Norway Detains Reefer Cargo Ship for Investigation into Cable Damage

The latest vessel to be detained in the growing investigations into damaged cables in the Baltic is a Norwegian-owned reefer cargo ship used in the fish trade. Norwegian police confirmed in a briefing this morning that they directed the vessel, the Silver Dania, into the port of Tromsø and are now aboard searching the vessel and interviewing the Russian crew.

The police reported that they were acting on a court request from Latvian authorities which made the application to Norway to stop the vessel and launch the investigation. Speaking at a press briefing on Friday, January 31, the Troms Police District said it ha…