Sweden Investigates Possible Damage to Baltic Sea Cable

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Swedish authorities have initiated a potential damage to a underwater cable in the Baltic Sea east of the Gotland Island.

It is between a range of recent events that include damaged power lines and telecom cables on the seabed.

Prosecutors open preliminary inquiry

The Swedish Coast Guard on Friday confirmed that the prosecutors had started a preliminary inquiry into the suspected damage.

Coast Guard spokesman Karin Cars told AFP, “Our vessel is at the east of KBV 003 Gotland. The incident occurred within the exclusive economic zone of Sweden, and we are assisting the crime site.” Swedish government is closely monitoring the situation Swedish Prime Minister ulf Christsson accepted the incident in a statement on the social media platform X, which confirmed that the government was informed. “I have come to know about media reports about a possible cable brake in the Baltic Sea for some time. The government is continuously receiving updates from the concerned officials investigating the situation.

We take all the reports of the loss of potential infrastructure in the Baltic Sea very seriously, ”Christson wrote. Increasing concern over Baltic Sea Infrastructure Security In the last few months, many major infrastructure components – including power lines and communication cables – have caused continuous damage to the bottom of the Baltic Sea. In response, NATO announced in January along with Sweden that it would significantly increase its presence in the Baltic Sea to increase security and protect significant infrastructure.

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