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A infografia mostra a infraestrutura de energia e dados europeia no mar Báltico e os locais de possível sabotagem.
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NATO apreende navio suspeito de sabotaem

By Phil Bainbridge

January 28, 2025 - A Marinha sueca apreendeu um navio suspeito de danificar cabos
submarinos no âmbito da defesa Sentinela do Báltico da NATO contra
ataques híbridos da Rússia à infraestrutura de energia e comunicações.

The Bulgarian owners of the Maltese-flagged bluk carrier Vezhen, claimed that the anchor was accidentally dropped in high winds, damaging a major data cable owned by Latvian company LVRTC between Sweden and Latvia.

It follows a series of incidents in the Baltic Sea in which underwater gas pipelines, power and telecoms cables have been damaged in suspected sabotage. In December 2024 the Estlink 2 power cable from Finland to Estonia was damaged by the Eagle S, part of Russia’s shadow fleet transporting sanctioned oil, as it dragged its anchor for 100km along the seabed.

At least 11 Baltic cables have been damaged in the last 12 months, and while intelligence agencies have found no evidence pointing to sabotage, sceptics suggest that many of the incidents bear the hallmarks of “deniable hybrid attacks” by Russia on key infrastructure.

Worldwide, a subsea cable is damaged on average every three days.

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PUBLISHED: 28/01/2025; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Getty Images
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