Swedish Navy examines seabed near damaged telecom cables

Military & Defense November 21, 19:28

Two underwater cables were damaged in the Baltic Sea on November 17 and 18

STOCKHOLM, November 21. /TASS/. The Swedish Navy handed over to the police the first preliminary report on the survey of the Baltic Sea bottom in the areas where Internet cables were severed, SVT television reported.

The military has not yet disclosed the findings of the survey. One thing made public was that the work took place at a depth of 100-150 meters.

Two underwater cables were damaged in the Baltic Sea on November 17 and 18. One connected Germany and Finland, and the other Sweden and Lithuania. The first cable runs along the Nord Stream pipeline. Its failure was reported by the Finnish government-owned telecom operator Cinia. According to the company, the repair of the cable could take from 5 to 15 days. The German and Finnish foreign ministries in a joint statement on Monday expressed concern over the damage and said a thorough investigation was underway. The damage to the second cable was later reported by the Swedish telecom company Telia. The Swedish Prosecutor's Office started a preliminary investigation into the cable disruption, classifying the incident as sabotage.

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