Sweden formally asks China to cooperate with investigations into undersea cables damage
1 month, 1 week ago

Sweden formally asks China to cooperate with investigations into undersea cables damage

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sweden has sent a formal request for China to cooperate with its investigations into the severing of two undersea data cables on the Baltic Sea bed. Swedish president Ulf Kristersson said on Thursday that Stockholm is seeking “clarity” from Beijing on how the two fibre optic cables were damaged. “Today I can tell you that we have additionally sent a formal request to work together with Swedish authorities to get clarity about what has happened,” he said during a press conference after a security meeting of government leaders of the Baltic Sea region. “We expect China will choose to work together as we have requested.” open image in gallery China willing to maintain communication on submarine infrastructure security The two cables in question are the Arelion cable, linking Sweden to Lithuania, and the C-Lion 1 cable that runs between Finland and Germany.

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Estonia steps up patrols in the icy Baltic Sea in a show of force after suspected cable sabotage
1 day, 5 hours ago

Estonia steps up patrols in the icy Baltic Sea in a show of force after suspected cable sabotage

Associated Press  

ABOARD THE EML SAKALA IN THE BALTIC SEA — As they plied the gray, icy waters of the Baltic Sea west of Russia on Thursday, the crew of the Estonian minehunter EML Sakala kept a careful eye on any vessels slowing down suspiciously or suddenly changing course. It is one of three Estonian navy ships that are part of stepped-up …

Finland inspects Russia's 'shadow fleet' tanker suspected in Baltic cable sabotage: What are the developments so far?
1 week, 1 day ago

Finland inspects Russia's 'shadow fleet' tanker suspected in Baltic cable sabotage: What are the developments so far?

Firstpost  

The Baltic Sea has seen multiple attacks on energy and communications infrastructure since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. AI-generated image via DALL-E Finnish authorities plan to inspect the Eagle S tanker, suspected of being part of Russia’s “shadow fleet” and involved in the December sabotage of an undersea power cable in the Baltic Sea, the country’s transport agency …

Finnish investigators find an anchor drag mark on the Baltic seabed after suspicious cable damage
1 week, 4 days ago

Finnish investigators find an anchor drag mark on the Baltic seabed after suspicious cable damage

Associated Press  

HELSINKI, Finland — Finnish investigators probing the damage to a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables said they found an anchor drag mark on the seabed, apparently from a Russia-linked vessel that has already been seized. The discovery heightened concerns about suspected sabotage by Russia’s “shadow fleet” of fuel tankers — aging vessels with obscure ownership acquired to …

Finnish investigators find anchor drag mark on the Baltic seabed following cable damage
1 week, 4 days ago

Finnish investigators find anchor drag mark on the Baltic seabed following cable damage

The Independent  

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Miles-long anchor drag mark found on Baltic seabed after suspicious cable damage, Finnish investigators say
1 week, 5 days ago

Miles-long anchor drag mark found on Baltic seabed after suspicious cable damage, Finnish investigators say

CNN  

HELSINKI, Finland Associated Press — Finnish investigators probing the damage to a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables said they found an anchor drag mark on the seabed, apparently from a Russia-linked vessel that has already been seized. The discovery heightened concerns about suspected sabotage by Russia’s “shadow fleet” of fuel tankers – aging vessels with obscure ownership …

NATO will step up Baltic Sea patrols as Finland probes the possible sabotage of undersea cables
2 weeks ago

NATO will step up Baltic Sea patrols as Finland probes the possible sabotage of undersea cables

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Friday that the military alliance will step up patrols in the Baltic Sea region as Finnish investigators work to establish whether a ship linked to Russia sabotaged undersea cables there this week. Finnish authorities seized control of the ship, the Eagle S, on Thursday as they tried to establish whether it had damaged …

NATO to boost Baltic Sea presence after power, internet cable damage
2 weeks ago

NATO to boost Baltic Sea presence after power, internet cable damage

Hindustan Times  

By Essi Lehto and Anna Ringstrom NATO to boost Baltic Sea presence after power, internet cable damage HELSINKI -NATO said on Friday it will boost its presence in the Baltic Sea after the suspected sabotage this week of an undersea power cable and four internet lines, while alliance member Estonia launched a naval operation to guard a parallel electricity link. …

