Event 4de88615-5a27-4ead-9c41-42eba9b314e0

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Undersea Country: Norway Country: Russia

Source: https://x.com/PerErikSchulze/status/1794828268480438514

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Event Time

1y ago

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Created

1mo ago

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Updated

1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Russian Trawlers Track Fiber Optic Cable between Svalbard and Mainland Norway

Short Summary: Russian trawlers monitored moving repeatedly above a key internet cable connecting Svalbard to Norway.

Description

Russian bottom trawlers were observed repeatedly traversing back and forth directly above the main fiber optic internet cable between Svalbard and the Norwegian mainland. This activity, reported by NRK, has raised concerns due to the vital communications infrastructure in the area. The referenced map and information indicate a pattern of Russian vessel traffic in the region during January 2022.

Evidence

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Nothing to see here. Just perfectly normal russian bottom trawling back and forth repeatedly just on top of the main fiber optic internet cable between Svalbard and the Norwegian mainland. From NRK.

Sjøkartet viser all trafikken utenfor Svalbard fra 6. til 7. januar 2022. Du kan se flere russiske fiskefartøy i området, i tillegg til en norsk linefisker.

Related URLs

https://x.com/PerErikSchulze/status/1794828268480438514

Source

https://x.com/PerErikSchulze/status/1794828268480438514

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