{"id":128200,"date":"2024-11-20T23:41:41","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T16:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=128200"},"modified":"2024-11-20T23:41:41","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T16:41:41","slug":"swedish-navy-identifies-ships-in-areas-of-suspected-undersea-cable-sabotage-sweden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=128200","title":{"rendered":"Swedish navy identifies ships in areas of suspected undersea cable sabotage | Sweden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">The Swedish navy said it had an \u201calmost 100%\u201d picture of the vessels at the sites of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2024\/nov\/19\/baltic-sea-cables-damage-sabotage-german-minister\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">suspected sabotage of undersea cables<\/a> in the Baltic as Danish officials said the country\u2019s navy was shadowing a Chinese cargo ship.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"611db774-2537-46a9-bd88-d8697936071e\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-1your1i\"><gu-island name=\"RichLinkComponent\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{&quot;richLinkIndex&quot;:1,&quot;element&quot;:{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement&quot;,&quot;prefix&quot;:&quot;Related: &quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;We assume damage to Baltic Sea cables was sabotage, German minister says&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;611db774-2537-46a9-bd88-d8697936071e&quot;,&quot;role&quot;:&quot;richLink&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2024\/nov\/19\/baltic-sea-cables-damage-sabotage-german-minister&quot;},&quot;ajaxUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.nextgen.guardianapps.co.uk&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:0,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0}}\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Specialist Swedish underwater search crews were at the site of the Finnish-German cable \u2013 one of two undersea fibre-optic cables that were damaged \u2013 gathering evidence for Swedish investigators on Wednesday. A cable between Sweden and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/lithuania\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Lithuania<\/a> was also damaged.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Naval officials said the information gathered was classified for the Swedish police and prosecutor, but there was an \u201calmost 100% identification\u201d of the ships that were in the area of the two cable breaks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Denmark had earlier said it had a naval vessel next to a Chinese cargo ship, the Yi Peng 3, anchored in the Baltic between Sweden and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/denmark\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Denmark<\/a>. The ship was shadowed after it passed both the cables around the time on Sunday and Monday that each was believed severed in a suspected malicious attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">The Danish Defence command said: \u201cThe Danish Defence can confirm that we are present in the area near the Chinese ship Yi Peng 3. The Danish Defence currently has no further comments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">According to Vesselfinder tracking data, the last time the cargo ship, which is owned by Ningbo Yipeng Shipping, a company registered in Ningbo, visited a port was on 15 November in Ust-Luga in western Russia, close to the border with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/estonia\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Estonia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">It stopped overnight Tuesday to Wednesday in the Kattegat strait between Denmark and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/sweden\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Sweden<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><gu-island name=\"InteractiveBlockComponent\" priority=\"critical\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/interactive.guim.co.uk\/uploader\/embed\/2024\/11\/baltic_chinese_ship_map\/giv-4559EaZtSc6YbEL3\/&quot;,&quot;scriptUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/interactive.guim.co.uk\/embed\/iframe-wrapper\/0.1\/boot.js&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;The route of Yi Peng 3&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:0,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0},&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;13b81df6-5190-4523-88f5-0ec15838682e&quot;,&quot;isMainMedia&quot;:false}\"><\/p>\n<figure id=\"13b81df6-5190-4523-88f5-0ec15838682e\" data-alt=\"The route of Yi Peng 3\" data-testid=\"interactive-element-The%20route%20of%20Yi%20Peng%203\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"element element-interactive element--inline element-inline dcr-w422y2\"><a data-name=\"placeholder\" href=\"https:\/\/interactive.guim.co.uk\/uploader\/embed\/2024\/11\/baltic_chinese_ship_map\/giv-4559EaZtSc6YbEL3\/\" class=\"dcr-1eupayo\">The route of Yi Peng 3<\/a><\/figure>\n<p><\/gu-island><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Russian maritime pilot Alexander Stechentsev, who had boarded the ship to guide it out of port, told the Guardian there was nothing unusual about the vessel. The Ust-Luga port authority employee said he took the ship to a receiving buoy located 11 miles offshore before disembarking. He described the Yi Peng 3 vessel as \u201ca standard 225-meter bulk carrier\u201d with a crew of Chinese nationals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cThere was absolutely nothing unusual about the ship,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">A Russian maritime database confirms that he left the Yi Peng 3 vessel on 15 November afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Russia has denied any involvement in the cable incidents. On Wednesday the Kremlin said such accusations were \u201cridiculous\u201d and that it was absurd to accuse Russia without evidence.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"27f5fd60-a00e-4f4e-ba18-885739d98de4\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1fujct4\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">The Chinese cargo ship Yi Peng 3 last docked at Ust-Luga in western Russia, according to Vesselfinder tracking data.