NATO to boost Baltic Sea presence after power, internet cable damage
2 weeks, 1 day ago

NATO to boost Baltic Sea presence after power, internet cable damage

CNN  

Helsinki, Finland Reuters — NATO said on Friday it would boost its presence in the Baltic Sea after the suspected sabotage this week of an undersea power cable and four internet lines, while alliance member Estonia launched a naval operation to guard a parallel electricity link. Finland on Thursday seized a ship carrying Russian oil on suspicion the vessel had …

Did a Russian ‘shadow ship’ cut the Finland-Estonia undersea Baltic cable?
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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Did a Russian ‘shadow ship’ cut the Finland-Estonia undersea Baltic cable?

Al Jazeera  

Finnish authorities board a ship in the Baltic Sea that the West suspects is linked to Russia, a day after an underwater electricity cable was cut and other telecom cables snapped. Finnish authorities seized a Russia-linked ship in the Baltic Sea on Thursday, on suspicion that it damaged an undersea power cable between Finland and Estonia a day earlier. The …

Finland seizes Russian-linked 'shadow ship' after key undersea power link and data cables between Finland and Estonia were damaged
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Finland seizes Russian-linked 'shadow ship' after key undersea power link and data cables between Finland and Estonia were damaged

Daily Mail  

Finnish authorities have detained a Russia-linked ship as they investigate whether it damaged a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables, according to police and news media reports. Eagle S crude oil tanker sailing under the flag of the Cook Islands has been seized by Finnish authorities EstLink 2 power cable Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during the Supreme …

Finland stops Russia-linked vessel over damaged undersea power cable in Baltic Sea
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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Finland stops Russia-linked vessel over damaged undersea power cable in Baltic Sea

Associated Press  

FRANKFURT, Germany — Finnish authorities detained a ship linked to neighboring Russia as they investigate whether it damaged a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables, police said, in the latest incident involving disruption of key infrastructure in the region. The EU’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, said in a statement that the incident was “the latest in a …

Undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia hit by outage, prompting investigation
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia hit by outage, prompting investigation

Associated Press  

FRANKFURT, Germany — A power cable linking Finland and Estonia under the Baltic Sea suffered an outage, prompting an investigation, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said Wednesday. Writing on X, Orpo said that power transmission through the Estlink-2 cable stopped Wednesday and that authorities were “investigating the matter.” He said the interruption would not affect electricity supplies in Finland. Estonian …

China claims cooperation in Baltic Sea cable probe, Sweden says otherwise
2 weeks, 5 days ago

China claims cooperation in Baltic Sea cable probe, Sweden says otherwise

Al Jazeera  

Sweden’s foreign minister says China denied request for prosecutors to probe Chinese ship linked to two severed Baltic Sea cables. China says it had provided information and documents for an open investigation into the severing of two Baltic Sea undersea cables, though Sweden alleges Beijing has not been adequately transparent in the case. “Our request that Swedish prosecutors together with, …

Yi Peng 3: Swedish police board ship in Baltic severed cable probe
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Yi Peng 3: Swedish police board ship in Baltic severed cable probe

CNN  

Reuters — Swedish police said on Thursday they had boarded the Yi Peng 3 vessel, which is at the center of an investigation into Baltic Sea cable breaches, at the invitation of the Chinese authorities. Swedish police said on Thursday they participated on board the Yi Peng 3 as observers only, while Chinese authorities conducted investigations. “In parallel, the preliminary …

A reminder from the Baltic on securing undersea cables
1 month ago

A reminder from the Baltic on securing undersea cables

Hindustan Times  

Recent incidents in the Baltic Sea have thrust submarine cable security into the spotlight. Two undersea fibre-optic cables — one linking Finland to Germany and another connecting Lithuania to Sweden — were severed a few days ago, causing significant communication disruptions. Moreover, disrupting communication networks in non-belligerent States risks destabilising global economic systems, potentially harming the saboteur’s own interests, given …

Data cable running across Sweden-Finland border suffers damage
1 month, 1 week ago

Data cable running across Sweden-Finland border suffers damage

The Independent  

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Finnish police don’t suspect criminal activity regarding damaged data cables in south of country
1 month, 1 week ago

Finnish police don’t suspect criminal activity regarding damaged data cables in south of country

