A tanker with Russian oil got stuck in Finnish waters due to a power cable rupture
The tanker, which carries Russian oil, has turned off the route in the Gulf of Finland and is in the Finnish territorial waters of the Baltic Sea. This happened after the most powerful of the two submarine power cables EastLink between Finland and Estonia could have had a break — it does not work.
Finland boards Russian-linked oil tanker after undersea power and internet cables cut
Police in Finland are investigating what they called "grave sabotage" and have taken command of Eagle S, an oil tanker believed to belong to a so-called shadow fleet of ageing tankers which seek to evade Russian sanctions.
Finland seizes tanker carrying Russian oil suspected of knocking out internet, power cables
Finnish authorities on Thursday seized a ship carrying Russian oil in the Baltic Sea on suspicion it caused the outage of an undersea power cable connecting Finland and Estonia a day earlier, and that it also damaged or broke four internet lines.
Finland boards oil tanker suspected of causing internet, power cable outages
Finnish police said on Thursday they are investigating whether a foreign ship was involved in the damage of an undersea power cable connecting Finland and Estonia following a sudden outage on Wednesday.
Finland Says Vessel Suspected of Cutting Cable May Be Part of Russia’s ‘Shadow Fleet’
The Finnish authorities said the tanker might be part of Russia’s shadow fleet, which emerged as a way to circumvent Western-imposed price caps on Russian oil transported by sea. The caps were introduced several months after President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Finnish authorities board tanker suspected of damaging undersea cables
The Eagle S, an oil tanker suspected of being part of Russia's shadow fleet, has been stopped and boarded by Finnish authorities in relation to the damaging of power and data cables connecting Finland to Estonia.
Finland boards oil tanker suspected of sabotage
HELSINKI >> Finnish authorities today seized a ship carrying Russian oil in the Baltic Sea on suspicion it caused the outage of an undersea power cable connecting Finland and Estonia a day earlier, and that it also damaged or broke four internet lines.
Finland police investigate foreign ship after power cable outage
HELSINKI (Reuters) -Finnish police are investigating whether a foreign ship was involved in the damage of an undersea power cable connecting Finland and Estonia following a sudden outage on Wednesday,
Finland Stops Russia-Linked Vessel Over Damaged Undersea Power Cable in Baltic Sea
Police and media reports say that Finnish authorities have detained a Russia-linked ship as they investigate whether it damaged a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables
Finland investigates Russia 'shadow fleet' ship after cable damage
Finnish police are investigating whether a Russian ship was involved in the sabotage of an electricity cable running between Finland and Estonia. The authorities said on Thursday that they believe the anchor of the Eagle S,
Undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia hit by outage, prompting investigation
Finland’s prime minister says authorities are investigating an interruption in a power cable under the Baltic Sea between his country and Estonia
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