Swedish authorities state that the cable break between Sweden and Latvia was not an act of sabotage.

According to the agency's statement, it was determined that the cable break was caused by adverse weather conditions and deficiencies in the management and technical state of the vessel, whose crew was suspected of possible sabotage.

The bulk carrier "Vejen," registered in Malta and owned by the Bulgarian shipping company Navigation Maritime Bulgare, which was previously detained by the Swedish Coast Guard, may continue its journey along its route.

Thus, Swedish authorities confirmed the version of the Bulgarian company, which had previously categorically denied any possible sabotage by the crew of the detained vessel "Vejen." The shipowner acknowledged the possibility that the vessel was involved in the cable damage; however, he stated that it could have been the result of an accident: in very poor weather conditions, the anchor could have fallen overboard and damaged the cable laid on the seabed.

Earlier, Norwegian authorities released another vessel that was briefly detained due to suspicion of involvement in the incident.

On January 26, authorities in Latvia and Sweden reported the cable damage. Officially, there were no allegations of sabotage directed at Russia; however, several commentators, including high-ranking officials, linked this incident to other similar cases.

In recent months, at least three telecommunications and energy cables have been damaged in the Baltic Sea. The tanker "Eagle S," which sails under the flag of the Cook Islands and, according to various reports, is part of Russia's "shadow fleet" used to circumvent sanctions on its exported oil, is currently under arrest in Finland. It is suspected that the anchor of this vessel severed the Estlink 2 cable, which connects Estonia and Finland. On January 19, The Washington Post wrote citing "high-ranking officials from the US and EU countries," that representatives from three unnamed countries involved in the investigations stated that the intelligence community is gradually concluding that the cable damages caused by the anchors of commercial vessels were not the result of deliberate actions directed by Moscow. Not all experts agree with this assessment. Officially, the Finnish Bureau of Investigation stated that the investigation is ongoing and it is too early to draw conclusions.