Germany and Denmark Track Russian Landing Ship Anchored Off Fehmarn

Overview

• The Russian landing vessel Aleksandr Shabalin has been anchored since Sunday east of Fehmarn along a key tanker route.
• German and Danish authorities are monitoring it continuously, including the Bundespolizei ship Bamberg, a Danish patrol boat, and the German Navy tender Werra.
• Police officials state the ship is outside German territorial waters, making its presence permissible under international rules.
• Authorities report no evidence tying the vessel to recent Danish airspace drone incidents, and claims it supports a sanctions‑evading tanker network remain unconfirmed.
• Local fisheries and marine research have been disrupted, with Kiel research ships keeping distance and a Russian submarine previously transiting a study area, as other Russian warships like the destroyer Vize‑Admiral Kulakov also appear in the region.