Russian vessel Adler anchors in Swedish waters off Nyhamnslage north of Hoganas on Sunday after it suffered an engine failure on its journey north through Oresund, Sweden, Sunday 21 December 2025;
Credit: REUTERS /Johan Nilsson/TT News Agency
STOCKHOLM, Reuters) - Swedish customs has released a Russian ship it boarded over the weekend in order to perform an inspection, with marine tracking data on Monday 22 December 2025, showing the vessel was on the move again.
The customs service said on Sunday 21 December 2025 that authorities had boarded the Adler, a Russian freighter, that anchored in Swedish waters near Hoganas in south-west Sweden on Friday after developing engine problems.
"The prosecutor has decided not to open an investigation into suspected violation of sanctions," a spokesperson for the customs service said. "The ship has therefore been allowed to go on its way."
In addition to the Adler being on a European Union sanctions list, the vessel and its owners M Leasing LLC are both subject to US sanctions, suspected of involvement in weapons transport, according to OpenSanctions, a database of sanctioned companies and individuals, persons of interest and government watchlists.
