Event 753

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "BSR"
  ],
  "category": "Undersea",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Multiple direct statements from official and national media sources, along with Latvian military and infrastructure involvement, provide high confidence in the reported details.",
  "countries": [
    "Latvia"
  ],
  "country": "Latvia",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "LVRTC underwater fiber-optic cable in the Baltic Sea has been damaged. The National Armed Forces (NBS) have inspected a ship possibly involved in the incident. The disruption has affected communication services. The incident is under investigation.",
  "event_time_utc": "2025-01-26T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "LSM reports physical damage to the LVRTC submarine optical fiber cable in the Baltic Sea.",
    "Mention of inspection by Latvian National Armed Forces of a ship suspected to be involved.",
    "Communication instability and service outages are reported.",
    "Authorities confirm investigation is underway into the incident."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Bojāts LVRTC zemūdens optisko šķiedru kabelis Baltijas jūrā.",
    "Nacionālie bruņotie spēki apsekojuši, iespējams, iesaistīto kuģi.",
    "Pašlaik notiek notikušā izmeklēšana, bet būtiski ietekmēta sakaru infrastruktūra."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Undersea Cable Sabotage",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "LSM reports physical damage to the LVRTC submarine optical fiber cable in the Baltic Sea.",
            "Mention of inspection by Latvian National Armed Forces of a ship suspected to be involved.",
            "Communication instability and service outages are reported.",
            "Authorities confirm investigation is underway into the incident."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [
    {
      "country": "Latvia",
      "notes": "NBS has inspected a potentially involved vessel; official investigation ongoing.",
      "status": "Investigation"
    }
  ],
  "headline": "Bojāts LVRTC optisko šķiedru kabelis Baltijas jūrā; NBS apsekojuši, iespējams, iesaistīto kuģi",
  "location_text": "Baltic Sea, near Latvia",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_753_1763937343_ef6c5b08.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Baltic Sea Cable. Data disruption reported, service rerouted",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/latvija/26.01.2025-bojats-lvrtc-baltijas-jura-esosais-zemudens-optisko-skiedru-kabelis.a585214/"
  ],
  "summary_short": "An LVRTC submarine fiber-optic cable in the Baltic Sea was damaged; Latvian authorities are investigating possible sabotage involving a specific vessel.",
  "url": "https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/latvija/26.01.2025-bojats-lvrtc-baltijas-jura-esosais-zemudens-optisko-skiedru-kabelis.a585214/"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "Undersea cable sabotage",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "BSR",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "LV",
  "Date": "26-Jan-25",
  "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": "Baltic Sea Cable. Data disruption reported, service rerouted",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "??LVRTC underwater cable damaged",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/latvija/26.01.2025-bojats-lvrtc-baltijas-jura-esosais-zemudens-optisko-skiedru-kabelis.a585214/",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}