Sweden releases boarded Russian freighter after customs inspection

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, December 21, 2025. Johan Nilsson/TT News Agency/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. SWEDEN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SWEDEN.

STOCKHOLM, Dec 22 (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 showing the vessel was on the move again.

The customs ‍service said on Sunday that ‍authorities had boarded the ‌Adler, a Russian freighter, that anchored in Swedish ‍waters ​near Hoganasin south-west Sweden on Friday after developing engine problems.