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Yahoo
09-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russia says its undersea telecom cable in Baltic Sea damaged by 'external impact'
Russia's state-controlled telecom giant Rostelecom announced on Feb. 8 that one of its underwater cables in the Baltic Sea had been damaged due to an "external impact." The company did not specify the cause of the damage but confirmed that repair work was underway. Rostelecom said that the incident did not affect consumers, according to AFP. The damage comes amid a series of recent disruptions to undersea telecom and power cables in the Baltic Sea. Western experts and officials have accused Russia of engaging in hybrid warfare against countries supporting Ukraine. On Jan. 30, Norwegian authorities detained the Silver Dania vessel with a Russian crew on suspicion of damaging an undersea fiber-optic cable linking Latvia and Sweden. NATO has responded by increasing patrols to safeguard critical underwater infrastructure. On the same day, Finland's coast guard reported that a Russian vessel was conducting repairs on a damaged underwater cable in the Gulf of Finland. Finnish authorities confirmed that the incident took place within Finland's exclusive economic zone but did not provide details on how or when the damage occurred. In response to growing concerns over subsea security, NATO launched a patrol mission in January to protect vital infrastructure in the region. The operation, called "Baltic Sentry," involves aircraft, frigates, submarines, and drones monitoring the area for potential threats. Similar incidents have been reported in the past when Finnish authorities discovered damage to another Rostelecom cable in the Baltic Sea. That incident coincided with disruptions to underwater infrastructure in both Sweden and Finland, further raising suspicions of deliberate sabotage. Read also: Russia's Baltic Sea sabotage is no accident, it's strategy We've been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.
CNN
31-01-2025
- CNN
Norway seizes Russian-crewed ship on suspicion of causing ‘serious damage' to undersea cable between Latvia and Sweden
Norwegian police have 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. Troms Police in northern Norway located the Silver Dania ship on Thursday evening, following a request from Latvian authorities, and it was brought into the port of Tromso Friday morning, according to a police statement. 'There is suspicion that the ship has been involved in serious damage to a fiber cable in the Baltic Sea between Latvia and Sweden. The police are conducting an operation on the ship to search, conduct interviews, and secure evidence,' the statement said. The Silver Dania is Norwegian-registered and Norwegian-owned, police said, but the crew on board is Russian. The ship was sailing between St. Petersburg and Murmansk in Russia, police said. The owners of the Silver Dania, the Silver Sea shipping group, told CNN they were not involved in damaging the cable. 'The investigation has been going on today and we have had good cooperation with the authorities,' Tormod Fossmark, CEO of Silver Group, told CNN. He added that authorities had not yet found any links connecting the ship with the damaged cable, and the crew has been allowed to prepare the Silver Dania to set sail Friday night. The incident marks the second ship to be seized on suspicion of carrying out sabotage in the last week, after the Swedish Public Prosecutor's Office confirmed Sunday it had boarded a ship following suspected damage to the communications cable running between Sweden and Latvia. Latvia said the damage was likely caused by external forces. This event was the latest in a string of incidents since late 2022, with damage being caused to Europe's infrastructure running along the bottom of the Baltic Sea — pipes carrying natural gas and cables transporting electricity and data. Such incidents have become more frequent over the past couple of years, raising suspicions they are the result of sabotage and triggering a flurry of investigations by European officials — with some openly pointing fingers at Moscow. Russia has denied allegations of involvement in underwater cable sabotage. The Russian Embassy in London last week said NATO was building up naval and air forces under the 'fictitious pretext of the 'Russian threat.'' CNN's Anna Cooban, Nic Robertson and Sarah Dean contributed reporting.
CNN
31-01-2025
- CNN
Norway seizes Russian-crewed ship on suspicion of causing ‘serious damage' to undersea cable between Latvia and Sweden
Norwegian police have 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. Troms Police in northern Norway located the Silver Dania ship on Thursday evening, following a request from Latvian authorities, and it was brought into the port of Tromso Friday morning, according to a police statement. 'There is suspicion that the ship has been involved in serious damage to a fiber cable in the Baltic Sea between Latvia and Sweden. The police are conducting an operation on the ship to search, conduct interviews, and secure evidence,' the statement said. The Silver Dania is Norwegian-registered and Norwegian-owned, police said, but the crew on board is Russian. The ship was sailing between St. Petersburg and Murmansk in Russia, police said. The owners of the Silver Dania, the Silver Sea shipping group, told CNN they were not involved in damaging the cable. 'The investigation has been going on today and we have had good cooperation with the authorities,' Tormod Fossmark, CEO of Silver Group, told CNN. He added that authorities had not yet found any links connecting the ship with the damaged cable, and the crew has been allowed to prepare the Silver Dania to set sail Friday night. The incident marks the second ship to be seized on suspicion of carrying out sabotage in the last week, after the Swedish Public Prosecutor's Office confirmed Sunday it had boarded a ship following suspected damage to the communications cable running between Sweden and Latvia. Latvia said the damage was likely caused by external forces. This event was the latest in a string of incidents since late 2022, with damage being caused to Europe's infrastructure running along the bottom of the Baltic Sea — pipes carrying natural gas and cables transporting electricity and data. Such incidents have become more frequent over the past couple of years, raising suspicions they are the result of sabotage and triggering a flurry of investigations by European officials — with some openly pointing fingers at Moscow. Russia has denied allegations of involvement in underwater cable sabotage. The Russian Embassy in London last week said NATO was building up naval and air forces under the 'fictitious pretext of the 'Russian threat.'' CNN's Anna Cooban, Nic Robertson and Sarah Dean contributed reporting.
