Swedish authorities are investigating a suspected sabotage of an underwater fiber optic cable connecting Latvia and the Swedish island of Gotland. The investigation involves the National Police Operations Department,

A subsea cable connecting Latvia to Sweden’s Gotland island is the latest cable to be damaged in the Baltic Sea. Owned by Latvia’s State Radio and Television Centre (LVRTC), the cable’s Ventspils–Gotland segment was damaged early on January 26, at depths of 100m.

The undersea fiber optic cable laid in the Baltic Sea between the western coast of Latvia and the Swedish island of Gotland was damaged on Sunday morning, according to Latvian media reports. Latvian broadcaster LSM reported that the damage was likely caused by an "external impact.