Multiple undersea cables and pipelines in the Baltic Sea have been damaged in recent months, raising suspicions of sabotage.

An undersea data cable between Latvia and Sweden was damaged early on January 26, the latest in a series of similar incidents in the Baltic Sea in which critical seabed energy and communications lines are believed to have been severed by ships traveling to or from Russian ports.

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Swedish authorities seized the Vezhen, sailing under the flag of Malta and registered with a Bulgarian shipping company, on Sunday over suspected sabotage of an underwater cable. View on euronews

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Against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine the Baltic Sea has been the scene of a string of incidents involving damage to key energy and communications

The Swedish coastguard has boarded a tanker after launching a sabotage investigation into damage to another telecommunication cable in the Baltic Sea. Footage from Swedish broadcaster SVT published on Monday showed Swedish personnel boarding a Maltese-flagged vessel during the night.

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Swedish authorities seized the Vezhen, sailing under the flag of Malta and registered with a Bulgarian shipping company, on Sunday over suspected sabotage of an underwater cable. View on euronews

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys has called for a review of the current regulations for shipping, following the most recent incident of damage to an undersea cable. "Navigation rules in the Baltic Sea need to be reviewed,

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A series of incidents have damaged infrastructure in the Baltic Sea, according to German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock. She highlighted recent disruptions such as damaged cables, GPS interference, and drone surveillance as possible non-coincidental ...