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 officials suspected “external influence” ruined the strategically crucial cables in the Baltic Sea.
The damaged data cable connected the Latvian town of Ventspils with the Swedish island Gotland.
A frantic investigation was launched into the suspicious incident, which happened in the politically fraught area.
Prosecutors revealed their initial search pointed to “aggravated sabotage”.
Latvia’s Prime Minister, Evika Silina, suggested the cause of this suspected attack was external.
The shock incident came just days after Russia accused Nato ships of “abuses” in the Baltic Sea during the group’s patrols of the area.
Nato started a new mission in the politically tense sea’s after several apparent underwater power and telecom cable attacks were reported.
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