Germany and Finland have expressed concern about the breakage of the only direct submarine communication cable between both countries, the C-Lion1. This is stated in a joint statement by the parties on the website of the German Foreign Ministry.
“We are deeply concerned about the breakage of the submarine cable connecting Finland and Germany in the Baltic Sea.” – says a statement published on the website of the German Foreign Ministry.
It is noted that “an incident of this type immediately raises suspicions of intentional damage.”
“A thorough investigation is underway. Our European security is threatened not only by Russia’s aggressive war against Ukraine, but also by hybrid warfare by attackers. Protecting our shared critical infrastructure is vital to our security and the resilience of our societies,” the statement said.
Today, November 18, damage to the Cinia C-Lion1 submarine cable was discovered. This is the first direct cable between Finland and Germany along the bottom of the Baltic Sea; The previous ones passed through Sweden and Denmark. And this is the only submarine cable that goes directly from Finland to Central Europe. It is 1.2 km long and runs between Helsinki and Rostock.
