The latest information about the cable break near Nord Stream says that Denmark and several other countries are negotiating with China.
TV stations in Sweden and Denmark said that investigators on the broken cables in the Baltic Sea are trying to determine whether the Chinese dry goods ship Yi Peng 3 was involved in the cable break near Nord Stream.
The Chinese ship Yi Peng 3 is currently anchored in international waters in the middle of the Kattegat Strait, off the Bjare Peninsula, according to SVT and Danmarks radio.
The Danish Navy has been tracking the Yi Peng 3 for six days, with Swedish and German coast guard vessels joining in over the weekend.
Meanwhile, Chinese authorities have requested permission to question the crew as part of a Swedish investigation to determine whether the Chinese ship played any role in the direct sabotage attack.
Lawyers from several Swedish government agencies are reviewing the legality of several other potential actions, including a search of a ship without Chinese permission.
Investigations into the cable break near Nord Stream have begun to pay attention to the Yi Peng 3 after analysis of the movements showed the Chinese ship was very close to the area at the time of the two cable breaks.
Two cables in the Baltic Sea were broken on 17 and 18 November. One cable connects Germany and Finland, and the other connects Sweden and Lithuania.
The first cable runs alongside the Nord Stream pipeline. The Finnish government-owned telecommunications operator Cinia reported the break.
The second cable break was reported by Swedish telecommunications company Telia. The Swedish Public Prosecutor's Office has opened a preliminary investigation into the cable break, calling it an act of sabotage.
The latest cable break near the Nord Stream pipeline is reminiscent of the damaged Balticonnector gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia in 2023. In addition to the Balticonnector pipeline, several telecommunications cables in the Baltic Sea were also broken in the incident.
The Hong Kong-registered container ship NewNew Polar Bear is the prime suspect in the incident. The Finnish investigation concluded that the NewNew Polar Bear dropped anchor to avoid the storm and dragged its anchor through the Balticonnector pipeline.
