This Russian owned yacht named "Ragnar", was ransacked by the Norwegian Coast Guard, Police and Customs earlier today.
It's owned by former KGB officier Vladimir Strzhalkovsky ; who is an old friend of Vladimir Putin.
It looks like a boat used for cutting fiber cables. 1/3
"Ragnar" more in detail. Should be perfect for using ROVs, mini subs, and divers from it up in the High North. ragnaryacht.com.
More about this yacht and it's owner. Fiber cables have been cut between the Norwegian mainland and the Norwegian territory of Svalbard which is way up North. I have a sneaking feeling that this vessel has been involved. dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-…
A big military exercise up North is just around the corner : forsvaret.no/en/news/articl…
This is a very recent article on what's happened so far. It's written in NORWEGIAN : nrk.no/nordland/forsv…
"Ragnar" is equipped with at least one submarine.
"Ragnar".
The Russian super-duper secret sub AS-21 "Losharik". It's that secret that it's not even a part of the Russian Navy, but is operated by GUGI = Main Directorate of Deep-Sea Research. AS-21 had a nuclear accident and is out of service. forbes.com/sites/hisutton…
An illustration of AS-21 "Losharik" at work prior to its nuclear accident.
If you are interested in such ships , submarines +++ and the stories about them, then I'll suggest that you follow this profile : twitter.com/CovertShores
These are all the KNOWN underwater fiber optic cables that provide the internet throughout the world. The map is made by Simon Kuestenmacher.
You will find Simon here :
twitter.com/simongerman600
When I wrote this, I should have used the word "borded" or "searched" instead of the quasi-Norwegian-English word "ransacked". Sorry for that; but I'm quite sure most of you understood what I meant.
"Ragnar" is still in the harbor of Narvik. Coast Guard ship "Heimdal" is watching it.
I'll like to thank you all for showing this much interest in this thread of mine. The info I have put forward is all from OSINT = Open Source Intelligence = available public info. Will try to update it as times go by. PLEASE just reply and fill in your own info in it. Thanks !
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