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Russia Today
09-02-2025
- Business
- Russia Today
Russian telecom provider reports Baltic Sea cable damage
Russia's leading telecommunications provider, Rostelecom, has confirmed that one of its underwater cables in the Baltic Sea has been damaged due to external impact. 'Rostelecom's underwater cable was damaged in the Baltic Sea as a result of external influence,' the company said in a statement released for the media on Saturday. It added that services remain operational and that repairs are underway. Authorities have yet to determine the precise cause of the damage. Earlier the same day, the Finnish Coast Guard said it was overseeing the repair operation in Finland's exclusive economic zone, where a Russian vessel is conducting the work. 'The Gulf of Finland Coast Guard monitors compliance with the Economic Zone Act and the conditions for the use of the economic zone, where repair work on the damaged Russian cable is underway by a Russian vessel,' the agency wrote on X (formerly Twitter). Read more NATO nation clears Russian-crewed ship in sabotage probe Cable damage in the Baltic Sea has become more frequent, with Sweden, Norway, and Finland reporting similar incidents in recent months. Concerns have grown over the security of subsea energy and data infrastructure, though officials have not found definitive evidence of sabotage. NATO recently expanded surveillance operations following suspected sabotage, with speculation circulating that Russia could have played a role in the incidents. Earlier this month, Norwegian authorities cleared a Russian-crewed vessel after finding no evidence linking it to recent damage to an undersea fiber optic cable connecting Latvia and Sweden. The Norwegian-owned vessel, which operates between St. Petersburg and Murmansk, was detained in January following a request from Latvian authorities. The Kremlin has denied allegations of involvement in undersea cable damage, with spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissing the accusations as baseless. 'It is quite absurd to continue to blame Russia for everything without any reason,' he said.
Yahoo
05-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Norway Sees Higher Risk of Russians Sabotaging Energy Assets
(Bloomberg) -- Norway sees a growing threat of sabotage attempts by Russian intelligence services, including against the energy infrastructure in western Europe's largest fossil-fuels exporter. State Farm Seeks Emergency California Rate Hike After Fires NYC's Newest Transit Leader Builds a Worker-Driven Strategy New York's First 'Passive House' School Is a Model of Downtown Density Transportation Memos Favor Places With Higher Birth and Marriage Rates When French Communists Went on a Brutalist Building Boom It's 'likely that Russian intelligence will try to carry out such actions against targets in Norway in 2025,' according to its annual threat assessment published by the Police Security Service, PST, on Wednesday. The agency cited 'dozens' of disruptive activities in Europe by Russian operatives using proxy actors that 'have primarily targeted property and logistics infrastructure related to deliveries to Ukraine.' Still, it said that so far no attempts have been observed in Norway. Russia has repeatedly denied involvement in such efforts. 'The purpose of any actions against targets in Norway will be to prevent us from making deliveries to Ukraine or to negatively influence public opinion on support for Ukraine,' PST said. 'In addition, Norwegian-owned energy infrastructure may also be a target for sabotage in the year ahead.' Russian intelligence will 'continue to map Norway's critical infrastructure and try to identify vulnerabilities,' PST said. It also expects 'the threat of influence operations from China, among others, to become more prominent.' Amazon and SpaceX Want In on India's Satellite Internet Market Elon Musk Inside the Treasury Department Payment System Inside Elon Musk's Attack on the US Government The NFL's Flawed DEI Program Still Beats What Most Companies Are Doing The Internet Almost Killed Barnes & Noble, Then Saved It ©2025 Bloomberg L.P.
