Electricity cable link to Estonia was damaged on Christmas Day in suspected Russian act of sabotage
Finnish investigators say they have found a seabed trail stretching almost 100km around the site of an underwater electricity cable that wasThe ship under suspicion of causing the damage, a vessel called the Eagle S flying the flag of the Cook Islands, is believed to be part of Russia’s so-called shadow fleet, used for transporting Russian oil products subject to embargos after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
“If you’re dragging an anchor, it can’t be that you don’t notice it, because the ship would go off course. It’s clearly not possible,” the official told the Guardian. The crew of the Eagle S was made up of Georgian and Indian nationals, Finnish media reported, but the ship had recently docked in Russia and was believed to be carrying Russian oil products.and Estonia sent ships to the area but the Estonian vessel could not cope with the stormy seas, so the Finns took the lead. “It took a couple of hours to clarify exactly which ship was to blame, and during that time cut two communication lines as well,” said the official.
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