Ship detained in Sweden as part of cable damage investigation

The Swedish Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation and detained a vessel accused of sabotage after the breakage of the Latvian State Radio and Television Center (LVRTC) submarine cable in the Baltic Sea. The agency said on January 26.

"We are now carrying out a number of specific investigative measures. The national operational police department, the coast guard and the Swedish Armed Forces are involved in the investigation," senior prosecutor Mats Jungqvist said.

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Earlier in the day, Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silinja said the submarine cable between Latvia and Sweden was probably damaged by an external influence. She said authorities are involving other Baltic Sea countries to solve the problem, as the damage was discovered in Sweden's economic zone.

An underwater fiber-optic cable between Latvia and Sweden was damaged on January 26 in the Baltic Sea. It is noted that the company's monitoring systems recorded interruptions in data transmission on the section between Latvia's Ventspils and Sweden's Gotland.