Norway Seizes Cargo Ship Over Baltic Cable Sabotage Amid Growing Concerns

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Baltic nations are on high alert as underwater cables and pipelines keep getting damaged under mysterious circumstances. Norway recently seized a cargo ship in connection to the severing of an underwater cable between Latvia and Sweden. The Silver Dania, a Norwegian-owned and Russian-crewed vessel, was sailing between St. Petersburg and Murmansk when it was intercepted off the northern coast of Norway. The ship's CEO, Tormod Fossmark, denied involvement in the incident. Swedish and Latvian authorities are investigating the suspected sabotage. This incident is related to the seizure of the Maltese-flagged, Bulgarian-owned cargo ship Vezhen, which was also suspected of causing damage to the cable. NATO's new mission, 'Baltic Sentry,' aims to protect undersea infrastructure in the region.

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