Cargo Ship Accidentally Damaged Baltic Subsea Cable, Sweden Confirms

Swedish prosecutors confirmed on Monday that the cargo ship Vezhen accidentally damaged a subsea cable connecting Sweden and Latvia on January 26.

The incident, which was initially suspected of sabotage, was caused by a combination of bad weather, equipment failures, and poor seamanship, according to Swedish authorities.

The Maltese-flagged vessel was released after the investigation concluded that the damage was not intentional. Senior Prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist stated that the ship’s anchor severed the cable, but he made it clear that it was not a case of sabotage.

“We can say with certainty that this is not a case of sabotage,” Ljungqvist said, pointing out that the damage was a result of a series of unfortunate factors, not deliberate action.

The prosecutor explained that two of the three locking mechanisms designed to prev…

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