Russian spy ships have been hiding off the coast of the Netherlands in recent months. The two spy ships are said to be in the vicinity of gas pipelines, data cables, and wind farms, according to the investigative journalism platform Pointer.
A Russian research ship believed to be used for espionage was sailing along the Dutch coast on Wednesday. This was reported by the investigative journalistic platform Pointer (KRO-NCRV) on Friday. The Yevgeny Gorigledzhan vessel switched off its AIS transmitter shortly after entering the North Sea.