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Japan Times
25-02-2025
- Japan Times
Damage to Baltic Sea telecoms cable may have occurred in January
STOCKHOLM – Finland's telecoms operator said on Monday that the damage reported last week to its C-Lion1 telecoms cable in the Baltic Sea may have occurred as early as Jan. 26, the same day a cargo ship broke another undersea cable in the area. Swedish and Finnish police said on Friday they were investigating a suspected case of sabotage of the C-Lion1 cable running along the seabed from Finland to Germany, while adding it was not immediately clear when the damage had occurred. The Baltic Sea region is on alert and the NATO alliance has boosted its presence after a series of power cable, telecom and gas pipeline outages since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Most have been caused by civilian ships dragging their anchors. Operator Cinia said in an emailed statement on Monday that it believed the damage of the C-Lion1 had occurred on Jan. 26 at 2:37 a.m. Finnish time (00:37 GMT) and that the cause was still unknown. The time closely coincides with that of an outage of a nearby subsea fiber-optic cable linking Sweden and Latvia, which was reported at the time. A Swedish prosecutor said on Feb. 3 he had concluded that a Maltese-flagged bulk carrier, the Vezhen, had ruptured the cable linking Sweden and Latvia with its anchor, but that it had been an accident and not sabotage. The Vezhen passed the Sweden-Latvia cable at 0045 GMT on Jan. 26, MarineTraffic data showed. Swedish police did not immediately respond to a request for comment when contacted on Monday. Bulgarian shipping company Navigation Maritime Bulgare, which lists the Vezhen among its fleet, also did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Monday.
Globe and Mail
24-02-2025
- Politics
- Globe and Mail
Damage to Baltic Sea telecoms cable may have occurred in January, Finland's operator says
Finland's telecoms operator said on Monday that the damage reported last week to its C-Lion1 telecoms cable in the Baltic Sea may have occurred as early as Jan. 26, the same day a cargo ship broke another undersea cable in the area. Swedish and Finnish police said on Friday they were investigating a suspected case of sabotage of the C-Lion1 cable running along the seabed from Finland to Germany, while adding it was not immediately clear when the damage had occurred. The Baltic Sea region is on alert and the NATO alliance has boosted its presence after a series of power cable, telecom and gas pipeline outages since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Most have been caused by civilian ships dragging their anchors. Operator Cinia said in an emailed statement on Monday that it believed the damage of the C-Lion1 had occurred on January 26 at 0237 a.m. Finnish time (0037 GMT) and that the cause was still unknown. The time closely coincides with that of an outage of a nearby subsea fibre optic cable linking Sweden and Latvia, which was reported at the time. A Swedish prosecutor said on February 3 he had concluded that a Maltese-flagged bulk carrier, the Vezhen, had ruptured the cable linking Sweden and Latvia with its anchor, but that it had been an accident and not sabotage. The Vezhen passed the Sweden-Latvia cable at 0045 GMT on Jan. 26, MarineTraffic data analyzed by Reuters showed. Swedish police did not immediately respond to a request for comment when contacted by Reuters on Monday. Bulgarian shipping company Navigation Maritime Bulgare, which lists the Vezhen among its fleet, also did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Monday.
Reuters
24-02-2025
- General
- Reuters
Damage to Baltic Sea telecoms cable may have occurred in January, operator says
Summary Companies Police launched investigation of cable damage on Friday Operator says damage may have occurred on January 26 Coincides with a previous breach that was ruled accidental Vessels dragging anchors have damaged infrastructure STOCKHOLM, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Finland's telecoms operator said on Monday that the damage reported last week to its C-Lion1 telecoms cable in the Baltic Sea may have occurred as early as January 26, the same day a cargo ship broke another undersea cable in the area. Swedish and Finnish police said on Friday they were investigating a suspected case of sabotage of the C-Lion1 cable running along the seabed from Finland to Germany, while adding it was not immediately clear when the damage had occurred. The Baltic Sea region is on alert and the NATO alliance has boosted its presence after a series of power cable, telecom and gas pipeline outages since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Most have been caused by civilian ships dragging their anchors. Operator Cinia said in an emailed statement on Monday that it believed the damage of the C-Lion1 had occurred on January 26 at 0237 a.m. Finnish time (0037 GMT) and that the cause was still unknown. The time closely coincides with that of an outage of a nearby subsea fibre optic cable linking Sweden and Latvia, which was reported at the time. A Swedish prosecutor said on February 3 he had concluded that a Maltese-flagged bulk carrier, the Vezhen, had ruptured the cable linking Sweden and Latvia with its anchor, but that it had been an accident and not sabotage. The Vezhen passed the Sweden-Latvia cable at 0045 GMT on January 26, MarineTraffic data analysed by Reuters showed. Swedish police did not immediately respond to a request for comment when contacted by Reuters on Monday. Bulgarian shipping company Navigation Maritime Bulgare, which lists the Vezhen among its fleet, also did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Monday.
