Russian oil tanker detained after suspected of causing damage to undersea power cable

Authorities in Finland have taken over a Russian oil tanker amid suspicions that it damaged undersea power cables in the Baltic Sea.

Oil tanker Eagle S anchored near the Kilpilahti port in Porvoo, on the Gulf of Finland December 30, 2024. Cook Islands-registered ship Eagle S is suspected of the disruption of the Finland-Estonia electrical link Estlink 2 on December 25, 2024. Source: SIPA USA / STT-Lehtikuva/STT-Lehtikuva/Sipa USA

Finnish investigators say they found traces along the nearly 100-kilometre-long seabed around the site of an undersea power cable damaged on Christmas Day in an alleged act of Russian sabotage.

The Eagle S vessel, registered in the Cook Islands, was found and seized by Finnish authorities on December 26, off the country's southern coast.

Its anchor was reported to have been lowered and dragged, damaging the Estlink-2 undersea power supply cable.

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