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An intensive investigation is underway to determine whether the suspicion can be confirmed that there was sabotage on this important data connection. Our federal police are in contact with the Swedish and Finnish authorities,
said the spokesperson
The Danish Defense can confirm that we are present in the area near the Chinese ship Yi Peng 3,
the military told the AFP news agencyThe attack surface is vast (there is a LOT) of cable, and we do not have sufficient subsea situational awareness to enable monitoring,
Gregory Falco, an Assistant Professor at the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University, told Business Insider
The reality is that any ship can turn off their AIS transponder,
said Falco, thus evading detection
Russia is not as dependent on subsea cables for internet as Western Europe, so can easily attack them without major damage to its own communications infrastructure,
said Erin Murphy deputy director of Chair on India and Emerging Asia Economics at the CSIS in Washington, DC, and coauthor of a recent report on the threat to the cablesThere's only so many trusted cable repair ships and the repairs can take time, depending on the extent of the damage and the conditions at sea for the ships to navigate,
Murphy told BIThe network infrastructure is built in such a way that, on a larger scale, the fault in a single submarine cable has no major effect, although it may have effects on a single operator or individual,
Henri Kronlund, a spokesman for Cinia, the company that operates the damaged Germany-Finland C-Lion cable, told BIIt's practical for the Russians to have visibility to the various paths that data can take and cut each cable in concert. This is particularly easier for countries with less cable connections like Iceland,
he saidThere have been questions about China's support or lack of opposition to Russia's war in Ukraine but if intentional, this is an aggressive step by a China that typically operates in the Indo-Pacific region,
she saidThese could include insurance claims, compensation for service disruptions, and potential diplomatic or legal actions between nations,
Knowles said
The investigation could span years, given all the technical, geopolitical, and jurisdictional factors involved,
Knowles addedShip suspected of damaging comms cables x 2 in Baltic Sea has been detained by Danish Navy,
posted OSINT account auonsson on Blue Sky, which tracks vessels in the BalticLike the Nord Stream incidents, there is likely to be a complex and lengthy investigation to determine the cause and identify those responsible,
Knowles said, referring to the September 2022 gas pipelines between Russia and Germany destroyed by explosions whose cause has not yet been officially establishedThe outcomes could set precedents for the handling of undersea infrastructure sabotage in an increasingly tense global environment,
added the expertFrigate HDMS HVIDBJØRNEN might be present too (no AIS but made speed toward situation.)
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It is absolutely central that it is clarified why we currently have two cables in the Baltic Sea that are not working,
Carl-Oskar Bohlin, minister of civil defence, told SVT
The fact that such an incident immediately raises suspicions of intentional damage speaks volumes about the volatility of our times. A thorough investigation is underway,
the statement said
It is probably laughable against the background of the lack of any reaction to Ukraine's sabotage activities in the Baltic Sea,
he said, referring to Nord Stream gas pipe explosions in September 2022, blamed by Moscow on Kyiv and Western countries
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It is quite absurd to continue to blame Russia for everything without any reason."
Asked about the matter Wednesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a regular news briefingThe Swedish armed forces and coast guard have picked up ship movements that coincide in time and space with the interruptions that occurred,
he told television TV4