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Agence France-Presse

Denmark, which has been monitoring a Chinese vessel anchored off its coast after two Baltic Sea cables were cut, said on Monday it was in talks with China over the ship.
In a statement, Denmark’s foreign ministry said it was “in ongoing dialogue with the countries most involved in handling this case, including China”.
It added that it could not provide any details on the “diplomatic dialogue”.
Sections of two telecoms cables were cut on November 17 and 18 in Swedish territorial waters of the Baltic Sea.

Swedish and Finnish police have opened investigations and European officials have said they suspect “sabotage” linked to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Kremlin has rejected the comments as “absurd” and “laughable”.
The Yi Peng 3 sailed over the cables around the time they were severed, according to ship tracking sites, though there is nothing to indicate that it was involved in the incidents.
The ship has remained anchored in the narrow Kattegat strait between Sweden and Denmark since Tuesday.
China’s foreign ministry has denied any responsibility in the matter.
“China is currently working with relevant parties including Denmark to maintain smooth communication through diplomatic channels,” a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday.
Denmark’s navy said on Wednesday it was shadowing the vessel, which is in international waters, limiting Danish authorities’ possibility to intervene.


Sweden’s coastguard joined it on Saturday.
Early on November 17, the Arelion cable running from the Swedish island of Gotland to Lithuania was damaged.
The next day, the C-Lion 1 submarine cable connecting Helsinki and the German port of Rostock was cut south of Sweden’s Oland island, around 700km (435 miles) from Helsinki.
Tensions have mounted around the Baltic Sea since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
In September 2022, a series of underwater blasts ruptured the Nord Stream pipelines that carried Russian gas to Europe, the cause of which has yet to be determined.
In October 2023, an undersea gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia was shut down after it was damaged by the anchor of a Chinese cargo ship.


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Chinese bulk carrier ‘Yi Peng 3’ anchored and under surveillance by a Danish naval patrol vessel in the sea of Kattegat. Photo: EPA-EFE

The Chinese ship Yi Peng 3, right, anchored and being monitored by a Danish naval patrol vessel in the sea of Kattegat on November 20. Photo: Ritzau Scanpix via AFP

Sharp EU-China differences over trade, Ukraine war leave little room to mend frayed ties

Chinese bulk carrier Yi Peng 3 anchored and under surveillance in the sea of Kattegat, near the town of Grenaa, Denmark, on November 20, 2024. Photo: EPA-EFE

A Danish naval patrol vessel (right) monitors the Yi Peng 3 off the Jutland peninsula on November 20, 2024. Photo: EPA-EFE

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis also leads the country’s conservative Homeland Union. Photo: AFP

Cai Run was Beijing’s ambassador to Israel before taking up his post as Beijing’s envoy to the EU. Photo: Handout

Undersea cables in Baltic Sea cut, Germany and Finland fear sabotage

The 1,200km cable connecting Helsinki to the German port of Rostock being laid in 2015. File photo: Lehtikuva via AFP

C-Lion1 runs for 1,200km from the Finnish capital Helsinki to the German Baltic Sea port city of Rostock. File photo: Lehtikuva via AFP

Baltic pipe probe: Finnish leader happy China cooperating, but says ‘case is not closed’

Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo made the comments at a joint press conference with his Estonian counterpart. Photo: AFP

The NewNew Polar Bear has been identified as the ship that caused the damage. Photo: Reuters

China says the pipe was damaged in an accident that happened during a storm. Photo: Reuters

Beijing admits Hong Kong-flagged ship destroyed key Baltic gas pipeline ‘by accident’

The pipeline was severed last October in an incident Beijing now admits was caused by a Chinese ship. Photo: Elering via Reuters

Finnish border guards captured an image of the NewNew Polar Bear in October last year. Photo: Reuters

Finland and Estonia say the pipeline was severed by the ship’s anchor being dragged along the seabed. Photo: Reuters

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Chinese bulk carrier, Yi Peng 3, was in the vicinity of two cables when they were damaged on November 17 and 18


Chinese bulk carrier, Yi Peng 3, was in the vicinity of two cables when they were damaged on November 17 and 18.
