Swedish authorities seized the Vezhen, sailing under the flag of Malta and registered with a Bulgarian shipping company, on Sunday over suspected sabotage of an underwater cable.
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00:00A Bulgarian ship was seized by authorities after an underwater cable running between
00:06Latvia and Sweden was damaged, sparking fresh fears of foreign sabotage.
00:12The cable operator said there was reason to believe that the damage may be due to external
00:16influence.
00:18The incident follows similar cases reported in the past two months within the Baltic region.
00:24Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said both the EU and NATO are intensifying
00:29cooperation to combat the danger.
00:51The seized vessel reportedly left the Russian port of Ust-Laga only two days before the
00:56incident.