Norway seizes ship suspected of sabotage, says crew are Russian nationals

“There is suspicion that the ship has been involved in serious damage to a fibre cable in the Baltic Sea between Latvia and Sweden."
https://therecord.media/norway-seizes-ship-suspected-sabotage v @therecord_media
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#Sweden seizes #cargoship after another #underseacable hit in suspected #sabotage
Swedish authorities have "seized" a vessel – believed to be the cargo #ship #Vezhen – "suspected of carrying out sabotage" after a cable running between #Sweden and #Latvia in the #BalticSea was damaged on the morning of January 26.
#NATO increasing patrols in the #Baltic as region awaits navy drones. Sweden, NATO's newest member, already deployed three warships and a surveillance airplane.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/27/sweden_seizes_ship/

Swedish Coast Guard detains vessel suspected of #sabotage in Baltic Sea

Information from ship-tracker software shows Malta-flagged #Vezhen departed Russian port of Ust-Luga & was navigating near site of damage

#Underwater #cable was significantly damaged on Jan. 26, reportedly due to external impact, according to LVRTC representative Vineta Sprugaine.

https://kyivindependent.com/swedish-coast-guard-detains-vessel-suspected-of-sabotage-in-baltic-sea/

Ukraine Daily summary - Tuesday, January 28 2025

https://writeworks.uk/~/UkraineDaily/Ukraine%20Daily%20summary%20-%20Tuesday,%20January%2028%202025/

#Swedish authorities seized the vessel suspected of damaging the cable in the #Baltic_Sea.

Prosecutors of #Sweden opened a preliminary investigation and ordered the detention of the vessel. Reportedly, the vessel is #Vezhen, a ship under the flag of #Malta. It left the #Russian port of #Ust_Luga a few days earlier and was between #Gotland and #Latvia when the cable was damaged.

The investigation continues.

https://apnews.com/article/latvia-denmark-underwater-cable-damage-investigation-63da5ef0d577bca12bbe118d527d3a14

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#Latvian #LVRTC owned cable between #Latvia and #Sweden damaged by #Malta registered ship #Vezhen which is part of #nazi #russia #shadowfleet

#Swedish #coastguard boarded the ship

Source: https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/kabel-mellan-lettland-och-gotland-skadad

MV #Vezhen Siezed by Swedish Coast Guard For Suspected #CableBreak in the Baltic Sea
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