Telecommunications company Cinia announced on November 18, 2024 that the approximately 1,200 km submarine cable connecting Helsinki, Finland and Rostock, Germany has been severed. In response, the Finnish and German governments jointly stated that “a thorough investigation is underway.”
A fault in the Cinia C-Lion1 submarine cable between Finland and Germany
https://www.cinia.fi/en/news/a-fault-in-the-cinia-c-lion1-submarine-cable-between-finland-and-germany
Undersea cable between Lithuania and Sweden damaged – Telia – LRT
https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2416006/undersea-cable-between-lithuania-and-sweden-damaged-telia
Joint statement by the Foreign Ministers of Finland and Germany on the severed undersea cable in the Baltic Sea – Federal Foreign Office
https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/newsroom/news/-/2685132
Two undersea cables in Baltic Sea cut, Germany and Finland fear sabotage | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/telecoms-cable-linking-finland-germany-likely-severed-owner-says-2024-11-18/
Germany and Finland investigate a severed data cable through the Baltic Sea | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/finland-germany-data-communications-cable-9b231aa47501545690a26a442fe106a5
Two Baltic Subsea Cables Likely Severed by “Outside Forces”
https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/two-baltic-subsea-cables-likely-severed-by-outside-forces
Finland’s national data service provider, Cinia, announced on November 18, 2024, that the approximately 1,200km undersea cable connecting Helsinki to Rostock will be completed.C-Lion1It was announced that the disconnection of “ was confirmed. According to Finland’s public broadcaster YLE, C-Lion1, launched in 2016, is Finland’s only data communications cable that runs directly from the Nordic countries to Central Europe, and is designed to connect central European communications networks to Finland and other Nordic countries. It is said that it is connected to other countries.
/1. Immediately two communication cables were damaged in the Baltic Sea. First one between Finland and Germany. Second between Sweden and Lithuania.
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Cinia has revealed that due to the cable cut, the service provided by C-Lion1 is down, and that Finland’s international data communication connections are being transmitted via multiple redundant lines. reported that the impact of a single cable failure is dependent on the resiliency of the service provider’s connection.
Lithuania’s data service provider also reported that the 218km submarine cable connecting Lithuania and the Swedish island of Gotland was down, causing internet connections to be down.Telia Lietuvais reporting. According to Telia Lietuva, due to the nature of the failure, the disconnection of the internet line was caused by physical damage to the submarine cable.
In the Baltic Sea, where C-Lion1 is installed,Pipeline explosion and gas leakIn addition, damage to submarine cables has occurred, and it has been pointed out that these may have been sabotage by Russia.
Norwegian police release image of damaged submarine cable pulled up, suspects Russian trawler involved, but lacks evidence – GIGAZINE
It has been pointed out that the damage to C-Lion 1 may have been sabotage by a malicious person, and the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs have jointly stated, “In cases like this, damage to the cable can quickly lead to intentional damage.” The fact that we, the European countries, raise doubts is indicative of modern instability. We are conducting a thorough investigation into this cable cut, which threatens the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine and a hybrid war by malicious actors. Protecting them is essential to our safety.”
On the other hand, Samuli Bergström, Director of Finland’s National Cyber Security Center, said, “Submarine cables are constantly exposed to all kinds of weather conditions and the influence of ships. Submarine cables undergo various maintenance on an ongoing basis.” However, there is a possibility that this cable disconnection was an accident.”tell meI’m here.
“The cable damage occurred near the southern tip of the Swedish island of Åland,” Cinia CEO Ali-Jussi Kunaapila told reporters. We are beginning to repair the cable, which may take 5 to 15 days.”
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