Finland. Police about damage to the EstLink 2 undersea cable: a long trace on the seabed indicating an anchor

Investigators are trying to draw a detailed map of the traces of a possible dragging of the anchor and its chain. The possible location of the anchor breakage has not yet been determined, said Commissioner Sami Paila, who heads the investigation.

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Seabed surveys in the area where the EstLink 2 power cable is laid between Estonia and Finland were carried out using an underwater robot. However, further work is hampered by poor weather conditions at sea, the press release said.

Eagle S tanker, sailing from St. Petersburg towards Egyptwas detained on Wednesday a few hours after a power connection failure. The services' suspicions, as reported, were aroused by the fact that the vessel's anchor “was not raised and was not in place.” On that day, four undersea data cables were also damaged: three between Finland and Estonia and one from Finland to Estonia. German.

On Sunday, a tanker flying the flag of the Cook Islands, which is assumed to be part of the Russian “shadow fleet”, was moved from the open waters of the Gulf of Finland near the Porkkala Peninsula (several dozen kilometers west of Helsinki) towards the oil port in Porvoo.

Police are investigating the case as a serious act of vandalism and destruction of property. Investigators are currently focusing on interrogating the ship's approximately 20-person crew, which, as previously reported, consisted of citizens Georgia and India. The customs service is also investigating the violation of sanctions in connection with the transport of several dozen thousand tons of Russian gasoline