On 17–18 November 2024, two submarine telecommunication cables, the BCS East-West Interlink and C-Lion1 fibre-optic cables, were disrupted in the Baltic Sea. The incidents involving both cables occurred in close proximity to each other and near-simultaneously, which prompted accusations from European government officials and NATO member states of hybrid warfare and sabotag. BackgroundThe BCS East West Interlink is a 218 km (135 mi) long submarine data communication cable that runs through the A. On Monday, 18 November 2024, the telecommunications company announced that the BCS East-West Interlink submarine cable between Lithuania and Sweden had been "cut" on Sunday mo. On 18 November, the and issued a joint statement expressing "deep concern" over the C-Lion1 cable's disruption, and expressed suspicion over possible. The Yi Peng 3 came under investigation for the 2024 Baltic Sea submarine cable disruptions. It was identified at both scenes, and by the time it reached the strait, the started following th. The opened an investigation into "sabotage" regarding the disruptions of the two BCS East-West Interlink and C-Lion1 cables. According to the, it had an "almost 100% identificatio. • • • •.