Finland stops Russia-linked vessel over damaged undersea power cable in Baltic Sea
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Finland stops Russia-linked vessel over damaged undersea power cable in Baltic Sea

Associated Press  

FRANKFURT, Germany — Finnish authorities detained a ship linked to neighboring Russia as they investigate whether it damaged a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables, police said, in the latest incident involving disruption of key infrastructure in the region. The EU’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, said in a statement that the incident was “the latest in a series of suspected attacks on critical infrastructure” and commended the Finnish authorities “for their swift action in boarding the suspected vessel.” The ship “is part of Russia’s shadow fleet, which threatens security and the environment, while funding Russia’s war budget,” said Kallas, a former Estonian prime minister. The shadow tankers “are helping Russia to earn funds that will aid Russian hybrid attacks,” Prime Minister Kristen Michal said at a news conference. “Repeated damage to Baltic Sea infrastructure signals a systemic threat, not mere accidents,” Estonia’s President Alar Karis said on X.

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Finnish court upholds oil tanker seizure in undersea cables probe
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6 days, 17 hours ago

Finnish court upholds oil tanker seizure in undersea cables probe

Al Jazeera  

Finland seized Eagle S tanker carrying Russian oil on suspicion that it damaged the Finnish-Estonian Estlink 2 power. A Finnish court has denied a request for the release of an oil tanker suspected by police of damaging an undersea power line and four telecommunications cables in the Baltic Sea. Last week, Finland seized the Eagle S tanker carrying Russian oil …

Finland inspects Russia's 'shadow fleet' tanker suspected in Baltic cable sabotage: What are the developments so far?
1 week ago

Finland inspects Russia's 'shadow fleet' tanker suspected in Baltic cable sabotage: What are the developments so far?

Firstpost  

The Baltic Sea has seen multiple attacks on energy and communications infrastructure since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. AI-generated image via DALL-E Finnish authorities plan to inspect the Eagle S tanker, suspected of being part of Russia’s “shadow fleet” and involved in the December sabotage of an undersea power cable in the Baltic Sea, the country’s transport agency …

Finnish police find anchor drag marks on Baltic seabed after suspicious cable damage
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1 week, 2 days ago

Finnish police find anchor drag marks on Baltic seabed after suspicious cable damage

ABC  

Anchor drag marks have been found on the seabed by Finnish police in an ongoing investigation into damaged power cables in the Baltic Sea. Finland seizes tanker suspected of causing underwater power cable outage Photo shows Finland's white and blue border coast guard ship on a dark sea in front of the a black oil tanker The Nordic country says …

Finnish investigators find an anchor drag mark on the Baltic seabed after suspicious cable damage
1 week, 3 days ago

Finnish investigators find an anchor drag mark on the Baltic seabed after suspicious cable damage

Associated Press  

HELSINKI, Finland — Finnish investigators probing the damage to a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables said they found an anchor drag mark on the seabed, apparently from a Russia-linked vessel that has already been seized. The discovery heightened concerns about suspected sabotage by Russia’s “shadow fleet” of fuel tankers — aging vessels with obscure ownership acquired to …

Finnish investigators find anchor drag mark on the Baltic seabed following cable damage
1 week, 3 days ago

Finnish investigators find anchor drag mark on the Baltic seabed following cable damage

The Independent  

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Miles-long anchor drag mark found on Baltic seabed after suspicious cable damage, Finnish investigators say
1 week, 3 days ago

Miles-long anchor drag mark found on Baltic seabed after suspicious cable damage, Finnish investigators say

CNN  

HELSINKI, Finland Associated Press — Finnish investigators probing the damage to a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables said they found an anchor drag mark on the seabed, apparently from a Russia-linked vessel that has already been seized. The discovery heightened concerns about suspected sabotage by Russia’s “shadow fleet” of fuel tankers – aging vessels with obscure ownership …

Russian-linked tanker tugged to shore for suspected Baltic Sea sabotage
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1 week, 4 days ago

