Sweden investigates new underwater cable damage in Baltic Sea

Swedish authorities say they’re investigating a broken cable found within the Baltic Sea, the most recent in a string of current incidents of ruptured undersea cables which have heightened fears of Russian sabotage and spying within the area.

The breakage was discovered on a cable that runs between Germany and Finland off the island of Gotland, which lies in Sweden’s unique financial zone.

The coast guard has been responding to the incident.

“The preliminary investigation into sabotage was opened in order that the police can have entry to the instruments wanted to make clear what occurred,” Swedish police mentioned in a press release. “We’re cooperating with the related authorities and haven’t any additional data to share at the moment.”

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson mentioned on the social media platform X that the federal government takes all reviews of injury to infrastructure within the Baltic Sea very significantly.

Late final month, authorities found harm to the undersea fibreoptic cable operating between Gotland and the Latvian metropolis of Ventspils.

A vessel belonging to a Bulgarian delivery firm was seized, however was in the end launched after Swedish prosecutors dominated out preliminary suspicions that the harm was attributable to sabotage.

On the finish of January, the Norwegian coast guard seized a ship with an all-Russian crew suspected of being concerned in harm to the cable.