Ravi Nayyar
‘… the communications cable between Lithuania and Sweden was also damaged.
‘Meanwhile, data transmission between Finland and Germany was completely interrupted.
‘The failure of the only link between Finland and Central Europe …’
https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2416006/undersea-cable-between-lithuania-and-sweden-damaged-telia
Ravi Nayyar
From an excellent piece by James Corera and Jakub Janda:
'Once could be an accident, and twice might be a coincidence. But three instances look like a trend that we shouldn’t ignore or tolerate, especially since we know malign actors like Beijing and Moscow also have the capability to disrupt our critical infrastructure through prepositioned malware.
'Since China has persistently breached the same convention in the South China Sea, its disregard for the interests of other countries in the Yi Peng 3 case comes as no surprise.
'A refusal to comply with international investigative norms also encourages other states to act similarly.
'These incidents show how the Russia-China axis is increasingly working in sync to the peril of the rules-based liberal order'.
https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/baltic-subsea-sabotage-china-gets-away-with-non-cooperation/
Ravi Nayyar
'Danish authorities appear to have narrowed down a possible culprit to Chinese bulker Yi Peng 3, which traveled over the reported incident site at the time of the failure. Its AIS track shows the vessel drifting back and forth for around an hour the morning of November 18.
'By the time Yi Peng 3 reached Danish waters the country’s Navy had dispatched several vessels shadowing the vessel. Online reports suggest that a Danish pilot was placed onboard the vessel during the afternoon of November 19 as it continued passing through Danish Straits.
'The Finnish investigation of the [earlier] NewNew Polar Bear incident concluded that the vessel dropped its anchor during a storm dragging it over the Balticonnector pipeline. The vessel had been spotted with a missing anchor during its first port call following the incident'.
https://gcaptain.com/details-of-baltic-sea-cable-incident-remain-murky-as-danish-coast-guard-shadows-chinese-vessel/
Ravi Nayyar
👇🏼
https://blog.cloudflare.com/resilient-internet-connectivity-baltic-cable-cuts
Ravi Nayyar
Good, but if only the Swedes could have lawfully seized the Yi Peng 3 re that cable cut.
Of course, ‘can’t upset the Chinese’ despite their sponsorship of the Russians.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-27/finland-seizes-tanker-after-underwater-power-cable-outage/104765296
Ravi Nayyar
Ravi Nayyar
'The suspected culprit behind the damage, the Eagle S, has been seized and transferred to the oil port of Kilpilahti in Porvoo, east of Helsinki, while investigators continue to analyze devices from the ship and question its crew on suspicion of aggravated criminal mischief. Last week, the NBI said eight of the ship’s crew — an increase from the initial seven — had been issued with travel bans so they could continue to be questioned'.
https://therecord.media/finland-russia-spy-ship-anchor
Ravi Nayyar
'We welcome that NATO has launched the enhanced Vigilance Activity “Baltic Sentry” to improve situational awareness and deter hostile activities ... NATO´s Maritime Centre for the Security of Critical Undersea Infrastructure and NATO´s Critical Undersea Infrastructure Network will support efforts ...
'As an example, the Commander Task Force-Baltic works towards establishing an integrated regional picture on critical infrastructure in the Baltic Sea that contributes to NATO’s work in protecting critical undersea infrastructure.
'We will also take actions for accountability and stronger enforcement against those responsible for damaging undersea infrastructure, including compensation for damage. [What if it's China?]
'We will take further steps to enhance resilience of our communications network and energy infrastructure, including reliable supply chains, enhancing physical and cybersecurity measures, developing European undersea surveillance capabilities and swift repair capacity, engaging with the private sector.
'In close coastal state co-operation, we are increasing surveillance of the vessels, including the inspections of vessel insurance certificates'.
No mention of China in here. Only Russia.
https://www.presidentti.fi/joint-statement-of-the-baltic-sea-nato-allies-summit/
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