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Swedish Coast Guard Investigates Stateless Vessel Caffa

3/7/2026

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The Swedish coast guard boarded the suspected stateless vessel Caffa in the Baltic Sea near Trelleborg on March 6, 2026, initiating a preliminary maritime-law investigation into seaworthiness and crew condition.
The Caffa sails under a Guinean flag and is suspected of using a false flag.
Sweden's civil defence minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin said the Caffa is on Ukraine's sanctions list and may lack insurance.

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The Swedish coast guard boarded the suspected stateless vessel Caffa in the Baltic Sea near Trelleborg on March 6, 2026, initiating a preliminary maritime-law investigation into seaworthiness and crew condition.
The Caffa sails under a Guinean flag and is suspected of using a false flag.
Sweden's civil defence minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin said the Caffa is on Ukraine's sanctions list and may lack insurance.