The Swedish prosecutor's office has closed the case of the Bulgarian ship that severed the underwater fibre-optic cable of the Latvian State Radio and Television Centre (LVRTC) in the Baltic Sea in January, after concluding that it was an accident, the Swedish Prosecution. The Swedish prosecutor's office has closed the case of the Bulgarian ship that severed the underwater fibre-optic cable of the Latvian State Radio and Television Centre (LVRTC) in the Baltic Sea in January, after concluding that it was an accident, the Swedish Prosecution. Swedish authorities have released the Maltese-flagged Bulgarian ship "Vezhen", which was suspected of damaging an underwater fiber-optic cable between Latvia and Sweden on January 26, Reuters and the Associated Press reported, quoted by BTA. "The investigation clearly shows that this was not a case. The Bulgarian ship "Vezhen", which was detained by Swedish authorities two weeks ago on suspicion of deliberately severing an optical fiber cable in the Baltic Sea, has now been released. The investigation has determined that it was not a case of deliberate sabotage, according to a press release. The Swedish prosecutor's office has finally dropped the case of the severing of an underwater cable between Latvia and Sweden by a Bulgarian ship in February this year, presenting conclusions that it was an accident and pointing to technical malfunctions on the vessel as the cause of the event. Swedish prosecutors have ruled out sabotage in the damage to an undersea fiber-optic cable between Sweden and Latvia, leading to the release of the Bulgarian ship Vezhen. The cable, which connects the Latvian city of Ventspils with the Swedish island of Gotland, was damaged on January 26.
