Taiwanese authorities are investigating a Chinese-crewed ship suspected of severing an undersea communications cable in the latest such incident adding to tensions between Taipei and Beijing

Taiwan coast guard officials boarded a Chinese-owned freighter and detained its crew following the cargo ship’s suspected role in severing an undersea cable near one of Taiwan’s outlying islands, Taipei authorities said Tuesday.

The Coast Guard said it was investigating how the cable was severed and said it could not rule out the possibility of sabotage.