Russian-linked tanker tugged to shore for suspected Baltic Sea sabotage

The Independent  

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Moment police boarded Russian-linked ship 'crammed with spy gear' that is suspected of vandalising a key undersea power cable as NATO boosts Baltic patrols
1 week, 4 days ago

Moment police boarded Russian-linked ship 'crammed with spy gear' that is suspected of vandalising a key undersea power cable as NATO boosts Baltic patrols

Daily Mail  

Finnish police and border guards boarded a Russian-linked ship that was reportedly crammed with 'spy equipment' and suspected of vandalising a key undersea cable. To outward appearances it was a badly maintained oil tanker, but sources said it was acting as a 'spy ship' for Russia, with high-tech equipment for radio reconnaissance of NATO ships and aircraft on board. The …

Finland Moves Eagle S Tanker Closer to Land as Probe Intensifies
1 week, 5 days ago

Finland Moves Eagle S Tanker Closer to Land as Probe Intensifies

Live Mint  

-- Police in Finland are transferring the seized oil tanker Eagle S closer to land as they step up their investigation into damage caused to undersea cables this week. Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation detained the vessel, sailing under the Cook Islands flag, two days ago after discovering damage to a subsea power link and several data cables as it …

NATO will step up Baltic Sea patrols as Finland probes the possible sabotage of undersea cables
1 week, 6 days ago

NATO will step up Baltic Sea patrols as Finland probes the possible sabotage of undersea cables

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Friday that the military alliance will step up patrols in the Baltic Sea region as Finnish investigators work to establish whether a ship linked to Russia sabotaged undersea cables there this week. Finnish authorities seized control of the ship, the Eagle S, on Thursday as they tried to establish whether it had damaged …

NATO to boost Baltic Sea presence after power, internet cable damage
1 week, 6 days ago

NATO to boost Baltic Sea presence after power, internet cable damage

Hindustan Times  

By Essi Lehto and Anna Ringstrom NATO to boost Baltic Sea presence after power, internet cable damage HELSINKI -NATO said on Friday it will boost its presence in the Baltic Sea after the suspected sabotage this week of an undersea power cable and four internet lines, while alliance member Estonia launched a naval operation to guard a parallel electricity link. …

NATO to boost Baltic Sea presence after power, internet cable damage
1 week, 6 days ago

NATO to boost Baltic Sea presence after power, internet cable damage

CNN  

Helsinki, Finland Reuters — NATO said on Friday it would boost its presence in the Baltic Sea after the suspected sabotage this week of an undersea power cable and four internet lines, while alliance member Estonia launched a naval operation to guard a parallel electricity link. Finland on Thursday seized a ship carrying Russian oil on suspicion the vessel had …

Did a Russian ‘shadow ship’ cut the Finland-Estonia undersea Baltic cable?
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1 week, 6 days ago

Did a Russian ‘shadow ship’ cut the Finland-Estonia undersea Baltic cable?

Al Jazeera  

Finnish authorities board a ship in the Baltic Sea that the West suspects is linked to Russia, a day after an underwater electricity cable was cut and other telecom cables snapped. Finnish authorities seized a Russia-linked ship in the Baltic Sea on Thursday, on suspicion that it damaged an undersea power cable between Finland and Estonia a day earlier. The …

Finland seizes Russian-linked 'shadow ship' after key undersea power link and data cables between Finland and Estonia were damaged
2 weeks ago

Finland seizes Russian-linked 'shadow ship' after key undersea power link and data cables between Finland and Estonia were damaged

Daily Mail  

Finnish authorities have detained a Russia-linked ship as they investigate whether it damaged a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables, according to police and news media reports. Eagle S crude oil tanker sailing under the flag of the Cook Islands has been seized by Finnish authorities EstLink 2 power cable Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during the Supreme …

Undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia hit by outage, prompting investigation
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2 weeks ago

Undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia hit by outage, prompting investigation

Associated Press  

FRANKFURT, Germany — A power cable linking Finland and Estonia under the Baltic Sea suffered an outage, prompting an investigation, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said Wednesday. Writing on X, Orpo said that power transmission through the Estlink-2 cable stopped Wednesday and that authorities were “investigating the matter.” He said the interruption would not affect electricity supplies in Finland. Estonian …

