A new case of submarine cable sabotage was reported this Baltic Sea this Sunday, adding an additional chapter to a series of similar incidents that occurred in recent months. The Swedish Prime Minister confirmed that at least one cable connecting Sweden to Latvia had been damaged, leading to the rapid intervention of the authorities and to the seizure of a suspicious ship.
The incident occurred in Swedish territorial waters, at a depth of at least 50 meters. Latvian authorities quickly deployed a warship in the area after identifying a suspicious ship, ” Michalis San“, Which was on the way to Russia, as well as two other buildings in the sector.
A multi-agencies survey, currently underway
A vast investigation was launched, mobilizing several services, including the national unit of operations of the Swedish police, the coast guard and the armed forces. The prosecutor in charge of the case, Mats Ljungqvistconfirmed that the cable had been “Considerably damaged by external factors“, According to the first observations.
This new deterioration is part of a series of similar incidents that occurred recently in the Baltic Sea. On December 25, the Electric cable islink 2connecting Finland to Estonia, as well as four other telecommunications cables had been damaged, shortly after similar incidents in Swedish waters. Enough to impact access to the Internet network and users, while infringing the security of the countries concerned.
-Russian threat under surveillance in Europe
Faced with these worrying events, where the Russia is regularly suspected of orchestrating these sabotages, theTake reacted in January by launching a special mission to protect underwater infrastructure. This initiative testifies to the strategic importance of these facilities for the security and stability of the region.
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