SILVER DANIA

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Ship released, while investigation is going on

The Troms Police District has carried out a number of investigative steps with a view to the request they have received from Latvia. The investigation was continued, but there was no reason for the ship to remain in Tromsø. No findings have been made that link the ship to sabotage, so that it was released on Jan 31. On Feb 1 at around 7 a.m. UTC the ship left the port en route to Murmansk, where it is expected to arrive on the afternoon of Feb 2. The CEO of the Silver Sea Shipping Group, Tormod Fossmark, denied the vessel’s involvement in the incident and highlighted that the vessel did not drop its anchor and thus could not have damaged the cable. The suspected sabotage of the telecom cable in the Baltic Sea is under investigation by the Latvian and Swedish authorities.

Reefer detained under suspicion of cable sabotage

The 'Silver Dania', en route from St.Petersburg to Murmansk, was detained by the 'Bison' of the Norwegian Coast Guard on a request from Latvian authorities on the night of Jan 31, 2025, suspected of involvement in sabotage against a fibre-optic cable in the Baltic Sea. The 11 crew members were all Russian natioalities. Both the crew and the shipping company cooperated with the police, and voluntarily went to Tromsø. The suspicious ship days sailed straight northwards before it around midnight it made a sharp turn eastwards towards the port of Tromsø. The 'Bison' was waiting in the area before it at the same time sailed to Tromsø. On the morning of Jan 31 assearch was in process in the port of Tromsø. Crew members were being questioned by the police. There wer forensic examinations of the ship and a search of the ship's interior. The police have also started a digital investigation where they were looking at digital devices that can be found on the ship. The 'Silver Dania' is one of several ships suspected of involvement in the damage of the cable. The vessel is owned by Norwegian company Fjord Shipping. Several of the company's ships are cooperating closely with Russian partners. One of them - the Silver Copenhagen - is involved in landing of Russian fish to European ports. The Norwegian reefer is cooperating with Russian fishery company Norebo. Reports with photos: https://www.thebarentsobserver.com/news/ship-suspected-of-sabotage-is-detained-by-norwegian-coast-guard/423992 https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2025/01/31/noorwegen-letland-rusland-sabotage-onderzeese-kabel-schip-silver/