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

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.

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