Puzzle about cable damage: suspected sabotage in the Baltic Sea increases!

Puzzle about cable damage: suspected sabotage in the Baltic Sea increases!

Insel Gotland, Schweden - Once again, the data cables in the Baltic Sea area make headlines and raise questions! On Friday, the Swedish coast guard confirmed that a new cable damage near the Swedish island of Gotland was discovered. The damage concerns Kabel C-Lion1, which guarantees the connection between Finland and Germany. Despite smaller damage, the communication connections via the cable run normally, according to the operator Cinia. However, this is not the first incident: At the end of 2024, two separate damage was registered on this cable, which now fuel the suspicion of possible sabotage. As the Stuttgarter Zeitung reports, the Swedish police have initiated investigations to clarify the background of the incident.

a worrying pattern

In the past few months there have been always damage to communication cables in the Baltic Sea. In several cases, ships are suspected of having damaged these lines by their anchors - be it intentionally or out of carelessness. Suspicious ships were repeatedly captured by the authorities, but often released again. The situation raises serious questions, especially with regard to Russian ships that operate as part of their so -called shadow fleet. A possible connection with the recently introduced EU sanctions against Russia could not be excluded, as stated in a report by the Kleine Zeitung.