Swedish Authorities Board Ship Seized Over Baltic Sea Cable Breach

By Johan Ahlander and Anna Ringstrom

STOCKHOLM, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Swedish authorities boarded a Maltese-flagged ship seized in connection with the latest breach of cables running along the bottom of the Baltic Sea to begin an investigation into the matter, the country’s security police said on Monday.

“We can confirm that persons from Swedish authorities have been on board the vessel to carry out investigative measures,” Swedish Security Services spokesperson Johan Wikstrom said.

He declined to comment further on the investigation.

The undersea cable between Latvia and Sweden was damaged early on Sunday in Sweden’s exclusive economic zone, likely as a result of external…