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Swedish Prosecutor Confirms January Cable Break Was Accident by Bulker
Investigators found the cable was severed accidentally due to technical faults and harsh weather, with at least two anchor safety devices out of order, prosecutors said.
- Swedish prosecutors closed the investigation into the Bulgarian ship Vezhen, ruling that the severing of a Baltic Sea cable was an accident due to technical faults and harsh weather conditions.
- The Vezhen was seized after it damaged a fiber-optic cable linking Sweden and Latvia on January 26.
- Senior prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist stated that the investigation showed the incident was caused by harsh weather and technical deficiencies on the ship.
- The analysis concluded that the cable was not damaged intentionally, as the ship's autopilot was engaged during the incident.
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Due to damage to a data cable in the Baltic Sea, the Swedish prosecutor's office investigated a suspicious ship. The suspicion of sabotage did not harden.
Prosecutors have decided to close the preliminary investigation into the ship suspected of involvement in a serious sabotage of a communications cable in January.
The preliminary investigation into the ship suspected of involvement in a serious sabotage of a communications cable between Sweden and Latvia in the Baltic Sea has been closed by prosecutors. "The investigation clearly shows that the cable rupture was caused by a combination of severe weather, technical deficiencies and suspected inadequate seamanship on the ship in question," the...
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