Yi Peng 3: Swedish police board ship in Baltic severed cable probe
3 weeks ago

Yi Peng 3: Swedish police board ship in Baltic severed cable probe

CNN  

Reuters — Swedish police said on Thursday they had boarded the Yi Peng 3 vessel, which is at the center of an investigation into Baltic Sea cable breaches, at the invitation of the Chinese authorities. Swedish police said on Thursday they participated on board the Yi Peng 3 as observers only, while Chinese authorities conducted investigations. “In parallel, the preliminary …

Finnish police don’t suspect criminal activity regarding damaged data cables in south of country
1 month ago

Finnish police don’t suspect criminal activity regarding damaged data cables in south of country

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Finnish police said Tuesday that “there is no reason to suspect any criminal activity” in connection with damage to two data cables running across the land border between Sweden and Finland, saying the damage was created by excavation work. The two cables were repaired Tuesday, a day after they were damaged, affecting 6,000 private customers and 100 businesses, …

NATO to step up action against Russian, Chinese ‘sabotage’
1 month ago

NATO to step up action against Russian, Chinese ‘sabotage’

Al Jazeera  

Critical infrastructure in several NATO states has been damaged in recent months, with ‘sabotage’ suspected. “Over the past years, Russia and China have tried to destabilise our nations with acts of sabotage, cyberattacks, disinformation and energy blackmail to intimidate us,” Rutte told reporters at the NATO gathering. “NATO allies will continue to stand together to face these threats through a …

Sweden formally asks China to cooperate with investigations into undersea cables damage
1 month, 1 week ago

Sweden formally asks China to cooperate with investigations into undersea cables damage

The Independent  

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Sweden 'formally requests' China to probe Yi Peng Three, the ship accused of damaging cables – Firstpost
1 month, 1 week ago

Sweden 'formally requests' China to probe Yi Peng Three, the ship accused of damaging cables – Firstpost

Firstpost  

Sweden has made a ‘formal request’ to China to bring Yi Peng Three back to Swedish waters so that the authorities could investigate whether the vessel severed the two cables in the Baltic Sea Amid the brewing tensions in the Baltic region, Sweden has formally asked China to cooperate with an investigation into the damage of two cables in the …

Sweden asks China to cooperate in Baltic Sea cable investigation
1 month, 1 week ago

Sweden asks China to cooperate in Baltic Sea cable investigation

CNN  

CNN — Sweden has sent a formal request to China to cooperate with an investigation into suspected sabotage over the sudden disruption of two submarine internet cables in the Baltic Sea earlier this month, after tracking data linked a Chinese ship to the incidents. “Sweden has sent a formal request to China to cooperate with Swedish authorities in order to …

Sweden asks for China’s cooperation over Baltic Sea cables cut while a Chinese ship was nearby
1 month, 1 week ago

Sweden asks for China’s cooperation over Baltic Sea cables cut while a Chinese ship was nearby

Associated Press  

HARPSUND, Sweden — Sweden has formally asked China to cooperate in explaining the recent rupture of two data cables on the Baltic Sea bed in an area where a China-flagged vessel had been sighted, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Thursday. “As I had said before, Sweden has expressed our desire for the ship to move to Swedish waters and we …

Sweden asks for China's cooperation over Baltic Sea cables cut while a Chinese ship was nearby
1 month, 1 week ago

Sweden asks for China's cooperation over Baltic Sea cables cut while a Chinese ship was nearby

The Independent  

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Chinese ship suspected of sabotaging data cables in Baltic Sea for Russia: Report
1 month, 1 week ago

Chinese ship suspected of sabotaging data cables in Baltic Sea for Russia: Report

Firstpost  

A Chinese ship is suspected to have sabotaged two underwater cables in the Baltic Sea at the behest of Russian intelligence agencies, according to a report The Chinese ship, the bulk carrier Yi Peng 3, in background, is anchored and being monitored by a Danish naval patrol vessels in the sea of Kattegat, near the city of Granaa in Jutland, …

