Baltic Sea cable damage not sabotage, ship released

NATO Ally Seizes Ship After Latest Baltic Undersea Cable Sabotage
Several undersea cables running under the surface of the Baltic Sea have been damaged in suspected sabotage incidents in recent months.
Sweden rules out sabotage in Baltic undersea data cable rupture and releases a ship
Swedish prosecutors have decided to release a vessel belonging to a Bulgarian shipping company after ruling out initial suspicions that sabotage caused damage to an undersea fiber-optic cable between Sweden and Latvia.
Sweden Seizes Ship Over Potential Sabotage of Undersea Fiber Cable
The undersea cable is based in the Baltic Sea, and may have been deliberately damaged on Sunday, according to officials in Sweden.
Sweden seizes ship for ‘aggravated sabotage’ of undersea cable
Swedish authorities have seized a ship over the “aggravated sabotage” of an undersea fibre-optic cable linking Latvia with a strategically important island in Sweden.
Baltic undersea cable likely damaged by external force, Latvia says
An undersea fiber optic cable between Latvia and Sweden was damaged on Sunday, likely as a result of external influence, Latvia said, triggering an investigation by local and NATO maritime forces in the Baltic Sea.
Sweden rules out sabotage over Baltic undersea data cable rupture
Damage to the cable running between the Latvian city of Ventspils and the Swedish island of Gotland was detected on January 26.
Sweden Rules Out Sabotage in Baltic Sea Cable Damage Case
Sweden has released a vessel suspected of causing damage to an undersea fibre optic cable between Latvia and Sweden on Jan. 26, the Nordic country's prosecution authority said on Monday, adding that it ruled out sabotage.
Sweden says ship broke Baltic Sea cable by accident
The cargo ship Vezhen did damage a subsea cable linking Sweden and Latvia last month but it was an accident, not sabotage, a Swedish prosecutor said on Monday, adding that the Maltese-flagged vessel had been released.
Sweden Rules Out Sabotage in Baltic Sea Cable Damage, Releases Seized Ship
Swedish prosecutors on Monday ruled out sabotage in the case of a damaged undersea cable and said they were releasing a Bulgarian ship seized in connection with the incident, determining the damage was accidental.
Swedish inquiry clears ship crew of sabotage in Baltic cable case
The crew of the vessel Vezhen did not commit sabotage in the Baltic Sea. According to the Swedish prosecutor's office, the cable break between Sweden and Latvia was caused by adverse weather conditions,
Norway Seizes Russian-Crewed Ship Suspected of Cutting an Undersea Cable
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Norway seizes Russian-crewed ship on suspicion of causing ‘serious damage’ to undersea cable between Latvia and Sweden
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Sweden seizes vessel suspected of ‘sabotage’ after undersea data cable rupture in Baltic Sea
(Johan Nilsson/TT News Agency via AP) An Estonian naval ship sails in the Baltic Sea on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, as part of ...
The Undersea Cable War
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Europe’s inaction on undersea infrastructure is a security time bomb
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China In Eurasia Briefing: NATO, Taiwan Both Fighting Undersea Cable War
China and Russia look like the prime suspects for severed cables in the Baltic and Taiwan Strait, Beijing and the war in Ukraine, the tech race takes off, and much more.