Norway Releases Reefer Cargo Ship After Investigation into Cable Damage

Norwegian authorities late on Friday, January 31, reported they have released a Norwegian-owned reefer cargo ship used in the fish trade after a day-long investigation. It was the latest vessel to be detained in the growing investigations into damaged cables in the Baltic. Norwegian police confirmed in a briefing this morning that they had directed the vessel, the Silver Dania, into the port of Tromsø and were 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 Dis…