Was It an Accident? Bulgarian Ship Denies Cutting Baltic Cable

A ship owned by a Bulgarian company is at the center of a mysterious incident in the Baltic Sea. The Vezhen, a vessel registered in Malta, was sailing towards South America when it got into trouble. The ship’s crew reported extreme weather conditions and noticed that the left anchor was dragging across the seabed. Swedish prosecutors have opened an investigation after an underwater fiber optic cable connecting Latvia and the Swedish island of Gotland was damaged.

The shipping company, Navibulgar, firmly denies any intentional harm. The company's CEO, Alexander Kalchev, emphasized that the ship was simply passing over the cable, and it’s unclear exactly when the damage occurred. He hopes that the investigation will prove this was an unintentional accident caused by harsh weather. The Vezhen, capable of carrying up to 32, 000 tons of cargo, was launched in 2022 and was transporting fertilizer. The ship's automatic identification system provides clear evidence of its route, which includes the area where the cable was damaged.

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