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RUSSIA FINDS DAMAGE TO ITS BALTIC SEA TELECOMS CABLE

Here’s another undersea infrastructure mystery.

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After negotiations with Helsinki, the Russian repair vessel Spatsel Karev
arrived on site Monday to start repair work | Ander Gillenea/AFP via Getty
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November 6, 2023 3:26 pm CET
By Claudia Chiappa

A Russian telecoms cable in the Gulf of Finland was damaged last month in yet
another undersea Baltic infrastructure mystery.

Russian state-owned telecommunications operator Rostelecom first notified
Finland about the failure of one of its cables — the Baltika telecommunications
cable — on October 12, according to Finland’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and
Employment.

The Baltika telecommunications cable, a 1,000-kilometer cable that connects St.
Petersburg to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, runs through parts of Sweden
and Finland’s economic zones.

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After negotiations with Helsinki, the Russian repair vessel Spatsel Karev
arrived on site Monday to start repair work.

Damage to the Russian cable comes as Baltic countries grapple with multiple
cases of damage to their critical infrastructure in the Baltic Sea.

Last month, the Balticconnector gas pipeline — linking NATO members Finland and
Estonia — was ruptured, along with two underwater telecommunications cables,
connecting Estonia to Finland and Sweden.

Authorities believe the incidents are related to each other, as they all
occurred around the same time, on October 8. News of the Russian cable damage
came a few days later, leaving some doubt over any link.

On Monday, Deputy Commander of the Gulf of Finland Coast Guard Mikko Hirvi told
Finnish outlet Helsingin Sanomat that there is no “definite information” about
what happened yet, but “it is possible that this is related to the
Balticconnector pipeline issue.”

The Coast Guard is supervising repair work in the Gulf by the Russian vessel,
which might take several days, according to the newspaper.

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During a preliminary investigation into the Balticconnector pipeline leak,
authorities found an anchor on the floor of the Baltic Sea, believed to have
caused the rupture to the pipeline.

While the probe is ongoing, Finnish authorities confirmed they are focusing on
Chinese vessel Newnew Polar Bear and are closely working with China to determine
the ship's role in the damage.

In September 2022, the Nord Stream gas pipelines connecting Russia to Germany
were damaged by several explosions and an international investigation has so
far not been able to identify the culprit.

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