Sweden seizes vessel after ‘sabotage’ of Baltic Sea undersea data cable

An Estonian naval ship sails in the Baltic Sea as part of stepped-up Nato patrols in the region following suspected sabotage of undersea cables. (AP Photo/Hendrik Osula)

Swedish prosecutors have opened a preliminary investigation into suspected aggravated “sabotage” of an underwater cable in the Baltic Sea.

Prosecutors also ordered the detention of a vessel suspected of damaging the fibre optic cable.