Sweden seizes vessel suspected of 'sabotage' in undersea data cable rupture
Sweden seizes vessel suspected of 'sabotage' in undersea data cable rupture
Sweden has opened a preliminary investigation into suspected aggravated “sabotage” and ordered the detention of a vessel in the Baltic Sea suspected of damaging an underwater fiber optic cable connecting Latvia and the Swedish island of Gotland earlier...
Swedish prosecutors announced Sunday night that they have opened a preliminary investigation into suspected aggravated “sabotage” and ordered the detention of a vessel in the Baltic Sea suspected of damaging an underwater fiber optic cable connecting Latvia and the Swedish island of Gotland
Some background about the preliminary suspect, m/s "Vezhen".
- not an old hulk, but a relatively new ship
- registered on Malta
- operated by a company in Bulgaria
- owned by a company in China
Additional source (Reuters): Sweden opens sabotage probe into Baltic undersea cable damage
A source about how the ship maneuvered near the cable.
P.S. A secondary suspect has been identified. "Pskov" (name implies that it's a Russian ship) had its transponder off while crossing the cable.
https://bsky.app/profile/pekka.bsky.social/post/3lgo6wiwt222j
P.P.S.
The primary suspect was the right one: Vezhen has damage to its anchor. Swedish authorities have boarded it.
Finnish "Yleisradio" reports here that the owner company admits causing the damage: "anchor fell down in harsh conditions".
The "harsh conditions" here in Estonia, about 300 km from the scene, include a wind speed of 1.2 meters per second. :) On an image from the scene, courtesy of YLE, the sea is flat like a glass table. That's some harsh conditions...
Imagine that, acts of war being carried out by the 2 least trustworthy countries to ever have existed.
I am shocked. SHOCKED!
Europe better watch itself, because the US doesn't give a shit anymore
Didn’t something similar happen just a couple months ago?
This is around the fifth in a year or something. Last one was the Eagle S on Dec 25th
Just start sinking them.
Siphon off the oil first.
I hope the ships are going to be towed outside the environment first.