Overview
- Sinegorsk anchored roughly two nautical miles off Minehead for about 14 hours, within less than a mile of several transatlantic data cables.
- A Coastguard surveillance aircraft circled the area in the morning, followed by a Royal Navy Wildcat helicopter that preceded the ship’s departure.
- The Department for Transport said the vessel entered to conduct “essential safety repairs” and confirmed it was ordered to leave UK waters.
- Authorities reported no damage or boarding, with tracking placing the ship heading south toward the Isles of Scilly after leaving.
- Officials say the ship is not sanctioned or considered part of Russia’s “shadow fleet,” while the Ministry of Defence stresses safeguarding undersea infrastructure.