By james art 
Riga – The Swedish prosecutors announced on Sunday night that they had discovered a preliminary investigation by a suspect of a aggravated “sabotage” and ordered the detention of a ship in the Baltic Sea, suspected of damaging the optical cable of underwater fibers.
“Several authorities, including the National Police Operations Department, Coast Guard and Armed Forces, are involved in the investigation,” said Mats Lungquist, Senior Prosecutor in the National Security Division, “press reports said.
The Swedish Coast Guard confirmed to the newspaper that they were in place near the ship, which the paper identified as the flag of Malta Vejen, an anchor near the harbor of Carlskon.
“We are directly on the spot with the seized ship and take action, as was decided by the prosecutor,” said Matthias Lindholm, a spokesman for the Coast Guard.
According to Vesselfinder data, the ship deviated from the Russian port of Ust-Luga a few days earlier and moved between Gotland and Latvia at the time when the damage was suspected of having occurred.
Latvia’s State and Television Center said on Sunday that he had registered interruptions in the cable data transmission from a fan city to the Swedish island in Gotland, and concluded that there was a tearing.
The media organization said it was able to work using other data transmission routes while taking steps to repair the cable.
“At the moment, there is a reason to believe that the cable is significantly damaged and that the damage is caused by external influences,” quoted Vineta Spruugaine, head of corporate communications at LVRTC, was quoted by the LSM state operator.
Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silica wrote to X that her government “worked with our Swedish allies and NATO to investigate the incident, including patrolling the area, as well as for inspecting ships that were in the area.”
It is believed that Swedish Prime Minister Wolf Cristerson wrote that at least one cable belonging to the Latvian entity was damaged and was “in close contact” with Silia during the day on Sunday.
Sunday’s variants follow a series of incidents that have strengthened fears of Russian sabotage and spying in the strategic region. Previous incidents have been reported on ruptures of data cables operating on the Baltic Sea, allegedly related to the fleet of shadows in Russia – hundreds of aging tankers of uncertain property that avoid sanctions and maintain oil revenue to enter the country.
Earlier this month, NATO launched a new mission called the Baltic Guard, which included frigates, sea patrol planes and a fleet of naval drones to provide “increased monitoring and deterred” in the Baltic Sea, which is said that the Transatlantic Alliance is said is to protect underwater cables and pipelines.
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