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Norway releases a ship initially suspected of involvement in damage to a Baltic Sea cable

A Norwegian-owned and Russian-crewed ship, the Silver Dania, has been released after authorities found no evidence linking it to damage of an underwater fiber optic cable.
The cable damage was detected on Sunday, leading to a preliminary investigation by Swedish prosecutors into suspected sabotage.
Tormod Fossmark, CEO of SilverSea, stated that the ship did not cause any damage and is cooperating with the investigation.
The Bulgarian owner of the Malta-flagged Vezhen suggested that it might have accidentally caused the cable break but ruled out sabotage.

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