According to the prosecutor, there is no evidence of intentional sabotage.
13: 12 • Updated 13:30
Sweden has released a Vezhen cargo ship that was suspected to have damaged the data cable last week. Prosecutor Mats Ljunqvist There is no evidence of sabotage.
– The investigation now clearly shows that it has not been sabotage. We believe that the damage to the data cable is due to poor weather conditions, both lacking in the ship and the lack of maritime skills of staff, says Ljunqvist.
Reported Among other things Aftonbladet. However, according to Ljunqvist, the investigation has confirmed that the ship by the authorities was responsible for the cable offense.
The under Sweden and Latvia’s underwater telecommunications cable was damaged in the Baltic Sea between Ventspils and Gotland on 26.1.
The Vezhen Frequency ship sails under the Malta flag and is operated by a Bulgarian company.
The armed Swedish authorities seize the ship on 27.1. From the beginning, the Bulgarian company that owned the ship banned sabotage and said the anchor had accidentally fell in difficult weather conditions.