Another incident with damage to a submarine cable in the Baltic comes to light from the media in the media, and this time there are suspicions that it is deliberate.
Early on Sunday morning, the data monitoring system recorded data transmitting disorders in that department. Although there is a delay in the speed of data transfer, most users in Latvia have no problem.
According to the Latvian media, a submarine data transfer cable from Vespils to Gotland, Sweden, has been damaged.
An underwater cable to Gotland has been damaged, reports Latvian media. The cable is said to have been damaged in the Swedish economic zone, The cable runs between Ventspils, Latvia, and Gotland, Sweden.
Early Sunday morning, the submarine fiber-optic cable of the Latvian State…
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The bodies responsible for the operation of the cable even emphasize that the damage is “significant area” and is due to “external influence”.
Meanwhile, and reportedly, the Latvian Navy has already identified a boat that may be related to the incident and is investigating the issue.
The cable is in depth exceeding 50 meters.
