Sweden seizes ship after suspected Baltic Sea cable sabotage

Prosecutors have launched an investigation after an undersea cable leading to Latvia was damaged.

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The Vezhen - a Maltese-flagged ship - is now anchored outside the Swedish port of Karlskrona.

Prosecutors said an initial investigation pointed to sabotage. An inquiry has been launched involving Sweden's police, military and coast guard.

Images shared by Swedish media showed that the ship appeared to have a damaged anchor.

However, on Monday, Bulgarian shipping company Navigation Maritime Bulgare, which listed the Vezhen among its fleet, said one of the ship's anchors dropped to sea floor in high winds and that there was no malicious intent.

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