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Sweden seizes ship after suspected Baltic Sea cable sabotage
Swedish authorities have seized a ship suspected of damaging a data cable running under the Baltic Sea to Latvia.
The Vezhen - a Maltese-flagged ship - is now anchored outside the Swedish port of Karlskrona.
Prosecutors said an initial investigation pointed to sabotage. An inquiry has been launched involving Sweden's police, military and coast guard.
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However, on Monday, Bulgarian shipping company Navigation Maritime Bulgare, which listed the Vezhen among its fleet, said one of the ship's anchors dropped to sea floor in high winds and that there was no malicious intent.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqx9g5wwp89o
The Vezhen - a Maltese-flagged ship - is now anchored outside the Swedish port of Karlskrona.
Prosecutors said an initial investigation pointed to sabotage. An inquiry has been launched involving Sweden's police, military and coast guard.
...
However, on Monday, Bulgarian shipping company Navigation Maritime Bulgare, which listed the Vezhen among its fleet, said one of the ship's anchors dropped to sea floor in high winds and that there was no malicious intent.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqx9g5wwp89o
Sure are a lot of Baltic Sea anchors dragging across cables these days ...
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