New damage spotted on Finland-Germany submarine cable

New disturbance has been detected on the submarine cable between Finland and Germany in the Baltic Sea, said Finnish state-owned data transmission company Cinia in a press release on Friday.

The suspected damaged was discovered in Sweden's exclusive economic zone on Wednesday, said the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).

The disturbance on the C-Lion1 submarine cable, however, did not affect the functionality of telecommunications connections running in the cable.

The data traffic continues flowing normally, said Cinia.

Meanwhile, the NBI has started a preliminary inquiry relating to the rupture.

The preliminary inquiry was started on 20 February on the basis of the information and request for investigation obtained, said NBI in a press release.

International cooperation is carried out for establishing the course of events.

News agency Xinhua adds: A preliminary investigation has now been initiated by the Swedish Prosecution Authority, with the coastguard assisting. The investigation has been confirmed by the Swedish Coastguard.

The coastguard said that it is unclear when the suspected cable break occurred, but the authority has been aware of it since Thursday night.

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson wrote on social media X that he has been aware of the new cable break in the Baltic Sea and is taking the situation very seriously.

A ship of the Swedish Coastguard was on its way to the location on Friday morning, according to the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter.

Earlier in November 2024, the submarine cable went out of service due to a fault.

C-Lion1 is a submarine telecommunications cable between Finland and Germany, owned by Cinia, with a length of 1173 kilometers.

The submarine cable was commissioned in 2016 and connects Central European telecommunications networks to Finland and the other Nordic countries.