Yahoo
31-01-2025
- Yahoo
Norway seizes Russian-crewed ship on suspicion of causing ‘serious damage' to undersea cable between Latvia and Sweden
Norwegian police have 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. Troms Police in northern Norway located the Silver Dania ship on Thursday evening, following a request from Latvian authorities, and it was brought into the port of Tromso Friday morning, according to a police statement. 'There is suspicion that the ship has been involved in serious damage to a fiber cable in the Baltic Sea between Latvia and Sweden. The police are conducting an operation on the ship to search, conduct interviews, and secure evidence,' the statement said. The Silver Dania is Norwegian-registered and Norwegian-owned, police said, but the crew on board is Russian. The ship was sailing between St. Petersburg and Murmansk in Russia, police said. The owners of the Silver Dania, the Silver Sea shipping group, told CNN they were not involved in damaging the cable. 'The investigation has been going on today and we have had good cooperation with the authorities,' Tormod Fossmark, CEO of Silver Group, told CNN. He added that authorities had not yet found any links connecting the ship with the damaged cable, and the crew has been allowed to prepare the Silver Dania to set sail Friday night. The incident marks the second ship to be seized on suspicion of carrying out sabotage in the last week, after the Swedish Public Prosecutor's Office confirmed Sunday it had boarded a ship following suspected damage to the communications cable running between Sweden and Latvia. Latvia said the damage was likely caused by external forces. This event was the latest in a string of incidents since late 2022, with damage being caused to Europe's infrastructure running along the bottom of the Baltic Sea — pipes carrying natural gas and cables transporting electricity and data. Such incidents have become more frequent over the past couple of years, raising suspicions they are the result of sabotage and triggering a flurry of investigations by European officials — with some openly pointing fingers at Moscow. Russia has denied allegations of involvement in underwater cable sabotage. The Russian Embassy in London last week said NATO was building up naval and air forces under the 'fictitious pretext of the 'Russian threat.'' CNN's Anna Cooban, Nic Robertson and Sarah Dean contributed reporting.
CNN
31-01-2025
- CNN
Norway seizes Russian-crewed ship on suspicion of causing ‘serious damage' to undersea cable between Latvia and Sweden
Norwegian police have 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. Troms Police in northern Norway located the Silver Dania ship on Thursday evening, following a request from Latvian authorities, and it was brought into the port of Tromso Friday morning, according to a police statement. 'There is suspicion that the ship has been involved in serious damage to a fiber cable in the Baltic Sea between Latvia and Sweden. The police are conducting an operation on the ship to search, conduct interviews, and secure evidence,' the statement said. The Silver Dania is Norwegian-registered and Norwegian-owned, police said, but the crew on board is Russian. The ship was sailing between St. Petersburg and Murmansk in Russia, police said. The owners of the Silver Dania, the Silver Sea shipping group, told CNN they were not involved in damaging the cable. 'The investigation has been going on today and we have had good cooperation with the authorities,' Tormod Fossmark, CEO of Silver Group, told CNN. He added that authorities had not yet found any links connecting the ship with the damaged cable, and the crew has been allowed to prepare the Silver Dania to set sail Friday night. The incident marks the second ship to be seized on suspicion of carrying out sabotage in the last week, after the Swedish Public Prosecutor's Office confirmed Sunday it had boarded a ship following suspected damage to the communications cable running between Sweden and Latvia. Latvia said the damage was likely caused by external forces. This event was the latest in a string of incidents since late 2022, with damage being caused to Europe's infrastructure running along the bottom of the Baltic Sea — pipes carrying natural gas and cables transporting electricity and data. Such incidents have become more frequent over the past couple of years, raising suspicions they are the result of sabotage and triggering a flurry of investigations by European officials — with some openly pointing fingers at Moscow. Russia has denied allegations of involvement in underwater cable sabotage. The Russian Embassy in London last week said NATO was building up naval and air forces under the 'fictitious pretext of the 'Russian threat.'' CNN's Anna Cooban, Nic Robertson and Sarah Dean contributed reporting.
