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Baltic cable breach triggers global alert: what happened?

Broken submarine cable on the seabed. Internet connection failure. 3d rendering

The vast majority of subsea cable faults are caused by accidental fishing or anchoring (Credit: KateStudio / Shutterstock.com)

An investigation into the cause of a fibre-optic breach between Lithuania and Latvia remains ongoing after Latvian State Police confirmed that they found no evidence linking a boarded cargo ship to the damage.

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