The Seamen's Church in Malmö provided unexpected assistance to ten Russian sailors stranded on a vessel in Swedish waters, according to a report from Dagen. The ship Caffa, which reportedly belongs to the Russian shadow fleet, has been anchored south of Trelleborg for over a week after its captain was detained. Swedish military forces boarded the vessel, leaving the crew in need of basic supplies.
Seamen's priest JP Heath from Sjömanskyrkan i Malmö responded to the situation, stating that his role is to help seamen regardless of nationality. "My role as a seamen's priest is to help seamen, and it doesn't matter what nationality they have, it's my responsibility to help them," Heath told Dagen. The humanitarian intervention occurred amidst ongoing tensions involving Russian vessels in the Baltic Sea region.
My role as a seamen's priest is to help seamen, and it doesn't matter what nationality they have, it's my responsibility to help them