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Finnish police said Tuesday that “there is no reason to suspect any criminal activity” in connection with damage to two data cables running across the land border between Sweden and Finland, saying the damage was created by excavation work. The two cables were repaired Tuesday, a day after they were damaged, affecting 6,000 private customers and 100 businesses, …

NATO to step up action against Russian, Chinese ‘sabotage’
1 month, 1 week ago

NATO to step up action against Russian, Chinese ‘sabotage’

Al Jazeera  

Critical infrastructure in several NATO states has been damaged in recent months, with ‘sabotage’ suspected. “Over the past years, Russia and China have tried to destabilise our nations with acts of sabotage, cyberattacks, disinformation and energy blackmail to intimidate us,” Rutte told reporters at the NATO gathering. “NATO allies will continue to stand together to face these threats through a …

Sweden 'formally requests' China to probe Yi Peng Three, the ship accused of damaging cables – Firstpost
1 month, 1 week ago

Sweden 'formally requests' China to probe Yi Peng Three, the ship accused of damaging cables – Firstpost

Firstpost  

Sweden has made a ‘formal request’ to China to bring Yi Peng Three back to Swedish waters so that the authorities could investigate whether the vessel severed the two cables in the Baltic Sea Amid the brewing tensions in the Baltic region, Sweden has formally asked China to cooperate with an investigation into the damage of two cables in the …

Sweden asks China to cooperate in Baltic Sea cable investigation
1 month, 1 week ago

Sweden asks China to cooperate in Baltic Sea cable investigation

CNN  

CNN — Sweden has sent a formal request to China to cooperate with an investigation into suspected sabotage over the sudden disruption of two submarine internet cables in the Baltic Sea earlier this month, after tracking data linked a Chinese ship to the incidents. “Sweden has sent a formal request to China to cooperate with Swedish authorities in order to …

Sweden asks for China’s cooperation over Baltic Sea cables cut while a Chinese ship was nearby
1 month, 1 week ago

Sweden asks for China’s cooperation over Baltic Sea cables cut while a Chinese ship was nearby

Associated Press  

HARPSUND, Sweden — Sweden has formally asked China to cooperate in explaining the recent rupture of two data cables on the Baltic Sea bed in an area where a China-flagged vessel had been sighted, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Thursday. “As I had said before, Sweden has expressed our desire for the ship to move to Swedish waters and we …

Sweden asks for China's cooperation over Baltic Sea cables cut while a Chinese ship was nearby
1 month, 1 week ago

Sweden asks for China's cooperation over Baltic Sea cables cut while a Chinese ship was nearby

The Independent  

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Chinese ship suspected of sabotaging data cables in Baltic Sea for Russia: Report
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Chinese ship suspected of sabotaging data cables in Baltic Sea for Russia: Report

Firstpost  

A Chinese ship is suspected to have sabotaged two underwater cables in the Baltic Sea at the behest of Russian intelligence agencies, according to a report The Chinese ship, the bulk carrier Yi Peng 3, in background, is anchored and being monitored by a Danish naval patrol vessels in the sea of Kattegat, near the city of Granaa in Jutland, …

Chinese cargo ship deliberately severed two critical data cables in Baltic Sea by dragging anchor for 100 miles while off radar in attack 'orchestrated by the Kremlin', report claims
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Chinese cargo ship deliberately severed two critical data cables in Baltic Sea by dragging anchor for 100 miles while off radar in attack 'orchestrated by the Kremlin', report claims

Daily Mail  

A Chinese cargo ship deliberately severed two critical data cables in the Baltic Sea by dragging an anchor across the sea floor over 110miles while off-radar in an attack orchestrated by the Kremlin, a new report has claimed. European investigators told the newspaper that the massive Yi Peng 3 bulk carrier - 225 meters long, 32 meters wide and loaded …

Are underwater pipelines, cables being sabotaged in the Baltic Sea? Why?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Are underwater pipelines, cables being sabotaged in the Baltic Sea? Why?