<\/span> Photograph: Mikkel Berg Pedersen\/Ritzau Scanpix\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Sweden and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/finland\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Finland<\/a> are jointly investigating the incidents as potential sabotage, with Sweden leading the investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">The investigators in Sweden were analysing any potential role by the Chinese ship, according to the Financial Times, but the Swedish government did not comment on this. A government source told the Guardian that information on the incident was \u201cmoving very quickly\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2023\/oct\/24\/finland-recovers-ships-anchor-close-to-damaged-baltic-sea-pipeline\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">the anchor of another Chinese vessel<\/a>, the container ship Newnew Polar Bear \u2013 was found to have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2023\/oct\/20\/chinese-ship-is-focus-of-investigation-into-damaged-pipeline-finland-says\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">damaged a gas pipeline <\/a>between Finland and Estonia. Authorities have not said whether they believed the incident to be intentional or accidental.<\/p>\n<figure data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.NewsletterSignupBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\"><a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"#EmailSignup-skip-link-17\" class=\"dcr-jzxpee\">skip past newsletter promotion<\/a><\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"newsletter promotion\" class=\"dcr-av5vqf\">\n<div class=\"dcr-10et71f\">\n<p class=\"dcr-rsfwa\">Sign up to <span>This is Europe<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"dcr-1xjndtj\">The most pressing stories and debates for Europeans \u2013 from identity to economics to the environment<\/p>\n<p><gu-island name=\"SecureSignup\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;newsletterId&quot;:&quot;this-is-europe&quot;,&quot;successDescription&quot;:&quot;The most pressing stories and debates for Europeans \u2013 from identity to economics to the environment&quot;}\"\/><span class=\"dcr-1eusqlu\"><strong>Privacy Notice: <\/strong>Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. For more information see our <a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/help\/privacy-policy\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"dcr-1rjy2q9\">Privacy Policy<\/a>. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google <a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"dcr-1rjy2q9\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/terms\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"dcr-1rjy2q9\">Terms of Service<\/a> apply.<\/span><\/aside>\n<p id=\"EmailSignup-skip-link-17\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"after newsletter promotion\" role=\"note\" class=\"dcr-jzxpee\">after newsletter promotion<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure id=\"abba1a52-9f63-40bc-8931-81e36a921b26\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1fujct4\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Swedish investigators are looking into the potential role of the Yi Peng 3 in the incident, the FT reported.<\/span> Photograph: Mikkel Berg Pedersen\/Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Overnight, the Swedish navy used unmanned, remote-controlled submarines to investigate the southern site of the two cables, but warned it would take \u201cseveral days\u201d due to the challenges of forecast bad weather and the potential for poor visibility.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Jimmie Adamsson, a Swedish navy spokesperson, said the navy had been asked to support the Swedish prosecutor and police with their investigations and ships were sent out immediately. They have been asked to gather evidence at the sites of the two breaks \u2013 one 100-150 metres deep (the Sweden-Lithuania cable) and the other 20-40 metres deep (the Finland-Germany cable). They have also been asked to put together a picture of what vessels were there, and at what time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">The navy\u2019s crew, which is trained to search underwater, has performed similar tasks twice before during the investigation into the suspected sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines in 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Adamsson said: \u201cYesterday [Tuesday], a couple of navy ships left the Swedish ports and went to the most southerly point of the two. They have been working throughout the night until the morning. There was a bit of rough weather.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">At any given time, there are about 4,000 large vessels in the Baltic passing over a web of underwater cables transporting data, electricity and gas across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/europe-news\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Europe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">The Danish prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, has said that she was \u201cnot surprised\u201d by the potential for sabotage. \u201cIf the immediate assessment is that it is sabotage and it comes from outside, then it is obviously serious. I am not surprised that it can happen,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Germany\u2019s defence minister, Boris Pistorius, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2024\/nov\/19\/baltic-sea-cables-damage-sabotage-german-minister\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">has already said<\/a> he assumed the act was sabotage. \u201cNo one believes that the cables were accidentally damaged,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Sweden\u2019s civil defence minister, Carl-Oskar Bohlin, quickly made the link between the movement of ships and the severed cables. \u201cThere are ship movements that correspond to this crime on maritime surveillance,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">The Finnish security intelligence service (Supo) said it was \u201ctoo early to assess the cause of the cable damage\u201d but it was supporting other authorities with their expertise. It said about 200 submarine cable breakages happened every year globally, the most common cause being human activities such as fishing or anchoring.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2024\/nov\/20\/sweden-denmark-undersea-cable-sabotage-navy-investigation\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Swedish navy said it had an \u201calmost 100%\u201d picture of the vessels at the sites of the suspected sabotage of undersea cables in the Baltic as Danish officials said &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=128200\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-128200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-world","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=128200"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128200\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=128200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=128200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=128200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}