A damage to an optical cable owned by a private company has been recorded in the Baltic Sea near Liepaja, reported Prime Minister Evika Siliņa of the New Unity party on the microblogging platform X.
“I am in contact with the Crisis Management Center and the responsible services, while the State Police has begun an investigation and the circumstances are being clarified,” said Siliņa.
It is reported that the incident has not affected internet access in Latvia.
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>A private company-owned optical cable has been found damaged in the Baltic Sea near Liepaja. The incident has not affected Latvian communication users. I am in contact with the Crisis Management Center and the responsible services, while the State Police has initiated an investigation and will continue to clarify the circumstances…
— Evika Siliņa 🇱🇻🇺🇦 (@EvikaSilina) January 4, 2026
The head of the Crisis Management Center, Arvis Zile, told Latvian television that information about a possible damage to the optical cable was received on Saturday, January 3, from the Crisis Management Center of Lithuania.
After contacting the owner of the optical cable, it was confirmed that the cable is damaged. Currently, the private company is trying to determine the location of the damage.
The exact causes of the incident are still unknown. The damage occurred on January 2.
“Currently, we cannot speculate on the causes of the damage. The company, conducting its own analysis and digital measurements, is also not ruling out any versions at this time,” noted Zile.
As reported by bb.lv, a week ago, five underwater cables leading to Estonia were damaged.
