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The investigation has been going on today and we have had good cooperation with the authorities,
Tormod Fossmark, CEO of Silver Group, told CNN
The vessel is suspected of having someone on board who played a role in the matter of this cable in the Baltic,
Norwegian prosecutor Ronny Jorgensen told a press conference
Our work is continuing... The ship is still seized and there are various investigative measures being taken, including technical examinations,
he saidWe have no involvement in this whatsoever,
Fossmark told the AP news agency
We did not have any anchors out or do anything, so that will be confirmed today,
he added, expressing hopeIn connection with the damaged LVRTC underwater optical fiber cable in the Baltic Sea, the state police, in cooperation with the prosecution office and under its direct supervision, is investigating a criminal proceeding … regarding the intentional destruction and damage of property."
The Latvian government said in a statement
Given that the cable lies at a depth exceeding 50 meters, the exact nature of the damage can only be determined once cable repair work begins,
the statement addedWe and hundreds of other boats drive past all the time,
he saidThe ship is suspected to have been involved in serious damage to a fibre cable in the Baltic Sea between Latvia and Sweden,
police said
Police are now on board the ship to search, carry out interrogations and secure evidence,
it saidI think I can say, on very solid grounds, that it is this ship that has damaged the cable,
he saidWe sailed near Gotland but we did not cast anchor,
Silver Sea head Tormod Fossmark said, referring to the Swedish island near the site of the cable damage
The Norwegian authorities have brought us into port to clear us of any involvement,
Fossmark addedThese sabotage actions will not be tolerated, and we will continue to enforce bold actions within the rule of law,
Spruds said
If we openly accuse Russia or China of these attacks, the next logical question is: What are we going to do about it?"
Matti Posio, a Finnish foreign policy expert and chief editor at Lannen Media Oy, told VOA in an interview
The Baltic Sea has become an arena where all tricks are allowed,
Siemoniak saidEven if there is no direct evidence today, sabotage and provocations are part of Russia’s standard arsenal. ... We are at a point where we have to assume that this is a conscious, deliberate action,
he told VOA on TuesdayWe want such policing missions to start taking place in the Baltic Sea. There is a lot of traffic when it comes to ships and vessels … and security is an absolutely fundamental issue here,
he told VOA
If we don't know whether we're at war, it's always best to assume that we are,
Jussi Halla-aho, the speaker of the Finnish Parliament, said in an interview earlier this month in the Turku daily Turun SanomatLatvia’s Naval Forces' diving team has conducted an inspection at the damage site and collected evidence in cooperation with Swedish Coast Guard vessels,
Spruds told VOA