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Finland seizes ship tied to Russia in ruptured cable probe
A vessel delivering oil for Russia was seized by Finnish authorities in connection with an undersea cable cutting incident that disconnected electricity to Estonia as concerns over similar incidents in European waters mount.
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... The Police of Finland said it took into custody Thursday the Eagle S, which is registered in the Cook Islands. The seizure is part of an investigation into where the Estlink 2 power transmission cable ruptured Wednesday. The Eagle S, which was traveling from St. Petersburg, Russia to Port Said, Egypt, was stopped in Finnish waters. A Finnish customs official said the tanker most likely belongs to what is known as the Russian shadow fleet, which provides oil exports from Russia to circumvent sanctions by Western nations. Estlink 2 allowed Finland to provide electricity to Estonia. The police said the case is being probed as an act of criminal mischief. The European Commission said the act is a continuation of suspected attacks on its critical infrastructure. ...
The Eagle S, which was traveling from St. Petersburg, Russia to Port Said, Egypt, was stopped in Finnish waters.
A Finnish customs official said the tanker most likely belongs to what is known as the Russian shadow fleet, which provides oil exports from Russia to circumvent sanctions by Western nations.
Estlink 2 allowed Finland to provide electricity to Estonia. The police said the case is being probed as an act of criminal mischief. The European Commission said the act is a continuation of suspected attacks on its critical infrastructure. ...
#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-12-27 12:20 PM | Reply
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NATO to boost Baltic Sea presence after cables broken www.reuters.com
... NATO said on Friday it would boost its presence in the Baltic Sea after the suspected sabotage this week of an undersea power cable and four internet cables, while alliance member Estonia launched a naval operation to guard a parallel electricity link. Finland on Thursday seized a ship carrying Russian oil on suspicion of causing an outage of the Estlink 2 undersea power cable linking it with Estonia, and of disrupting fibre optic lines. On Friday it said it had asked the transatlantic military alliance for support. Baltic nations are on alert after a string of outages of power cables, telecom links and gas pipelines since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. "We have agreed with Estonia, and we have also communicated to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, that our wish is to have a stronger NATO presence," Finnish President Alexander Stubb told a news conference. Rutte posted on the social media platform X that "NATO will enhance its military presence in the Baltic Sea", without elaborating. A NATO official declined to provide further detail. Sweden's coastguard said it had increased surveillance of ship traffic, deploying aircraft and vessels and coordinating with other nations. ...
Finland on Thursday seized a ship carrying Russian oil on suspicion of causing an outage of the Estlink 2 undersea power cable linking it with Estonia, and of disrupting fibre optic lines. On Friday it said it had asked the transatlantic military alliance for support.
Baltic nations are on alert after a string of outages of power cables, telecom links and gas pipelines since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.
"We have agreed with Estonia, and we have also communicated to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, that our wish is to have a stronger NATO presence," Finnish President Alexander Stubb told a news conference.
Rutte posted on the social media platform X that "NATO will enhance its military presence in the Baltic Sea", without elaborating. A NATO official declined to provide further detail.
Sweden's coastguard said it had increased surveillance of ship traffic, deploying aircraft and vessels and coordinating with other nations. ...
#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-12-27 12:22 PM | Reply
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