Owner of MV Vezhen That Severed the Baltic Cable Between Sweden & Latvia Says...THE ANCHOR BROKE?

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The Anchor Broke January 30, 2025 In this episode, Sal Mercogliano—a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner — discusses how the CEO of Navigation Maritime Bulgaria (Navibulgar), Captain Alexander Kalchev reported that the Malta-flagged bulk carrier MV Vezhon accidentally dropped its anchor in poor weather and damaged a cable between Sweden and Estonia on January 26, 2025. #baltic #cablecutting #sweden #russia #latvia #shipping 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 Navibulgar presented evidence of the storm that damaged the anchor of the Vezhen ship https://www.economic.bg/en/a/view/navibulgar-presented-evidence-of-the-storm-that-damaged-the-anchor-of-the-vezhen-ship Swedish Authorities Board Ship Seized Over Baltic Sea Cable Breach https://gcaptain.com/swedish-authorities-board-ship-seized-over-baltic-sea-cable-breach/