💨 Abstract

The Maltese-flagged cargo ship Vezhen accidentally damaged a subsea cable linking Sweden and Latvia on Jan 26, resulting from a combination of bad weather, equipment deficiencies, and poor seamanship, according to a Swedish prosecutor. The incident was not sabotage. The ship's anchor was dropped without crew involvement, and two locking mechanisms preventing the anchor from dropping were out of order for a prolonged period.

Courtesy: theprint.in

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