessel in the Baltic Sea

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October 23, 2025

Credit: Adobe Stock/Anna

Credit: Adobe Stock/Anna

The Swedish coast guard on Thursday boarded a Liberia-flagged bulk carrier suspected of dumping waste in the Baltic Sea, Sweden's civil defence minister said.

"This is a clear example of how the coast guard conducts active maritime surveillance to combat environmental crimes," Civil Defence Minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin said in a post on X, without naming the vessel.

(Reuters)

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