Coverage dated October 16, 2023

Sweden Says Second Undersea Cable Damaged in Baltic Sea

Headline from Wall Street Journal

The incident comes days after Finland and Estonia said sabotage was the likely cause of disruptions to a gas pipeline and a communications cable.

Wall Street Journal's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Reports & sources

5 articles, oldest first.

  1. Fox News

    Sweden reports damage to undersea cable to Estonia as Finland investigates its own pipeline damage (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    A week after Finland reported damage to its undersea cable connecting to Estonia, Sweden also discovered partial damage made to its own telecom cable.

  2. Seattle Times

    Sweden reports damage to an undersea cable to Estonia, after Finland cites damage to a gas pipeline (opens Seattle Times)

    Published

    Seattle Times's feed description

    Sweden has reported partial damage to an undersea telecom cable in the Baltic Sea running to Estonia.

  3. Wall Street Journal

    Sweden Says Second Undersea Cable Damaged in Baltic Sea (opens Wall Street Journal)

    Published

    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    The incident comes days after Finland and Estonia said sabotage was the likely cause of disruptions to a gas pipeline and a communications cable.

  4. The Guardian

    Telecoms cable between Sweden and Estonia damaged, Sweden says (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Incident is thought to have coincided with damage to a gas pipeline and a telecom cable connecting Estonia and Finland

  5. Deutsche Welle

    Sweden reports damage to Baltic Sea cable with Estonia – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

    Published

    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Sweden said its undersea cable with Estonia was damaged at roughly the same time as a Finnish-Estonian pipeline and cable. Sweden and Finland have both moved to join NATO since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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