Chinese ship's big sabotage, cuts undersea cables connecting Finland and Sweden to Central Europe; NATO warships surround it, here's how it went about damaging it

Two undersea internet cables linking Finland and Sweden to Central Europe were damaged recently while investigators are suspecting a sabotage which involves the Chinese bulk carrier Yi Peng 3, reported Tom’s Hardware.

According to Tom’s Hardware, the ship which was actually traveling from Russia to Egypt and was loaded with fertilizer allegedly dropped its anchor in Swedish waters while severing the BCS East-West Interlink cable and then damaging the C-Lion1 cable between Finland and Germany the following day.

The investigators noted that the ship dragged its anchor for over 100 miles while raising suspicions about the captain's awareness of the incident specifically since the ship's transponder was turned off during this time.


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Currently anchored in international waters near Denmark and surrounded by NATO ships, the Yi Peng 3 is under investigation, asserted Tom’s Hardware. While Western authorities do not suspect direct Chinese government involvement, they are exploring potential Russian orchestration behind the sabotage.

The Kremlin has totally dismissed these allegations as absurd, asserted Tom’s Hardware. Sweden has formally requested cooperation from China regarding the investigation while emphasizing the need for clarity on the events surrounding the cable damage.

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This incident occurs amid heightened tensions in the Baltic Sea region following previous sabotage incidents involving critical infrastructure.

FAQs:

Which undersea cables were recently damaged and by whom?
Two undersea internet cables linking Finland and Sweden to Central Europe were damaged recently while investigators are suspecting a sabotage which involves the Chinese bulk carrier Yi Peng 3.

Yi Peng 3 was travelling from which location to which location and what was it actually carrying?
The ship which was actually traveling from Russia to Egypt and was loaded with fertilizer allegedly dropped its anchor in Swedish waters while severing the BCS East-West Interlink cable and then damaging the C-Lion1 cable between Finland and Germany the following day.