The authorities of Finland They opened an investigation this Tuesday due to the breakage of another submarine cable that connects with Sweden in the Baltic Sea, an incident that has raised controversy as fears of acts of sabotage in the region grow.
The Finnish Police have indicated that it is a telecommunications cable and have confirmed that it has been damaged just several days after both countries have confirmed that the other two cables that were damaged this November They have been successfully repaired in a short time. However, security forces believe that this time the damage could have occurred on land.
Thus, the Minister of Transport and Communications of Finland, Lulu Ranne, has indicated that the situation is being investigated jointly with the aid from the company that manages the cable and the Swedish authorities. “We are taking it very seriously,” he said through social networks.
The company, Globalconnect, has indicated that It is a fiber optic cableaccording to information from the Yle network. For its part, the Swedish Telecommunications Agency has explained that the damage has occurred, according to preliminary information, in the Finnish cities of Espoo and Vihti.
6,000 houses affected
It is estimated that about 6,000 homes have been affected due to the cuts in Finnish territory, while Swedish users have not suffered any interruption of the Internet service at the moment. The authorities of both countries are also investigating the damage that occurred to the other two cables, although have initially pointed to possible sabotage hand of Russia in the midst of increasing tension due to the invasion of Ukraine. However, the Kremlin He has strongly denied his involvement.
Information collected by various media outlets suggests that the Chinese ship ‘Yi Peng 3’, which was transiting the area, would have caused the damage intentionally when dropping anchor. This has led Sweden to ask the vessel to move to its territorial waters to be able to thoroughly investigate its possible involvement in the incident. Likewise, they have sent a formal request to China to collaborate with the investigations.