Al Jazeera  

A series of unexplained incidents causing damage to pipelines and cables in the Baltic Sea has occurred in the past two years. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Wednesday that the incident must be investigated, adding: “We have seen sabotage in the past, so we take it very seriously.” This is just the latest in a series of incidents …

Danish military monitors a Chinese-flagged bulk carrier after undersea data cables were ruptured
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Danish military monitors a Chinese-flagged bulk carrier after undersea data cables were ruptured

Associated Press  

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The Danish military confirmed Thursday it was monitoring a Chinese bulk carrier that was reportedly in the area where two undersea data cables ruptured in recent days in the Baltic Sea. VesselFinder.com, which tracks marine ship movements, located the Danish patrol boat P525 at about one nautical mile away from the Chinese-flagged ship between Denmark and Sweden …

Chinese-registered ship is held in Baltic Sea sabotage investigation
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Chinese-registered ship is held in Baltic Sea sabotage investigation

Live Mint  

A Chinese ship that sailed over two severed data cables in the Baltic Sea around the time they were cut has been stopped by the Danish navy as part of an international investigation into what police say is a possible act of sabotage. Late Tuesday, the Chinese vessel stopped moving after its path was blocked by two Danish Naval vessels, …

Danish military tracking Chinese vessel after undersea cable damage: Why are these fiber-optics so important?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Danish military tracking Chinese vessel after undersea cable damage: Why are these fiber-optics so important?

Firstpost  

Undersea cables, stretching approximately 1.2 million kilometers worldwide, handle everything from financial transactions and streaming services to diplomatic and military communications. AI-generated image via DALL-E The Danish military said Wednesday it is closely monitoring a Chinese ship anchored in Danish waters, following the severing of two fiber-optic data telecommunication cables in the Baltic Sea earlier this week. These cables, stretching …

Finnish authorities open probe into ruptured undersea cable between Finland and Germany
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Finnish authorities open probe into ruptured undersea cable between Finland and Germany

Associated Press  

HELSINKI, Finland — Finnish authorities said Wednesday they have opened an investigation into the rupture of a data cable under the Baltic Sea, adding to a Swedish probe into the possible sabotage of that link and another cable. The C-Lion1 cable, which runs between Finland and Germany was damaged on Monday, the day after similar damage to a cable that …

Finnish authorities open probe into ruptured undersea cable between Finland and Germany
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Finnish authorities open probe into ruptured undersea cable between Finland and Germany

The Independent  

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Germany says sabotage behind cutting of telecoms cables in Baltic Sea
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Germany says sabotage behind cutting of telecoms cables in Baltic Sea

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The damage of two undersea …

Damage to Baltic undersea cables appears to be sabotage, Germany’s defense minister says
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Damage to Baltic undersea cables appears to be sabotage, Germany’s defense minister says

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Germany’s defense minister said Tuesday officials have to assume damage to two data cables under the Baltic Sea, one of which ends in Germany, was caused by sabotage — though he said they have no proof at present. Speaking in Brussels, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that Russia poses not just a military but also a hybrid …

Internet cables under Baltic Sea severed, sabotage concerns raised by European nations
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Internet cables under Baltic Sea severed, sabotage concerns raised by European nations

Op India  

On 18th November, officials and companies revealed that two undersea fibre-optic communications cables in the Baltic Sea were severed, including a critical link between Germany and Finland. Joint response from Finland and Germany In a joint statement, Finland and Germany expressed their “deep concern” over the incident and announced investigations into what they described as an event raising “immediate suspicions …

Baltic Sea internet cables cut: European officials cry sabotage
Top News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Baltic Sea internet cables cut: European officials cry sabotage

CNN  

CNN — European officials are looking toward Russia after two submarine internet cables in the Baltic Sea were suddenly disrupted in an apparent sabotage operation, just weeks after the United States warned that Moscow was likely to target critical undersea infrastructure. His comments came after the foreign ministers of Finland and Germany said in a joint statement on Monday evening …

Germany says ‘sabotage’ presumed in damaged Baltic Sea telecom cables
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Germany says ‘sabotage’ presumed in damaged Baltic Sea telecom cables

Al Jazeera  

European nations say Russia is increasingly deploying ‘hybrid activities’ against NATO and the EU but haven’t blamed Moscow yet for recent incidents. Germany says it assumes that damage caused to two telecommunication cables in the Baltic Sea is an act of sabotage as European nations condemn the alleged Russian attacks on their “security architecture”. While Dutch Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans …

Mystery fault takes undersea internet cable between Germany and Finland out of service
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mystery fault takes undersea internet cable between Germany and Finland out of service

