Accidents, not Russian sabotage, behind undersea cable damage, officials say

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34. Cutting Undersea Cables is No Accident But is Inexpensive Hybrid Warfare

China has been suspected of cutting several of Taiwan's underseas cables.





This tactic has been replicated by the Kremlin in their sabotage campaign against countries supporting Ukraine. The threat of Russian sabotage has raised NATO's counterintelligence threat level to the highest its been in years. An officer from Russia or Georgia was reportedly on board the Eagle S, a suspected cable cutting ship (pictured below). According to Lloyd's of London, the Eagle S was loaded with spying equipment.


Finnish coastguard with Eagle S shown in the background after suspected cable sabotage incident. (Photo: Finnish Coast Guard)

So far, no Taiwanese, Japanese, or EU commercial ship has been accused of cable-cutting.



The Seawise Giant Anchor is a 36-tons, 7m long, 4.45m across, and 1.13m thick. Dragging an anchor like this along the seabed is an inexpensive way to damage critical cables and pipes while claiming it was "accidental."

Sources:

https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2025/01/05/2003829674

https://www.yahoo.com/news/chinese-ship-severs-undersea-cables-202527317.html

https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1151955/Russia-linked-cable-cutting-tanker-seized-by-Finland-was-loaded-with-spying-equipment

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-07-10/nato-summit-russia-ukraine-war-stoltenberg-europe-14441736.html