Archive · 22 Dec 2025
Swedish customs inspects sanctioned Russian ship
Swedish customs, along with the coast guard and police, boarded a big Russian ship called the Adler in Swedish waters.
The ship had stopped because of engine problems.
The owners of the ship are on a list of people and companies that the European Union and the United States have sanctioned, meaning they are not allowed to do certain things.
The inspection is still happening, and no one has said what they found yet.
The ship left Russia on December 15, but no one knows where it was going.
Swedish authorities boarded the Russian ship Adler in Swedish waters for a customs inspection.
The inspection is ongoing, and no findings have been disclosed yet.
The ship's owners, M Leasing LLC, are on the EU and U.S. sanctions lists.
The Adler is a 126-meter-long roll-on, roll-off container carrier anchored off Hoganas, Sweden.
The ship departed from St. Petersburg, Russia, on December 15, with an unknown destination.
- Who
- Swedish customs, coast guard, and police
- What
- Boarded and inspected a Russian ship
- When
- December 21, 2023 (ongoing)
- Where
- Hoganas, southwest Sweden
- Why
- To conduct a customs inspection due to the ship's owners being on the EU sanctions list
- Ship Name
- Adler
- Ship Length
- 126 meters
- Ship Type
- Roll-on, roll-off container carrier
- Location
- Hoganas, southwest Sweden
- Owners
- M Leasing LLC
- Sanctions
- EU and U.S. sanctions
- Departure Port
- St. Petersburg, Russia
- Departure Date
- December 15