A 745-mile undersea internet cable connecting NATO allies Finland and Germany was apparently severed in the Baltic Sea on Monday morning, raising concerns about possible sabotage.
Cybersecurity and communications network company Cinia said In a statement, it said a “failure” was first detected on the C-Lion1 submarine cable, the only submarine cable connecting Finland and central Europe, shortly after 4 a.m. on Monday, halting the services provided through the line. announced.
Senior said repairing the cable and determining the exact cause could take five to 15 days.
Telia Lietuva AB is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the Baltic States. said The incident occurred just hours after an undersea cable connecting Lithuania and the Swedish island of Gotland, about 90 meters from the Finnish line, was severed, according to Bloomberg.
Their hints of Russian invasion led some to speculate that the Russian government had severed the line. Perhaps in a similar way to how senior Ukrainian military officers and businessmen allegedly destroyed the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines in September 2022.
Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen and German Foreign Minister Annalena Verbock. said The joint statement said: “We are deeply concerned about the cutting of the submarine cable connecting Finland and Germany in the Baltic Sea. “It speaks volumes about stability.”
After noting that investigations into the incident were ongoing, the two men said: “Europe's security is under threat not only from Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine, but also from hybrid warfare by malicious actors. Protecting our shared critical infrastructure is critical to our security.” and the resilience of our society. ”
Their hints of Russian invasion led some to speculate that the Russian government had severed the line. Perhaps in a similar way to how senior Ukrainian military officers and businessmen allegedly destroyed the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines in September 2022.
A severing of lines in this area would be dangerous for Russia, given that the NATO ally had participated in anti-submarine exercises in the Baltic Sea days before the outage and likely had some assets in this area. That must have been a lot of work.
“The Baltic Sea is a challenging operating environment. The local expertise of our allies in the region will facilitate success here, and command and control rehearsals will ensure effective use of assets,” said Thomas of the Royal Danish Navy. Brigadier General Stig Rasmussen said. said A scene from the maritime exercise held from November 11th to 14th. “Joint exercises in Swedish waters provide allies with an important opportunity to strengthen interoperability, which is key to success in real-world operations.”New allies Sweden and Finland are pleased to announce that NATO It redefined how we approach security.”
Asked whether there were any signs of sabotage on Finnish cable TV, Cinia CEO Ari Jussi Kunapila said: “At this point there is no way to assess the reason.”
“I can say that unless there is some sort of external shock, this kind of damage will not occur,” Kunapila told Bloomberg, citing ship anchors and bottom trawling as possible causes.
Kunapila ruled out seismic activity and suggested sabotage had not been ruled out as a possibility.
In recent years, ship anchors have caused serious damage to submarine cables. On October 8, 2023, two communication cables and a gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea were ruptured by the Hong Kong-registered cargo ship New New Polar Bear. After months of investigation and pointing out, Beijing finally admitted Mistakes in August.
Samuli Bergström, Director of Communications at the Finnish Transport and Communications Authority, said: said Deutsche Welle, “The cause is under investigation. Failures occur from time to time and can be for a variety of reasons. For example, they are susceptible to weather or transport damage. The important thing is to identify the problem and , to take corrective action.'' ”
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