Norwegian police have arrested a ship suspected of damaging a telecoms cable between Latvia and Sweden last weekend, according to the Norwegian public broadcaster NRK.

The Norwegian vessel Silver Dania with a crew consisting entirely of Russian citizens was detained by the Norwegian Coast Guard at the request of Latvia on suspicion of cable damage in the Baltic Sea.

Norwegian police said on Friday they had seized a Norwegian-owned ship at Latvia's request over its suspected involvement in damage done to a Baltic Sea cable. "The ship is suspected to have been involved in serious damage to a fibre cable in the Baltic Sea between Latvia and Sweden,

Norwegian police said on Friday they had seized and boarded a Norwegian ship with an all-Russian crew on suspicion of involvement in causing damage to a telecoms cable in the Baltic Sea, the second vessel to be named by investigators in the case.

The vessel, which operates under the Norwegian flag and travels between St. Petersburg and Murmansk, was seized in Tromso at Latvia's request following a local court order.

Police said there is suspicion that the Norwegian-owned and Russian-crewed ship had been involved in serious cable damage discovered last weekend.

A Norwegian ship with an all-Russian crew has been seized by police in Norway on suspicion of being involved in ... was involved in serious damage on Sunday to the cable that connects Latvia to the Swedish island of Gotland. Swedish prosecutors announced ...

OSLO - Norwegian police said on Friday they had seized a Norwegian-owned ship at Latvia’s request over its suspected involvement in damage done to a Baltic Sea cable.