Police attorney said no evidence had been found linking the ship to the act, adding that while the investigation would continue, there was no reason for the vessel to remain in Tromsø any longer.

The incident is the latest in a series of cases of cables being damaged in the Baltic Sea, amid heightened tensions between Russia and the West since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Police say a Norwegian-owned and Russian-crewed ship that authorities suspect may have been involved in damage to an ...