Russian Tanker Detained For Dragging Anchor & Damaging Power Cable Connecting Finland & Estonia

Russian Tanker Detained For Dragging Anchor & Damaging Power Cable Connecting Finland & Estonia
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Finnish investigators have found drag marks stretching for dozens of kilometres along the Baltic Sea floor, which led to the detention of the tanker Eagle S.

Authorities believe the marks were caused by the vessel’s anchor, which severed a major power cable and disrupted four telecom cables connecting Finland and Estonia.

The incident damaged the 658 MW Estlink 2 power cable on December 25, leaving Finland and Estonia to rely on the smaller 358 MW Estlink 1...

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