CNN  

CNN — An unexplained fault in an undersea telecommunications cable linking Finland and Germany has disrupted communication services, the company that runs the link said Monday. Covering a distance of nearly 1,200 kilometers, the cable is the only direct connection of its kind between Finland and central Europe and it runs alongside other key pieces of infrastructure, including gas pipelines …

Futile US efforts to exclude China from cable projects
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Futile US efforts to exclude China from cable projects

China Daily  

LUO JIE/CHINA DAILY The United States has drafted a "New York Joint Statement" that it plans to sign with its European allies on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly from Sunday to Wednesday, the aim of which is to promote "reliable and trusted cable components and services" and "encourage undersea cable network service providers and operations and maintenance …

How China and Russia could hobble the internet
5 months, 4 weeks ago

How China and Russia could hobble the internet

Live Mint  

NOT LONG ago a part of the British government asked RAND Europe, a think-tank in Cambridge, England, to conduct some research on undersea critical infrastructure. Western governments have been quietly concerned about the security of undersea cables, which carry most of the world’s internet traffic, for many years. In a war, writes Elsa Kania of the Centre for a New …

A Chinese ship remains the focus of the investigation into Baltic Sea gas pipeline damaged last year
8 months, 2 weeks ago

A Chinese ship remains the focus of the investigation into Baltic Sea gas pipeline damaged last year

Associated Press  

HELSINKI — A Chinese container ship remains the focus of an investigation into what caused the damage last year to a Baltic Sea gas pipeline between NATO members Finland and Estonia, Finnish authorities said Thursday. The National Bureau of Investigation, a branch of the Finnish police, said Thursday that it still believes that an anchor of the Hong Kong-flagged cargo …

Anchor of Chinese container vessel caused damage to Balticconnector gas pipeline, Finnish police say
1 year, 2 months ago

Anchor of Chinese container vessel caused damage to Balticconnector gas pipeline, Finnish police say

The Independent  

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The damage to a Baltic undersea cable was 'purposeful,' Swedish leader says but gives no details
1 year, 2 months ago

The damage to a Baltic undersea cable was 'purposeful,' Swedish leader says but gives no details

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The damage to a telecommunications …

China denies role in suspected sabotage of Finland-Estonia gas link
1 year, 2 months ago

China denies role in suspected sabotage of Finland-Estonia gas link

Al Jazeera  

On October 8, a gas pipeline and a telecoms cable were broken in what Finnish investigators said may have been sabotage. China has called for an “objective, fair and professional” investigation as Finland investigates suspected sabotage of a subsea gas pipeline that links it to Estonia and wider European Union networks. The European country’s National Bureau of Investigation said on …

Sweden reports damage to an undersea cable to Estonia, after Finland cites damage to a gas pipeline
1 year, 2 months ago

Sweden reports damage to an undersea cable to Estonia, after Finland cites damage to a gas pipeline

Associated Press  

STOCKHOLM — Sweden on Tuesday reported partial damage to an undersea telecommunications cable in the Baltic Sea running to Estonia that authorities believe occurred at the same time as damage to an undersea gas pipeline and telecom cable from Finland to Estonia. Swedish Civil Defense Minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin said Tuesday that the damage to the cable between Sweden and Estonia …

‘External’ source suspected as Finland, Estonia gas, telecom link damaged
1 year, 3 months ago

‘External’ source suspected as Finland, Estonia gas, telecom link damaged

Al Jazeera  

Damage to undersea gas and telecommunications links comes just over a year after sabotage to Nord Stream gas pipeline. Damage to an undersea gas pipeline and telecommunications cable connecting Finland and Estonia appears to have been caused by “external activity”, Finnish and Estonian officials said. 🔗 https://t.co/SkPNc4IAr0 — Kaja Kallas October 10, 2023 The damaged cable and pipeline “are in …

US and China wage war beneath the waves, over internet cables
1 year, 9 months ago

US and China wage war beneath the waves, over internet cables

Firstpost  

A Chinese company that has quickly emerged as a force in the subsea cable-building industry – HMN Technologies Co Ltd – was on the brink of snagging that contract three years ago. HMN Tech’s bid of $500 million was roughly a third cheaper than the initial proposal submitted to the cable consortium by New Jersey-based SubCom, the people said. It’s …

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