Latvia Probes Ship After Communications Cable Cut Off Coast
Latvia's Prime Minister Evika Silina arrives to attend the European Council meeting in Brussels in Dec. 2025.
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Latvian police boarded a ship docked in the port of Liepāja and opened a criminal probe after an undersea communications cable was damaged.
The ship and the crew haven’t been detained, and those on board are cooperating with law enforcement after the Jan, 2 incident that damaged an optical cable, Latvia’s police department said Sunday in a statement.