Swedish police are investigating a suspected sabotage incident on a water pump on the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea. Police told the BBC that the local government's water unit received an alarm for a water pump on Sunday at 17:30 local time (16:30 GMT).

Police are investigating a case of attempted sabotage involving the water supply on a holiday island in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Sweden. The entire island of Gotland could have been left without water had the possible sabotage not been discovered, Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet Daily reported on Monday, citing anonymous sources.

The Swedish police have launched an investigation into an attempted sabotage on Gotland that occurred on Sunday. The incident could have led to a shortage of drinking water on this strategically located island in the Baltic Sea.

The Swedish police are investigating potential sabotage after a water pump on Gotland island was disconnected from power, potentially leaving the entire island without water. The incident, reported by Swedish daily Aftonbladet,

Swedish police said on Monday they had opened an investigation into suspected sabotage after power cables to a pump supplying the Baltic Sea island of Gotland with water were intentionally disconnected.

Swedish police said on Friday they were investigating a suspected case of sabotage of an undersea telecoms cable in the Baltic Sea, and the country’s coast guard deployed a vessel to the area where multiple seabed cables have been damaged in recent months.

The British cargo ship Scot Carrier is seen at left after it collided with a Danish cargo ship Karin Hoej, in the Baltic Sea, between Ystad and Bornholm, early Monday morning.