The Independent
31-01-2025
- The Independent
Norway stops a ship suspected of involvement in damage to a Baltic Sea cable
A Norwegian-owned and Russian-crewed ship that authorities suspect may have been involved in damage to an underwater fiber optic cable connecting Latvia and the Swedish island of Gotland has been stopped off Norway, police said Friday. The Silver Dania was stopped on Thursday evening and brought into the port of Tromsø in northern Norway on Friday morning by a Norwegian coast guard vessel for inspection, Norwegian police said in a statement. They said that followed a request from Latvian authorities and a ruling by a Norwegian court. Police said there's suspicion that the ship, which was sailing between the Russian ports of St. Petersburg and Murmansk when it was detained, had been involved earlier in serious cable damage that was discovered last weekend in the Baltic Sea. The authorities didn't elaborate, but said they were searching the ship and conducting interviews. Tormod Fossmark, CEO of the SilverSea company that owns the ship, denied that the vessel caused any damage when it had sailed through the area of the cable, and said that the company was cooperating with authorities on what it considered a 'serious' matter. 'We have no involvement in this whatsoever," Fossmark told The Associated Press. "We did not have any anchors out or do anything, so that will be confirmed today' in the investigation, he said. He stressed that she ship's tracking data shows no irregularities in its journey. Fossmark said he hoped the vessel, which wasn't yet carrying any cargo on Friday, would be able to sail onward later in the day. Damage to the data transmission cable running from Ventspils, Latvia, to Gotland was detected on Sunday. Later that day, Swedish prosecutors announced that they had opened a preliminary investigation into suspected sabotage and ordered the detention of a vessel suspected of damaging the cable, the Malta-flagged Vezhen. That ship's Bulgarian owner said that it was possible that the Vezhen had accidentally caused a cable to break, but dismissed any possibility of sabotage or any other action on the part of the crew.
Yahoo
31-01-2025
- Yahoo
Norway stops a ship suspected of involvement in damage to a Baltic Sea cable
OSLO, Norway (AP) — A Norwegian-owned and Russian-crewed ship that authorities suspect may have been involved in damage to an underwater fiber optic cable connecting Latvia and the Swedish island of Gotland has been stopped off Norway, police said Friday. The Silver Dania was stopped on Thursday evening and brought into the port of Tromsø in northern Norway on Friday morning by a Norwegian coast guard vessel, Norwegian police said in a statement. They said that followed a request from Latvian authorities and a ruling by a Norwegian court. Police said there's suspicion that the ship, which was sailing between the Russian ports of St. Petersburg and Murmansk, was involved in serious damage to the cable in the Baltic Sea. They didn't elaborate, but said they were searching the ship and conducting interviews. See for yourself — The Yodel is the go-to source for daily news, entertainment and feel-good stories. By signing up, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy. Damage to the data transmission cable running from Ventspils, Latvia, to Gotland was detected on Sunday. Later that day, Swedish prosecutors announced that they had opened a preliminary investigation into suspected sabotage and ordered the detention of a vessel suspected of damaging the cable, the Malta-flagged Vezhen. That ship's Bulgarian owner said that it was possible that the Vezhen had accidentally caused a cable to break, but dismissed any possibility of sabotage or any other action on the part of the crew.
The Hill
31-01-2025
- The Hill
Norway stops a ship suspected of involvement in damage to a Baltic Sea cable
OSLO, Norway (AP) — A Norwegian-owned and Russian-crewed ship that authorities suspect may have been involved in damage to an underwater fiber optic cable connecting Latvia and the Swedish island of Gotland has been stopped off Norway, police said Friday. The Silver Dania was stopped on Thursday evening and brought into the port of Tromsø in northern Norway on Friday morning by a Norwegian coast guard vessel, Norwegian police said in a statement. They said that followed a request from Latvian authorities and a ruling by a Norwegian court. Police said there's suspicion that the ship, which was sailing between the Russian ports of St. Petersburg and Murmansk, was involved in serious damage to the cable in the Baltic Sea. They didn't elaborate, but said they were searching the ship and conducting interviews. Damage to the data transmission cable running from Ventspils, Latvia, to Gotland was detected on Sunday. Later that day, Swedish prosecutors announced that they had opened a preliminary investigation into suspected sabotage and ordered the detention of a vessel suspected of damaging the cable, the Malta-flagged Vezhen. That ship's Bulgarian owner said that it was possible that the Vezhen had accidentally caused a cable to break, but dismissed any possibility of sabotage or any other action on the part of the crew.
