Chinese ship suspected of sabotaging submarine cables in Baltic Sea investigated
It was learned that the ship was traveling from Russia to Egypt through the Baltic Sea when the 730-mile-long C-Lion1 fiber optic cable and another cable were cut.
Chinese ship in the Baltic Sea
Two telecommunications cables in the Baltic Sea were damaged within 48 hours, raising suspicions that it is Russian sabotage.
The C-Lion1, a 730-mile-long undersea cable connecting Finland and Germany across the Baltic Sea was severed on Monday, per its operator, Finnish technology group Cinia.
Meanwhile, The Telegraph noted that a Chinese ship is being investigated for the incident. It was learned that the ship was traveling from Russia to Egypt, across the Baltic Sea when the C-Lion1 fiber optic cable and another cable were severed.
"According to ship tracking data, Yi Peng 3, a Chinese-registered bulk carrier, passed close to the Swedish-Lithuanian and Finnish-German cables at the time both were mysteriously damaged on Sunday and Monday," the newspaper highlighted.
"The Yi Peng 3 is owned by Ningbo Yipeng Shipping, which owns only one other vessel and is based near Ningbo, an eastern Chinese port city. It was not immediately possible to reach the company for comment," it added.
Meanwhile, meeting in Brussels, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen emphasized that European security is under threat.
Russia rejects accusations
"Given the lack of reaction for Ukraine's sabotage activities in the Baltic Sea, this is ridiculous," said Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov, referring to the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines in September 2022, of which Moscow accuses Kiev.
All eyes were on Russia, which Europeans say is waging "hybrid warfare," in the context of Moscow's offensive in Ukraine, which the EU backs financially and militarily.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said Tuesday that the damage was undoubtedly due to "sabotage." "No one believes these cables were cut by accident," he said.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen both spoke on the Russian threat on Monday.
"It is absurd that Russia is still being accused of everything, without any basis," Peskov said on Wednesday.
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