According to Swedish prosecutors, the Malta layer VEZHEN cargo has accidentally sliced cables.
Sweden prosecutor said on February 3 that a cargo ship collected last month had ruptured the Baltic Sea submarine cable, but an accident.
Cutting the seabed cable, which connects Sweden and Latvia on January 26, has caused hunt for liable ships in recent months, following several similar cases.
A senior prosecutor Matt Lyn Qvist stated in a survey that Vezhen’s anchor sliced cable, but was investigated in the combination of bad weather, equipment defects, and poor Seamanship.
Ljungqvist said that the ship of the Malta was released.
“You can see that the anchor was dropped without any involvement by the crew,” said Lyn Qvist. “There is a video of a movie where the waves hit the rock and the anchor falls. In this case,” No, it was not a hybrid attack. ” “
He said two of the three rock mechanisms that prevent anchors from dropping, and the third is a manual rock.
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Ljungqvist said that the ship dragged the anchor for more than 24 hours before noticed that the crew had fallen.
“You can see that the speed will decrease. The anchor pulls the ship in one direction, but the autopilot has compensated for it,” he said.
The conclusion is supported the evaluation of Bulgaria’s Bulgarian maritime maritime maritime Bulgare, which owns VEZHEN.
Last week, the company said that there was no information about the “intentional behavior” by a ship crew “which could lead to such an incident.”
The Swedish police took the bezen the day after the cable was damaged in the exclusive economic zone in Sweden.
Silverdania, a Norwegian cargo ship with all Russian crew seized in Norway at the request of Latvian authorities, was released on January 31 and was released.
“The survey is continued, but there is no reason for the ship to stay in tromsu. Norwegian police said in a statement.
On January 27, 2025, the VEZHEN freight ship (L) and the Sweden coast guard ship KBV033 KBV033 KBV033. Johan Nilsson/AFP via Getty Images
The Norwegian broadcaster TV2 reported that the Silver Danian owner, Silver Sipping Group, has denied the ship’s involvement.
The Baltic Sea area has been highly cautious about the stop of a series of electricity cables, communication links, and gas pipeline since the invasion of Ukraine in Russia nearly three years ago.
Norway, Sweden, and Latvia are NATO members. The Alliance has recently been concerned about the possibility of China and Russia’s activities in the area of frigate ships, aircraft, and Navy, which has raised concerns about the possibility of China and Russia’s activities in the area.
PEVKUR said that the price would be “basically insurance premiums” compared to the landing fee of the airport.
Reuters contributed to this report.
