Event 649

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "Finland",
    "Estonia",
    "FI",
    "BSR"
  ],
  "border_violation_modes": [
    "Undersea",
    "Sabotage"
  ],
  "category": "Undersea",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Multiple official and expert statements suggest sabotage is a credible hypothesis. The article headline itself states intentional break is not ruled out.",
  "countries": [
    "Finland",
    "Estonia",
    "Baltic Sea Region"
  ],
  "country": "Finland",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "A Finnish undersea communication cable has been damaged, prompting assessments that intentional tampering cannot be ruled out. Officials and experts are examining whether the damage was deliberate sabotage.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-11-18T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Official and expert opinions cited in the article state that sabotage is a possible cause of the cable damage.",
    "Article headline and key paragraphs directly reference the possibility of intentional sabotage.",
    "Location and nature of incident (marine cable in Baltic Sea between Finland and Estonia) are confirmed."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Tahallinen katkaisu ei ole poissuljettu vaihtoehto",
    "Viranomaisten ja asiantuntijoiden mukaan kaapelin vaurion syy tutkitaan tarkkaan – sabotoinnin mahdollisuus selvitetään.",
    "Vaurioitunut kaapeli sijaitsee Suomen ja Viron välillä, Itämerellä."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Undersea Cable Sabotage",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Official and expert opinions cited in the article state that sabotage is a possible cause of the cable damage.",
            "Article headline and key paragraphs directly reference the possibility of intentional sabotage.",
            "Location and nature of incident (marine cable in Baltic Sea between Finland and Estonia) are confirmed."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [
    {
      "country": "Finland",
      "notes": "Authorities are still investigating the cause of the cable break.",
      "status": "Investigation"
    }
  ],
  "headline": "Näin merikaapelin rikkoutumista arvioidaan: ”Tahallinen katkaisu ei ole poissuljettu vaihtoehto”",
  "is_continuous": false,
  "location_text": "Itämeri (Baltic Sea)",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_649_1763933756_4c9c1697.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "C-Lion1 ??Finland-Germany submarine cable severed; sabotage possible",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://www.is.fi/kotimaa/art-2000010841880.html"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Damage to a marine cable in the Baltic Sea is suspected; intentional sabotage is not excluded.",
  "url": "https://www.is.fi/kotimaa/art-2000010841880.html"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "Undersea cable sabotage",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "FI BSR",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "FI;BSR",
  "Date": "18-Nov-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "C-Lion1 ??Finland-Germany submarine cable severed; sabotage possible",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "C-Lion1 ??Finland-Germany submarine cable severed; sabotage possible",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://www.is.fi/kotimaa/art-2000010841880.html",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}