Chinese cargo ship deliberately severed two critical data cables in Baltic Sea by dragging anchor for 100 miles while off radar in attack 'orchestrated by the Kremlin', report claims
1 month, 1 week ago

Chinese cargo ship deliberately severed two critical data cables in Baltic Sea by dragging anchor for 100 miles while off radar in attack 'orchestrated by the Kremlin', report claims

Daily Mail  

A Chinese cargo ship deliberately severed two critical data cables in the Baltic Sea by dragging an anchor across the sea floor over 110miles while off-radar in an attack orchestrated by the Kremlin, a new report has claimed. European investigators told the newspaper that the massive Yi Peng 3 bulk carrier - 225 meters long, 32 meters wide and loaded …

Danish military monitors a Chinese-flagged bulk carrier after undersea data cables were ruptured
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Danish military monitors a Chinese-flagged bulk carrier after undersea data cables were ruptured

Associated Press  

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The Danish military confirmed Thursday it was monitoring a Chinese bulk carrier that was reportedly in the area where two undersea data cables ruptured in recent days in the Baltic Sea. VesselFinder.com, which tracks marine ship movements, located the Danish patrol boat P525 at about one nautical mile away from the Chinese-flagged ship between Denmark and Sweden …

Finnish authorities open probe into ruptured undersea cable between Finland and Germany
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Finnish authorities open probe into ruptured undersea cable between Finland and Germany

Associated Press  

HELSINKI, Finland — Finnish authorities said Wednesday they have opened an investigation into the rupture of a data cable under the Baltic Sea, adding to a Swedish probe into the possible sabotage of that link and another cable. The C-Lion1 cable, which runs between Finland and Germany was damaged on Monday, the day after similar damage to a cable that …

Finnish authorities open probe into ruptured undersea cable between Finland and Germany
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Finnish authorities open probe into ruptured undersea cable between Finland and Germany

The Independent  

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Germany says sabotage behind cutting of telecoms cables in Baltic Sea
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Germany says sabotage behind cutting of telecoms cables in Baltic Sea

The Independent  

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Damage to Baltic undersea cables appears to be sabotage, Germany’s defense minister says
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Damage to Baltic undersea cables appears to be sabotage, Germany’s defense minister says

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Germany’s defense minister said Tuesday officials have to assume damage to two data cables under the Baltic Sea, one of which ends in Germany, was caused by sabotage — though he said they have no proof at present. Speaking in Brussels, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that Russia poses not just a military but also a hybrid …

Internet cables under Baltic Sea severed, sabotage concerns raised by European nations
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Internet cables under Baltic Sea severed, sabotage concerns raised by European nations

Op India  

On 18th November, officials and companies revealed that two undersea fibre-optic communications cables in the Baltic Sea were severed, including a critical link between Germany and Finland. Joint response from Finland and Germany In a joint statement, Finland and Germany expressed their “deep concern” over the incident and announced investigations into what they described as an event raising “immediate suspicions …

Baltic Sea internet cables cut: European officials cry sabotage
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Baltic Sea internet cables cut: European officials cry sabotage

CNN  

CNN — European officials are looking toward Russia after two submarine internet cables in the Baltic Sea were suddenly disrupted in an apparent sabotage operation, just weeks after the United States warned that Moscow was likely to target critical undersea infrastructure. His comments came after the foreign ministers of Finland and Germany said in a joint statement on Monday evening …

Germany says ‘sabotage’ presumed in damaged Baltic Sea telecom cables
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Germany says ‘sabotage’ presumed in damaged Baltic Sea telecom cables

Al Jazeera  

European nations say Russia is increasingly deploying ‘hybrid activities’ against NATO and the EU but haven’t blamed Moscow yet for recent incidents. Germany says it assumes that damage caused to two telecommunication cables in the Baltic Sea is an act of sabotage as European nations condemn the alleged Russian attacks on their “security architecture”. While Dutch Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans …

Germany and Finland investigate a severed data cable through the Baltic Sea
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Germany and Finland investigate a severed data cable through the Baltic Sea

