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US, EU Officials Reportedly Say Accidents, Not 'Russian Sabotage,' Caused Baltic Cable Break
US, EU Officials Reportedly Say Accidents, Not 'Russian Sabotage,' Caused Baltic Cable Break
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Over the past 18 months, three incidents involving damage to underwater power and communication cables in the Baltic Sea by ships traveling... 20.01.2025, Sputnik Africa
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A string of ruptured underwater cables in the Baltic Sea that raised concerns in the European Union was caused by maritime accidents rather than sabotage by Russia, The Washington Post reported on Sunday, citing US and European intelligence officials. Officials involved in investigations by US and European security agencies into three incidents involving damage to underwater power and communications cables in the Baltic Sea have found no evidence that the merchant ships suspected of dragging anchors on the seabed acted deliberately or on orders from Moscow, the newspaper reported.US and European officials reportedly said that the evidence gathered so far—including intercepted communications and classified intelligence—pointed to accidents caused by the inexperience of crews aboard poorly maintained vessels.Last Thursday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that statements about an alleged Russian trace in the damage to cables in the Baltic Sea are aimed at hindering Russian oil exports and arbitrarily restricting navigation in the water area.Cable damage incidents in the Baltic Sea occurred in November and December 2024. In November, the C-Lion1 telecommunication cable between Finland and Germany and the communication cable between Sweden and Lithuania broke. At the time, authorities suspected the Chinese dry cargo ship Yi Peng 3 of being responsible. In December, the EstLink 2 electricity cable between Finland and Estonia was damaged, along with four other communication cables connecting Finland with Estonia and Germany. Law enforcement officials suspect that the Cook Islands-flagged tanker Eagle S, anchored in the Gulf of Finland, damaged the cables.
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US, EU Officials Reportedly Say Accidents, Not 'Russian Sabotage,' Caused Baltic Cable Break
09:35 20.01.2025 (Updated: 09:52 20.01.2025) MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Over the past 18 months, three incidents involving damage to underwater power and communication cables in the Baltic Sea by ships traveling to or from Russian ports have raised alarm among European security services.
A string of ruptured underwater cables in the Baltic Sea that raised concerns in the European Union was caused by maritime accidents rather than sabotage by Russia, The Washington Post
reported on Sunday, citing US and European intelligence officials.
Officials involved in investigations by US and European security agencies into three incidents involving damage to underwater power and communications cables in the Baltic Sea have found no evidence that the merchant ships suspected of dragging anchors on the seabed acted deliberately or on orders
from Moscow, the newspaper reported.
US and European officials reportedly said that the evidence gathered so far—including intercepted communications and classified intelligence—pointed to accidents caused by the inexperience of crews aboard poorly maintained vessels.
Last Thursday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that statements about an alleged Russian trace in the damage to cables in the Baltic Sea are aimed at hindering Russian oil exports and arbitrarily restricting navigation in the water area.
Cable damage incidents in the Baltic Sea occurred in November and December 2024. In November, the C-Lion1 telecommunication cable between Finland and Germany and the communication cable between Sweden and Lithuania broke. At the time, authorities suspected the Chinese dry cargo ship Yi Peng 3 of being responsible.
In December, the EstLink 2 electricity cable between Finland and Estonia was damaged, along with four other communication cables connecting Finland with Estonia and Germany. Law enforcement officials suspect that the Cook Islands-flagged tanker Eagle S, anchored in the Gulf of Finland, damaged the cables.
