This is the second incident within a week. Authorities are now investigating a suspected vessel. According to Latvian police, the suspected cause of the damage is a ship. The exact circumstances of the incident, which occurred on January 2nd in Latvian territorial waters, are still unclear. Following the identification of the suspect vessel, an investigation was launched and the crew members were questioned. Investigators boarded the ship, which is currently docked in the port of Liepaja. The ship and its crew, who are cooperating with the police, have not yet been detained, it was further stated. The damage to the submarine cable is the second incident in the Baltic Sea within a week. On New Year’s Eve, a data cable between Estonia and Finland was damaged. A ship found by Finnish authorities with its anchor chain down is suspected; it was subsequently detained.
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This is the second incident within a week. Authorities are now investigating a suspected vessel. According to Latvian police, the suspected cause of the damage is a ship. The exact circumstances of the incident, which occurred on January 2nd in Latvian territorial waters, are still unclear. Following the identification of the suspect vessel, an investigation was launched and the crew members were questioned. Investigators boarded the ship, which is currently docked in the port of Liepaja. The ship and its crew, who are cooperating with the police, have not yet been detained, it was further stated. The damage to the submarine cable is the second incident in the Baltic Sea within a week. On New Year’s Eve, a data cable between Estonia and Finland was damaged. A ship found by Finnish authorities with its anchor chain down is suspected; it was subsequently detained.