Sweden, Baltic Sea

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: Baltic Sea cable damage not sabotage, ship released
A Bulgarian ship has been released after Swedish authorities cleared it of deliberately sabotaging an underwater cable in the Baltic Sea. NATO has moved to protect Baltic Sea cables amid concerns of Russian tampering.
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.
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 Suspects ‘Gross Sabotage’ After Damage to Cable Under Baltic Sea
The Nordic country has opened an investigation into the damage, just weeks after NATO stepped up its military presence in the area following a series of similar incidents.
Norway Releases Ship Linked to Sweden-Latvia Cable Damage
The Norwegian-registered ship carrying a fully Russian crew was allowed to leave the port in Tromso after “a number of investigative steps.
Sweden seizes ship suspected of damaging underwater cables in Baltic Sea sparking fears of fresh sabotage attacks
SWEDISH authorities have seized a ship suspected of causing damage to underwater data cables which sparked sabotage fears. A Maltese-flagged ship – The Vezhen – was taken after
Sweden Seizes Ship Suspected of Sabotage in Baltic Sea
Sweden detained a vessel suspected of damaging a subsea data cable connecting it with Latvia, the third such incident in the Baltic Sea in the past three months.
Norway releases a ship initially suspected of involvement in damage to a Baltic Sea cable
A Norwegian-owned and Russian-crewed ship that authorities initially suspected may have been involved in damage to an underwater fiber optic cable connecting Latvia and the Swedish island of Gotland h
Norway seizes Russian-crewed ship on suspicion of causing ‘serious damage’ to undersea cable between Latvia and Sweden
Norwegian police seized a Russian-crewed ship on suspicion of being involved in causing “serious damage” to a fiber cable in the Baltic Sea between Latvia and Sweden.
Norway releases Russian-crewed ship after cable damage
Police in Norway said Friday they had released a Russian-crewed cargo ship seized over suspected involvement in damage to a fibre-optic cable in the Baltic Sea, having found no evidence
Sweden seizes vessel after new cable breach in Baltic Sea
Sweden is investigating damage to a data cable linked to Latvia, the latest breach in the Baltic Sea region where European ...
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Sweden says latest Baltic Sea cable cut was not sabotage
Weather conditions and deficiencies in equipment and seamanship” were behind last month’s disruption, prosecutors say.
Sweden seizes vessel suspected of ‘sabotage’ after undersea data cable rupture in Baltic Sea
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Sweden seizes vessel after ‘sabotage’ of Baltic Sea undersea data cable
Early morning today we received information that the data cable from Latvia to Sweden was damaged in the Baltic Sea, in the section that is located in the Exclusive economic zone of Sweden.