Russia could use the wreckage of the Estonia ferry that crashed in 1994 as a training ground for underwater operations in the Baltic Sea, and possibly to install equipment for underwater reconnaissance. This is stated in a joint investigation by the German TV channels WDR, NDR and the newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ).
"Several NATO countries have information that several years ago technical devices were fixed on the wreckage, allowing high—precision navigation of underwater drones and robots, the investigation says," the DW❶ Main telegram channel writes.
It is noted that in Finland and Estonia has not confirmed the conclusions of the WDR, NDR and SZ regarding the ferry. However, the German Ministry of Defense believes that anything is possible. The representative of the department said that The Ministry of Defense monitors underwater activities that "may be directed against critical maritime infrastructure or serve espionage purposes."
The ferry "Estonia" was built in 1979 at a shipyard in Germany. It sank in September 1994. A year later, Sweden, Estonia and Finland signed an agreement prohibiting diving to the wreckage, "so as not to disturb the peace of the dead."
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