Associated Press  

HELSINKI — German and Finland expressed deep concern over the discovery Monday of a severed undersea data cable between the countries through the Baltic Sea, saying it raised suspicions of sabotage and that an investigation was underway. The Finnish state-controlled data services provider Cinia said the severed data cable was detected Monday in the C-Lion1 cable that runs nearly 1.200 …

Mystery fault takes undersea internet cable between Germany and Finland out of service
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mystery fault takes undersea internet cable between Germany and Finland out of service

CNN  

CNN — An unexplained fault in an undersea telecommunications cable linking Finland and Germany has disrupted communication services, the company that runs the link said Monday. Covering a distance of nearly 1,200 kilometers, the cable is the only direct connection of its kind between Finland and central Europe and it runs alongside other key pieces of infrastructure, including gas pipelines …

A Chinese ship remains the focus of the investigation into Baltic Sea gas pipeline damaged last year
8 months, 2 weeks ago

A Chinese ship remains the focus of the investigation into Baltic Sea gas pipeline damaged last year

Associated Press  

HELSINKI — A Chinese container ship remains the focus of an investigation into what caused the damage last year to a Baltic Sea gas pipeline between NATO members Finland and Estonia, Finnish authorities said Thursday. The National Bureau of Investigation, a branch of the Finnish police, said Thursday that it still believes that an anchor of the Hong Kong-flagged cargo …

Finland says Chinese vessel’s broken anchor caused Balticconnector damage
1 year, 2 months ago

Finland says Chinese vessel’s broken anchor caused Balticconnector damage

Al Jazeera  

Investigators say they believe damage to the Balticconnector gas pipeline earlier this month was caused by a dislodged anchor of Newnew Polar Bear. Finnish investigators say they have evidence that the anchor of a Chinese container ship was responsible for damaging a Baltic Sea gas pipeline earlier this month. On Tuesday, Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation said they had now …

Anchor of Chinese container vessel caused damage to Balticconnector gas pipeline, Finnish police say
1 year, 2 months ago

Anchor of Chinese container vessel caused damage to Balticconnector gas pipeline, Finnish police say

The Independent  

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The damage to a Baltic undersea cable was 'purposeful,' Swedish leader says but gives no details
1 year, 2 months ago

The damage to a Baltic undersea cable was 'purposeful,' Swedish leader says but gives no details

The Independent  

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Estonia says damage to Finland pipeline was caused by people, but it's unclear if it was deliberate
1 year, 2 months ago

Estonia says damage to Finland pipeline was caused by people, but it's unclear if it was deliberate

The Independent  

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Sweden reports damage to an undersea cable to Estonia, after Finland cites damage to a gas pipeline
1 year, 2 months ago

Sweden reports damage to an undersea cable to Estonia, after Finland cites damage to a gas pipeline

Associated Press  

STOCKHOLM — Sweden on Tuesday reported partial damage to an undersea telecommunications cable in the Baltic Sea running to Estonia that authorities believe occurred at the same time as damage to an undersea gas pipeline and telecom cable from Finland to Estonia. Swedish Civil Defense Minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin said Tuesday that the damage to the cable between Sweden and Estonia …

‘External’ source suspected as Finland, Estonia gas, telecom link damaged
1 year, 2 months ago

‘External’ source suspected as Finland, Estonia gas, telecom link damaged

Al Jazeera  

Damage to undersea gas and telecommunications links comes just over a year after sabotage to Nord Stream gas pipeline. Damage to an undersea gas pipeline and telecommunications cable connecting Finland and Estonia appears to have been caused by “external activity”, Finnish and Estonian officials said. 🔗 https://t.co/SkPNc4IAr0 — Kaja Kallas October 10, 2023 The damaged cable and pipeline “are in …

Nordic news outlets: Russian yachts, cargo ships spy at sea
1 year, 8 months ago

Nordic news outlets: Russian yachts, cargo ships spy at sea

Associated Press  

HELSINKI — Russia is suspected of spying in the waters of the Baltic Sea and North Sea using civilian fishing trawlers, cargo ships and yachts, the public broadcasters of four Nordic countries said in a joint investigation published Wednesday. Asked to comment on the Nordic allegations that Russia was preparing to sabotage energy infrastructure, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said during …

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