20 kilograms of blasting grit in the engine block: sabotage on German naval corvettes
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Sabotage Targets German Navy Corvettes in HamburgIn 2025, two dockworkers inserted abrasive material in warship engines, threatening German naval operations; investigations span Europe.
- Two dockworkers of Romanian and Greek nationality are suspected of deliberate damage to several corvettes in Hamburg harbor.
- They introduced more than 20 kilograms of abrasive grit into a ship’s engine block and sabotaged other systems.
- This act could have caused serious harm and deployment delays of the naval vessels.
- International raids and inquiries are ongoing to identify potential masterminds behind the sabotage.
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