Al Jazeera
21-02-2025
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
Finland, Sweden probe suspected sabotage of undersea telecoms cable
Swedish and Finnish police are investigating a suspected case of sabotage to the telecom system in the Baltic Sea, after multiple seabed cables were damaged in recent months. Finnish operator Cinia on Friday said it had detected problems on its C-Lion1 fibre-optic link connecting Finland and Germany some time ago and that it was confirmed this week that the cable was damaged even as data traffic continued to flow. Swedish police said they were also investigating the matter because the breach had occurred in Sweden's economic zone, although no suspects had been identified. 'We take all reports of possible damage to infrastructure in the Baltic Sea very seriously,' Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson wrote on X, formerly Twitter. 'As I said earlier, they must be seen in the context of the serious security situation that exists.' The Baltic Sea region is on alert and the NATO military alliance has boosted its presence there after a series of power cable, telecom and gas pipeline outages since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Some Baltic Sea incidents have been ruled accidental, including the cutting last month of a different telecom cable in Swedish waters, while other cases are still under police investigation. No prosecutions have been made so far. Friday's announcement marks the third time in recent months that Cinia's C-Lion1 cable has been damaged, after it was completely severed in November and December last year. The fibre optic cable runs for 1,173 kilometres (728 miles) between Finland's capital, Helsinki, and the northern German city of Rostock. It connects Central European telecommunications networks with Finland and other Nordic countries. Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo called for a calm and thorough investigation into the incident, saying it was reassuring there had been no apparent disruption to telecommunications connections. EU to boost undersea surveillance The European Commission on Friday said it would redirect almost a billion euros within its budget to boost surveillance of undersea cables and establish a fleet of emergency repair vessels. 'We want to make sure Europe is equipped not only to prevent and detect sabotage to cables but also to actively deter, repair and respond to any threat to critical infrastructure,' Henna Virkkunen, the executive vice president in charge of security at the Commission, said. 'We know that this is a threat for our security and for our environment, not only in the Baltic Sea area, but all over the European Union.'
CNN
21-02-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Sweden investigates suspected sabotage of Baltic Sea telecoms cable
Swedish police said on Friday they were investigating a suspected case of sabotage of an undersea telecoms cable in the Baltic Sea, and the country's coast guard deployed a vessel to the area where multiple seabed cables have been damaged in recent months. The Baltic Sea region is on alert and the NATO alliance has boosted its presence after a series of power cable, telecom and gas pipeline outages since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Most have been caused by civilian ships dragging their anchors. Finnish telecom operator Cinia said on Friday that it had detected minor damage on its C-Lion1 undersea fibre-optic link connecting Finland and Germany but that there was no impact on the cable's functionality. Swedish police were investigating the matter because the breach had occurred in Sweden's economic zone, police spokesperson Mathias Rutegard told Reuters. 'The preliminary investigation relates to suspected sabotage,' Rutegard said. It is the third time in recent months that Cinia's C-Lion1 cable was damaged, after it was completely severed in November and December last year. The Swedish coastguard said it had sent a vessel to help investigate the incident off the island of Gotland. Sweden's prosecution authority said it was not involved in the investigation of the cable breach. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said the government was being briefed and that damage to any undersea infrastructure was particularly concerning amid the current security situation.
