Sunday's rupture follows a string of incidents that have heightened fears of Russian sabotage and spying in the strategic region.
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00:00Swedish prosecutors have opened a preliminary investigation into suspected sabotage after
00:07a data cable was ruptured in the Baltic Sea on Sunday.
00:11Prosecutors have also ordered the detention of the vessel suspected of damaging the fiber-optic
00:16cable connecting Latvia and the Swedish island of Gotland.
00:20The Swedish Coast Guard said they were positioned near the vessel, which local media identified
00:24as the Malta-flagged Vezion.
00:27According to data from Vezelfinder, it left a port in Russia several days ago and was
00:31navigating between Gotland and Latvia at the time the damage is believed to have occurred.
00:37Latvia's state radio and television center said it recorded disruptions in data transmission
00:42on the cable and concluded there was a rupture.
00:57Sunday's damage follows a string of incidents that have heightened fears of Russian sabotage
01:17and spying in the strategic region.
01:20Earlier this month, NATO launched a mission dubbed Baltic Sentry to provide enhanced surveillance
01:25and deterrence in the Baltic Sea.