Finland. A tanker from the Russian “shadow fleet” crashes at the entrance to the Gulf of Finland

The Finnish Border Guard sent a tug, a patrol boat and a helicopter to the scene of the incident near the Hanko Peninsula (about 120 kilometers west of Helsinki). It is a 183-meter-long M/T Jazz tanker flying the flag of Panama and intended to transport petroleum products and chemicals. According to information provided by the Coast Guard, the ship is not carrying a cargo of oil, but has its own fuel resources.

The crew of the M/T Jazz tanker undertook repair work and actions to prevent the ship from drifting again. The tanker is currently anchored south of Hanko. According to maritime traffic monitoring services, the ship – presumably belonging to the Russian “shadow fleet” – was sailing from Sudan towards Primorsk in the Leningrad Oblast.

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Underwater infrastructure was not at risk due to the anchoring of M/T Jazz, the guard said. She added that actions are currently being taken to prevent the ship from straying into the shallows, being damaged and leaking due to the difficult weather conditions at sea.

According to the Finnish Coast Guard, this situation is unrelated to the recent incident in the Gulf of Finland with damage to submarine cables – EstLink 2 energy cable and several telecommunications companies. This incident happened last week, on Christmas Day.

Eagle S tanker, sailing from St. Petersburg towards Egyptwas detained a few hours after the power connection failed. The services' suspicions – as reported – were aroused by the fact that the vessel's anchor “was not raised and was not in place.” Research so far has confirmed a trace of several dozen kilometers long at the bottom of the Gulf of Finland, which indicates that the ship was dragging an anchor. Police are investigating the case as a serious act of vandalism and destruction of property.