Swedish police investigators have completed their inspection of two fiber-optic cable breaks in the Baltic, and they have concluded that the Chinese bulker Yi Peng 3 severed them by dragging anchor for about 100 miles along the seabed, according to the Wall Street Journal. Denmark's navy said on November 20, 2024 it was shadowing a Chinese cargo vessel in the. Russian Cargo Ship Anchors Above Critical Trans-Atlantic Cables — Royal Navy Monitoring Closely Description: A Russian cargo vessel has anchored directly over vital undersea telecommunications infrastructure linking North America to Europe, triggering intensive Royal Navy surveillance. In today's world, where data drives everything- from global communication to smart cities and AI - fibre optic cables form the backbone for it all. Our specialised cable lay vessels. Two undersea cables carrying internet data deep in the Baltic Sea were damaged, European telecommunications companies said this week, drawing warnings from European governments of possible Russian "hybrid warfare" targeting global communications infrastructure. They are powerful and have high capacity, and particular care is taken in the design process to maintain low fuel consumption even in the most power-demanding.