On Saturday afternoon the coastal guard Finnish bay She informed about the commencement of repair work of two broken Russian submarine cables. The work is carried out by the ship's crew Jerkwhich today influenced the water supervised by the Finns. Kari Klemmadvisor Ministry of Economy and Employment, He indicated that it was about telecommunications cables whose damage was left reported on December 26 last year.
It is known that in Christmas there was an incident, as a result of which he was registered on Cook Islands The Eagle S ship broke one of the cables Estlink 2 connecting Estonia i Finland. It is not known, however, whether the damage to the Russian installation occurred at the same time or whether the event is not related to this case. CEO of the National Bureau of Investigation Risto Salmonto which Helsingin Sanomat reached, he refused to comment.
Finnish bay. The Russian ship is repaired by submarine cables
Officer of the Coast Guard Command Center Matti Niittymäki He told local media that the Russian side informed about the desire to repair its cables well. Kari Klemm pointed out, however, that both maintenance, repairs and monitoring of underwater infrastructure requires appropriate permits issued by the Finnish government.
The government advisor said that the Russians would spend in the Gulf of Finnish A few days, most likely less than a weekand their goal is to restore cables to operate as soon as possible. Matters may be extended in the event of deterioration of weather conditions. Klemm also noted that the repair team has at their disposal a different equipment than it has been used so far.
– If we think about the Russians, then before the war in Ukraine They could use Western equipment for repairs. Now all treatments must be performed with the help of your own devices he pointed out.
The Finnish coastal guard monitors the works of Russians
A representative of the Finnish ministry assured, however, that repairs should be simple – they consist in raising the cables, perform the necessary steps and leaving them back to the sea.
The whole process will be closely watching the Finnish coastal guard. On site, there will be Ship of security services.
– We have allocated enough resources – assured the Deputy Commander of the Coast Guard of the Finnish Bay, A junior.
Source: Helsingin Sanomat