Nato said it was investigating ‘external’ damage to undersea fibre optic cable and would take action ‘if necessary’

NATO officials are investigating damage discovered on Sunday to another undersea cable running across the Baltic Sea, this time a telecommunications link between NATO member states Sweden and Latvia.

An undersea fibre optic cable between Latvia and Sweden has been damaged, likely due to external influence, prompting a joint investigation by NATO and Baltic nations. Swedish and Latvian authorities are cooperating to assess the situation and determine necessary actions for the repair and protection of critical infrastructure.

Authorities suspect that the cable linking Latvia and Sweden was damaged by an anchor being dragged across the seabed. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Latvian Navy co-ordinating with Nato over incident which comes after military alliance boosted its presence in Baltic Sea in December

A subsea data cable between Latvia and Sweden was damaged early Sunday, sparking a criminal investigation, a third such incident in the Baltic Sea in the past three months.