US EditionLatvian Investigation Clears Docked Ship of Undersea Cable Damage
- Latvian police have cleared a ship docked in Liepaja of any connection to the damage of an optical cable, as they found no evidence so far.
- Authorities stated that criminal proceedings have been opened regarding suspected intentional damage to communication infrastructure.
- An optical cable owned by a private company was reported damaged on January 2, prompting the police investigation to begin.
- The investigation continues to determine how the cable was damaged, with police noting that the information obtained does not indicate the connection of the specific ship with the damage to the optical cable.
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As investigations into last week's damage to cables in the Baltic Sea continue, Laurynas Kasčiūnas, deputy chairman of the Seimas' National Security and Defence Committee (NSGK), notes that NATO countries are under pressure based on provocations to gauge the Alliance's response. He stresses that in cases where another state is responsible for a deliberate incident, active retaliatory actions must be foreseen.
Lithuania Probes Damage to Key Baltic Undersea Cable
Lithuanian experts are examining damage to an undersea fibre-optic cable connecting the country to Latvia, the NKVC crisis management centre reported on Monday, January 5th. The damage—first detected on January 2nd—was initially reported by Latvian authorities. Vilmantas Vitkauskas, head of the NKVC, said it is too early to determine whether Russia was involved and that the possible consequences of the incident are still being assessed. Latvia’s…
The recent damage to a submarine cable in the Baltic Sea has not been caused by a ship which the authorities initially suspected.
The authorities of Lithuania and Latvia invest in the deployment of a submarine optical cable linking the two countries, an incident confirmed months and a series of recent deteriorations in the infrastructure of the Baltic Sea. Although there have been no reports of disturbances in communications services, a ship has been kept by the Latvian police, and the authorities of the region are analysing the possible causes of the incident, in the cont…
Latvia finds no link between ship and Baltic cable breach, probe goes on
OSLO, Jan 5 - Latvian police have found no evidence linking a ship docked in the port of Liepaja to damage to an underwater telecoms cable running in the Baltic Sea from Latvia to Lithuania, but are investigating the incident further, authorities said on Monday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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