Ship Under Investigation For Suspected Sabotage In Baltic Sea Has A Broken Anchor

A ship named Vezhen, operated by the Bulgarian shipping company Navigation Maritime Bulgare (Navibulgar), is under investigation by Swedish authorities for cutting a subsea cable in the Baltic Sea.

The cable, connecting Latvia to Sweden’s Gotland Island was found damaged on January 26, 2025, shortly after the Vezhen passed through the area.

This is the fourth time in a while over a year that a ship calling in Russia has been accused of dragging an anchor under power and damaging a subsea cable in the Baltic Sea. In each of these cases, the ship in question has a visibly damaged port anchor.

The Vezhen was seized by Sweden on Sunday after the cable outage was discovered. As soon as it was identified, the Swedish coast guard intercepted the ship. The crew of the Vezhen chose to divert out of international waters and into Swedish territorial seas, where the ship was detained.

UPDATE – Latvia-Gotland cable break: The anchor of the seized Vezhen ship appears to be damaged
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