Authorities investigate suspected sabotage of German Navy
Authorities are investigating a possible case of sabotage of a German Navy warship.
A "possible security-relevant incident" has been identified at the naval arsenal in the north-western port city of Wilhelmshaven, a spokesman for the Operational Command Centre in Berlin said on Friday.
"The frigate Hessen is currently there, undergoing scheduled maintenance," the spokesman said, without providing further details.
The investigative association comprising regional public broadcasters WDR and NDR and the Süddeutsche Zeitung broadsheet reported earlier Friday that the investigation concerns the contamination of the frigate's drinking water system.
They reported that there is a suspicion that attempts may have been made to contaminate the frigate's drinking water system with dozens of litres of waste oil.
The circumstances of the incident are currently being examined by military and civilian investigative authorities. Soldiers requested the involvement of the military and civilian police on Thursday evening after approximately 50 litres of waste oil were discovered in the flushing system of a civilian contractor's suction truck, which resulted in a malfunction, dpa has learnt.
Recently, there have been at least two concrete cases of suspected sabotage of ships.
Investigations are under way regarding the corvette Emden, which is still under construction, as well as a separate incident in which cable harnesses were cut on a minehunter.
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