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# Norway police arrest ship on suspicion of Baltic Sea cable damage

> Norwegian police said on Friday they had arrested a Norwegian ship with an all-Russian crew on suspicion of involvement in causing damage to a fibre optic cable in the Baltic Sea.

By Reuters · Published 31 January 2025, 15:32 SAST · Updated 31 January 2025, 15:32 SAST

## Key points
- In a plot twist worthy of a maritime thriller, Norwegian authorities have snagged the Silver Dania, a ship suspected of playing a not-so-innocent role in severing a vital fibre cable in the Baltic Sea—proving that even the high seas can’t escape the grip of international intrigue.
- Latvian authorities prompted the arrest of a vessel in Tromsoe, Norway, amid suspicions of its involvement in damaging a vital fibre cable.
- The ship, identified as Silver Dania, is Norwegian-owned and flagged, raising questions about maritime security.
- It was en route from St. Petersburg to Murmansk when the incident occurred in the Baltic Sea.
- The police statement highlights concerns over the implications for communication infrastructure between Latvia and Sweden.

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The arrest took place at the request of Latvian authorities, the police in the northern Norwegian city of Tromsoe said.

"It is suspected that the ship has been involved in serious damage to a fibre cable in the Baltic Sea between Latvia and Sweden," the police said in a statement.

The Norwegian-owned and flagged vessel, named as Silver Dania, had been sailing from St. Petersburg in the Baltic Sea to Murmansk in the Russian Arctic, police said.

(Reporting by Terje Solsvik, editing by Stine Jacobsen)