
The Maltese-flagged Vezhen cargo ship was found to have accidentally sliced the cable, a Swedish prosecutor said on Monday. The cargo ship Vezhen is anchored for examination by Swedish authorities outside Karlskrona, Sweden, on Jan. 27, 2025. The cargo ship Vezhen is anchored for examination by Swedish authorities outside Karlskrona, Sweden, on Jan. 27, 2025. Johan Nilsson/Reuters A Swedish prosecutor said on Monday that a cargo ship seized last month did rupture an undersea cable in the Baltic Sea but that it was an accident rather than sabotage. The severing...