
愛沙尼亞發現俄羅斯LNG船配備重機槍 恐成海上攔截風險
愛沙尼亞近期發現俄羅斯液化天然氣運輸船「瓦西里耶夫斯基元帥號」為對抗登檢,在艦橋兩側加裝12.7公厘Kord重機槍及沙包掩體,成為全球首艘商業航運配備固定重武器的LNG船。船上另搭載具軍方背景的武裝警衛,引發愛沙尼亞海軍警告,若開火將可能引發武裝軍事干預。

愛沙尼亞近期發現俄羅斯液化天然氣運輸船「瓦西里耶夫斯基元帥號」為對抗登檢,在艦橋兩側加裝12.7公厘Kord重機槍及沙包掩體,成為全球首艘商業航運配備固定重武器的LNG船。船上另搭載具軍方背景的武裝警衛,引發愛沙尼亞海軍警告,若開火將可能引發武裝軍事干預。

Estonia has released striking images of machine guns and sandbags mounted on a Russian-flagged LNG carrier, the Marshal Vasilevskiy, in the Baltic Sea. This move signals a more confrontational approach from Moscow in safeguarding its civilian fleet, with analysts calling it a "crazy new step" and a hostile message to EU and NATO nations.

Estonia released surveillance images showing a Russian-flagged LNG carrier, Marshal Vasilevskiy, fortified with machine guns and sandbags in the Baltic Sea. This move, described as hostile by an analyst, signals Russia's confrontational stance to protect its civilian fleet amid sanctions and increased military presence.