Overview

• The operation began around 15:00 Sunday at the Südschleuse in Kiel, with large numbers of officers boarding the 75-meter cargo ship.
• Units from the state police of Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein conducted the action, using masked officers and divers who examined the hull.
• Access to the viewing platform was closed and a webcam overlooking the lock area was switched off ahead of the search.
• Authorities have not disclosed suspected offenses, possible arrests or whether the vessel remains detained.
• Vessel-tracking data shows the St. Vincent and the Grenadines–flagged Scanlark now moored at Kiel-Wik, with police saying more details will follow later this morning.