Sweden determined – damaged cables: suspicious ship set

Recordings of the Swedish radio station SVT showed how the emergency services went on board in the dark. The ship that drove under Maltese flag was on the anchor on Monday morning south of Karlskona. At that time there was a patrol ship and a boat from the Swedish coast guard.

Cable is used by the state broadcast
Earlier there had been a new incident in which a data cable was damaged in the Baltic Sea. This time it is one that runs between Sweden and Latvia and is used by the Latvian state broadcast and television center.

The damage took place in the exclusive economic zone of Sweden. The Swedish public prosecutor announced on Sunday evening to determine because of possible serious sabotage and to have put a suspicious ship.

Next incident made by ship made of Russian shadow fleet?
In recent weeks, alleged sabotage files of cables and lines in the Baltic Sea have constantly caused a sensation. The damage would have been deliberately caused by Schipankers, at the last of the incidents in December by the “Eagle S” ship that was determined by Finland, which is said to belong to the so -called Russian shadow fleet.

This means tankers and other cargo ships with opaque owner structures that Russia uses to prevent sanctions as a result of the invasion of Ukraine during oil transport.

EU responded with sanctions
The EU has now issued sanctions against dozens of these ships. However, the actual scope of the fleet should be much larger – Lithuania President Gitanas Nausa Nadusa spoke at the top of 600 to 1000 ships, which according to estimates on the oceans.