China Defective data cable in the Baltic Sea is repaired
The repair of a damaged telecommunications cable between Helsinki and Rostock has begun in the Baltic Sea.
The special ship "Cable Vigilance" arrived at the site of the cable break early this morning from Calais in France and began the repair work, according to the cable operator Cinia. The C-Lion1 undersea cable is scheduled to be restored by the end of November.
A week ago, Cinia discovered a defect in C-Lion1 southeast of the Swedish island of Öland. Since then, communication links via the cable have been interrupted. Shortly afterwards, it became known that less than 24 hours earlier, damage had also occurred to another communication cable in the Baltic Sea between the Swedish island of Gotland and Lithuania.
The cause in both cases has not yet been clarified. The Swedish police have launched investigations into possible sabotage, and authorities in other countries are also investigating whether the cables were deliberately damaged.
Chinese freighter remains the focus of the investigation
A Chinese ship named "Yi Peng 3" has become the focus of the investigators. According to tracking services, ships from authorities in various NATO countries - including two from Germany - are in the vicinity of the freighter, which has been anchored for days in the Kattegat between Denmark and Sweden, south of the small island of Anholt. It has not yet been officially confirmed whether the "Yi Peng 3" has been detained.
According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, they are in contact with the parties involved in this case via diplomatic channels. No further information could be provided on the exact circumstances of the Chinese ship, said spokeswoman Mao Ning in Beijing.
The C-Lion1 fiber optic cable runs for 1,173 kilometers between Helsinki and Rostock and connects Central European telecommunications networks with Finland and other countries in Northern Europe.
The cable break is not said to have caused any major disruption to users' internet connections or data traffic so far, as operators can switch to other connections.
SDA
