Swedish coastguard boards bulker after dumping garbage in Baltic Sea

In a significant maritime operation, the Swedish Coast Guard boarded a bulker from which garbage was seen being thrown into the sea.

The Coast Guard boarded last week a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier off Gothenburg in the Baltic Sea.

Sweden’s minister for civil defence Carl-Oskar Bohlin confirmed the incident in a post on X on Oct. 23, stating: “This afternoon I have received information that Kustbevakningen, in Swedish waters, has boarded a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier off Gothenburg, which was reportedly observed dumping garbage in the Baltic Sea off Fårö.”

The minister didn’t disclose any details about the name of the ship in his statement. The incident occurred in Swedish territorial waters, with the Swedish Coast Guard (Kustbevakningen) conducting active maritime surveillance.