The third severing of an undersea cable in just three months occurred on Sunday, this time between Latvia and Sweden in the Baltic Sea. The incident has prompted a criminal investigation and heightened concerns of potential sabotage by Russia or China.
BREAKING:
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) January 26, 2025
An undersea fiberoptic cable connecting Latvia and Sweden has been destroyed.
Foul play is suspected and 2 vessels are viewed as potential culprits.
A large NATO operation has been launched in the Baltic Sea today pic.twitter.com/K5klmj6SIg
Latvia's State Radio and Television Center, a data transmission provider, released this statement about the damaged cable connecting Ventspils in Latvia and Sweden's Gotland island:
In the early morning of January 26, the submarine fiber optic cable of the Latvian State Radio and Television Centre (hereinafter – LVRTC) in the Baltic Sea was damaged. The LVRTC Data Transmission Monitoring System recorded disruptions in data transmission services on the Ventspils – Gotland (Fårösund) section. LVRTC continues to provide services using other data transmission routes. Currently, there is a possible delay in data transmission speed, but it does not affect end users in Latvia for the most part.
Prime Minister Evika Silina commented about the incident on X:
Early morning today we received information that the data cable from Latvia to Sweden was damaged in the Baltic Sea, in the section that is located in the Exclusive economic zone of Sweden. We are working together with our Swedish Allies and NATO on investigating the incident, including to patrolling the area, as well as inspecting the vessels that were in the area. Authorities have intensified information exchange and started criminal investigation.
Early morning today we received information that the data cable from Latvia to Sweden was damaged in the Baltic Sea, in the section that is located in the Exclusive economic zone of Sweden. We are working together with our Swedish Allies and NATO on investigating the incident,…
— Evika Siliņa 🇱🇻🇺🇦 (@EvikaSilina) January 26, 2025
Sweden, Latvia, and NATO are on high alert:
There is information suggesting that at least one data cable between Sweden and Latvia has been damaged in the Baltic Sea. The cable is owned by a Latvian entity. I have been in close contact with my Latvian counterpart, Prime Minister Evika Siliņa, during the day.
— SwedishPM (@SwedishPM) January 26, 2025
Sweden,…
Over the past 18 months, three alarming incidents have been reported in which commercial ships traveling to or from Russian ports are suspected of severing undersea cables in the Baltic region.
Washington Post recently cited Western officials who said these cable incidents are likely maritime accidents - not sabotage by Russia and/or China.
Undersea Cable Damage In Baltic Sea The Result Of Accidents, Not Russian Sabotage; WaPo https://t.co/EQro9CmqSy
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) January 21, 2025
Due to all the cable severing risks, intentional and unintentional, a report from late November via TechCrunch said Meta planned a new "W" formation undersea cable route around the world to "avoid areas of geopolitical tension."
The third severing of an undersea cable in just three months occurred on Sunday, this time between Latvia and Sweden in the Baltic Sea. The incident has prompted a criminal investigation and heightened concerns of potential sabotage by Russia or China.
BREAKING:
An undersea fiberoptic cable connecting Latvia and Sweden has been destroyed.
Foul play is suspected and 2 vessels are viewed as potential culprits.
A large NATO operation has been launched in the Baltic Sea today pic.twitter.com/K5klmj6SIg
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) January 26, 2025
Latvia’s State Radio and Television Center, a data transmission provider, released this statement about the damaged cable connecting Ventspils in Latvia and Sweden’s Gotland island:
In the early morning of January 26, the submarine fiber optic cable of the Latvian State Radio and Television Centre (hereinafter – LVRTC) in the Baltic Sea was damaged. The LVRTC Data Transmission Monitoring System recorded disruptions in data transmission services on the Ventspils – Gotland (Fårösund) section. LVRTC continues to provide services using other data transmission routes. Currently, there is a possible delay in data transmission speed, but it does not affect end users in Latvia for the most part.
Prime Minister Evika Silina commented about the incident on X:
Early morning today we received information that the data cable from Latvia to Sweden was damaged in the Baltic Sea, in the section that is located in the Exclusive economic zone of Sweden. We are working together with our Swedish Allies and NATO on investigating the incident, including to patrolling the area, as well as inspecting the vessels that were in the area. Authorities have intensified information exchange and started criminal investigation.
Early morning today we received information that the data cable from Latvia to Sweden was damaged in the Baltic Sea, in the section that is located in the Exclusive economic zone of Sweden. We are working together with our Swedish Allies and NATO on investigating the incident,…
— Evika Siliņa 🇱🇻🇺🇦 (@EvikaSilina) January 26, 2025
Sweden, Latvia, and NATO are on high alert:
There is information suggesting that at least one data cable between Sweden and Latvia has been damaged in the Baltic Sea. The cable is owned by a Latvian entity. I have been in close contact with my Latvian counterpart, Prime Minister Evika Siliņa, during the day.
Sweden,…
— SwedishPM (@SwedishPM) January 26, 2025
Over the past 18 months, three alarming incidents have been reported in which commercial ships traveling to or from Russian ports are suspected of severing undersea cables in the Baltic region.
Washington Post recently cited Western officials who said these cable incidents are likely maritime accidents – not sabotage by Russia and/or China.
Undersea Cable Damage In Baltic Sea The Result Of Accidents, Not Russian Sabotage; WaPo https://t.co/EQro9CmqSy
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) January 21, 2025
Due to all the cable severing risks, intentional and unintentional, a report from late November via TechCrunch said Meta planned a new “W” formation undersea cable route around the world to “avoid areas of geopolitical tension.”
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