Baltic Sea Incidents Put Spotlight On Russia's 'Shadow' Fleet
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.
Suspected Baltic Sea cable sabotage by Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ is ramping up regional defence
In the latest incident, on January 26, the Swedish coast guard boarded a ship in the Baltic Sea on suspicion of anchor dragging and suspected sabotage of vital undersea cables providing power and communication across the region.
Latvia links Baltic cable damage to Russian shadow fleet sabotage
Braže said Latvia is investigating the incident in coordination with Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Norway, and other countries to determine exactly what happened. “We have made some progress, but I cannot provide details as this information is classified.
Bulgarian ship anchor suspected in Baltic Sea cable sabotage
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Sweden has detained a ship suspected of damaging a new undersea cable in the Baltic Sea connecting the Scandinavian country to Latvia. Swedish authorities seized the vessel Michalis San, which was en route to Russia,
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