MV Vezhen Seized by Swedish Coast Guard For Suspected Cable Break in the Baltic Sea

Sweden Seizes MV Vezhon January 26, 2025 In this episode, Sal Mercogliano—a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner — discusses the seizure of the Malta-flagged bulk carrier MV Vezhon by the Swedish Coast Guard and its suspicion of damaging a cable between Sweden and Estonia on January 26, 2025. #baltic #cablecutting #sweden #russia #latvia #shipping 00:00 Past Cable Cuttings in the Baltic 01:53 US Convinced Baltic Cable Damage Was Accidental 04:28 How to Drop an Anchor 07:36 Reports by Swedish and Estonian Prime Minister on the Latest Incident 09:55 Information on MV Vezhen 11:08 Replay of Track Line from MV Vezhen 17:02 Did MV Vezhen Drag an Anchor and Damage the Cables? Support What's Going on With Shipping via: Patreon: www.patreon.com/wgowshipping Twitter: @mercoglianos Bluesky: @mercoglianos.bsky.social Facebook: @wgowshipping Email: [email protected] Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0B9AHrs2P9OPA8ulM3EJ2u Marine Traffic www.marinetraffic.com Report: U.S. is Convinced That Baltic Cable Damage Was Accidental https://maritime-executive.com/article/report-u-s-convinced-that-eagle-s-cable-incident-was-accidental Baltic Undersea Cable Between Latvia And Sweden Damaged By External Force https://gcaptain.com/baltic-undersea-cable-between-latvia-and-sweden-damaged-by-external-force/ Vessel Seized https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/sverige/fartyg-tagen-i-beslag/