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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Miranda Bryant and Pjotr Sauer

Swedish police focus on Chinese ship after suspected undersea cable sabotage

long cargo ship in background on the horizon and, closer to the camera, a grey Danish naval patrol vessel on a grey, wintry sea;
The Chinese carrier Yi Peng 3, in the background, is monitored by a Danish naval patrol vessel in the Sea of Kattegat, off the coast of Jutland, Denmark, 20 November 2024. Photograph: Mikkel Berg Pedersen/AP

Swedish police investigating the believed sabotage of two fibre-optic undersea cables in the Baltic Sea have said a Chinese ship off the coast of Denmark was “of interest” as Danish officials said its navy was shadowing a Chinese-registered cargo ship.

The ship, identified by Denmark as the Yi Peng 3, passed the two cables on Sunday and Monday about the time it is believed they were severed in a suspected malicious attack. The ship has been shadowed by a Danish navy vessel since it was located in waters between Sweden and Denmark.

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