The Atlantic Navigator II carried 251
containers of birch wood destined for the United States, which is subject to EU sanctions
against Russia, but not to the US ones, prosecutors have said.
The
vessel, which is managed by Canada-based CISN and sailing under the Marshall
Islands flag, also has enriched uranium for some US clients, exempted from both
US and EU sanctions, The Ostsee Zeitung reported.
It was arrested by German customs on
March 4 after it had to stop for an unscheduled maintenance after its propeller
was damaged.