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Cable Break in the Gulf of Finland – Russian Cable

A cable break has occurred in the Gulf of Finland, reports the Finnish coast guard, which is on site to monitor the repair work.

» Published: February 08 2025

Cable Break in the Gulf of Finland – Russian Cable
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It's about a Russian cable, and a Russian ship is on site to repair the cable, reports Hufvudstadsbladet. The cable break has occurred in Finland's economic zone, and has, according to Ilta-Sanomat, been known for "some time".

The Coast Guard's command center confirms to the news agency STT that the cable break has occurred in the Finnish zone.

The work is being monitored

The Finnish Coast Guard is on site to monitor the work of repairing the cable, to ensure that it is done in accordance with the law that applies in the economic zone, says X.

The Coast Guard does not want to comment further on the details of the cable, but refers to the owner, according to STT.

It was the Russian parties that reported the cable break, according to the Coast Guard.

The Coast Guard is monitoring that the repair measures are carried out in accordance with the permit conditions, says Deputy Commander Ilja Iljin to Yle.

According to Iljin, it is a routine task for the Coast Guard, and the Russians have been granted permission to carry out the repair.

Ship was boarded

Several cable breaks have been reported in the Baltic Sea recently. In mid-November, two underwater cables were damaged in the Baltic Sea, one between Finland and Germany, the other between Sweden and Lithuania. Suspicions were directed at Russia, which is believed to have carried out the sabotage with the help of the Chinese ship Yi Peng 3.

In early December last year, two new cable breaks were discovered on internet connections between Sweden and Finland. Initially, sabotage was suspected, but this was later denied by the Finnish police.

On Christmas Day, a new cable break occurred. The tanker Eagle S, which is flagged on the Cook Islands and is believed to belong to the Russian shadow fleet, is suspected of having dragged an anchor for tens of kilometers on the seabed and thus damaging several important cables between Finland and Estonia. Eagle S was boarded by Finnish police and military.

On January 26, at least one data cable between Latvia and Gotland was reported to have been damaged in the Swedish economic zone.

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