Finland investigating tanker believed to be part of ‘shadow fleet’ that carries Russian oil
PUBLISHED : 27 Dec 2024 at 19: 45
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Finnish authorities are probing the oil tanker Eagle S, which sailed from a Russian port over the suspected “sabotage” of an underwater power cable. (Photo: AFP)
BRUSSELS – NATO will bolster its military presence in the Baltic Sea after the suspected sabotage of an undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia this week, the Western military alliance’s chief Mark Rutte said on Friday.
On Christmas Day, the Estlink 2 submarine cable that carries electricity from Finland to Estonia was disconnected from the grid, just over a month after two telecommunications cables were severed in Swedish territorial waters in the Baltic.
Finnish authorities on Thursday said they were investigating the oil tanker Eagle S, which sailed from a Russian port, as part of a probe for “aggravated sabotage”.
Finnish President Alexander Stubb said on Friday: “We’ve got the situation under cont
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