Finnish authorities open probe into ruptured undersea cable between Finland, Germany

HELSINKI, Finland — 

Finnish authorities said Wednesday they person opened an probe into the rupture of a information cablegram nether the Baltic Sea, adding to a Swedish probe into the imaginable sabotage of that nexus and different cable.

The C-Lion1 cable, which runs betwixt Finland and Germany was damaged connected Monday, the time aft akin harm to a cablegram that crosses the Baltic betwixt Lithuania and Sweden, with the incidents occurring disconnected the Swedish islands of Oland and Gotland respectively. Germany's defence curate said Tuesday that the harm appeared to person been caused by sabotage, though determination is nary impervious astatine present.

Finland's National Bureau of Investigation said it opened a transgression probe into the rupture of the C-Lion1 cablegram connected suspicion of "aggravated transgression mischief and aggravated interference with communications."

Swedish constabulary already opened a preliminary probe Tuesday into suspected sabotage regarding the 2 cablegram breaches, and said Wednesday that "Swedish constabulary and prosecutors are besides funny successful a vessel that has been seen astatine the locations successful question."

They didn't springiness immoderate details oregon place the vas but said that "it is not presently successful Swedish waters."

The authoritative investigations came arsenic quality reports said a Chinese-flagged vessel, the Yi Peng 3, had been successful the country astatine the clip of the ruptures.

Vessel tracking accusation from the Marine Traffic website showed the 225-meter (738-foot) agelong bulk bearer not moving Wednesday day disconnected the seashore of Denmark successful the Baltic.

The Royal Danish Navy did not instantly respond to an emailed petition for remark from The Associated Press.