Finnish police said today that they suspect the tanker Eagle S, which came from Russia and is believed to be part of a “ghost fleet”, was involved in the “sabotage” of an undersea power cable connecting Finland to Estonia. The Cook Islands-flagged vessel was carrying unleaded petrol, which it had loaded from a Russian port, Finnish Customs director general Sami Rakshit told a news conference. Police are investigating “serious sabotage,” added Robin Lardot, of the National Investigation Agency. “We have reason to believe that this ship caused damage to Estlink 2 and other cables,” police said. Police and border guards boarded the ship and found that its anchors were not raised. When the crew was asked to raise the anchors, they saw that they were missing. The Finnish authorities have taken the ship under their control and are moving it into Finnish territorial waters. Investigations are focused […]
Source: News Beast
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