Finnish operator Cinia said it had recorded “some disturbance” on its C-Lion 1 communications cable linking Finland and Germany.
“However, the disturbance does not affect the functionality of telecommunications connections running in the cable and the data traffic continues flowing normally,” it said in a statement, adding that the cause was “still under investigation”.
The same cable had previously been cut in November last year with suspicions of falling on a Chinese ship.
A string of incidents involving damage to cables and other infrastructure in the Baltic Sea have occurred in recent months, amid soaring tensions between the West and Russia over Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
Swedish police spokesman Mathias Rutegard told AFP an investigation into suspected “sabotage” had been opened following the latest incident, which occurred east of the Swedish island of Gotland.
“We have opened a preliminary investigation into a suspected broken cable in the Baltic Sea and within the Swedish economic zone,” Rutegard said.
Police later said in a statement that they had “no suspect” at this stage.
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