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Sabotage suspected after Baltic Sea telecoms cable C-Lion1 out of the blue stops working

By Editorial Board Published November 19, 2024 3 Min Read
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Sabotage suspected after Baltic Sea telecoms cable C-Lion1 out of the blue stops working

An undersea fibre optic cable between Germany and Finland has stopped working and may need been intentionally reduce by an unknown occasion, in accordance with authorities.

The 729 mile (1,173km) C-Lion1 cable below the Baltic Sea from Helsinki to Rostock went offline simply after 2am GMT on Monday.

The outage was reported by Finnish state-controlled cyber safety and telecoms firm Cinia.

A bodily inspection has not but been completed however the abrupt nature suggests it was fully severed by an out of doors power, stated chief govt Ari-Jussi Knaapila.

Germany and Finland’s international ministers stated they had been “deeply concerned” and it “immediately raises suspicions of intentional damage”.

A joint assertion stated: “Our European security is not only under threat from Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, but also from hybrid warfare by malicious actors.

“Safeguarding our shared crucial infrastructure is significant to our safety and the resilience of our societies.”

Cinia said “corrective measures” had been below approach and a restore ship was being ready.

The harm to the fibre optic cable may take round 5 to fifteen days to repair, Mr Knaapila advised reporters.

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The pipe runs below the Baltic Sea between Helsinki and Rostock

He stated the harm occurred close to the southern tip of Sweden’s Oland island and that Cinia was working with authorities to research.

The cable hyperlinks central European telecoms networks to Finland, different Nordic nations and Asia.

Handout picture of the damaged Balticconnector gas pipeline connecting Finland and Estonia in the Baltic Sea

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A Chinese language ship was blamed for damaging one other cable, the Balticconnector fuel pipeline, final yr. Pic: Finnish Border Guard/Reuters

One other submerged fuel line and several other telecoms cables had been critically broken final yr within the Baltic Sea.

A Chinese language container ship dragging its anchor was named as prime suspect by Finnish police. Nevertheless, they haven’t stated in the event that they assume the harm was intentional.

Two years in the past, a fuel pipeline from Russia to Germany – the Nord Steam – was additionally broken by explosions.

Many suspected Moscow of foul play however German authorities are nonetheless investigating the case.

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