The Eagle S oil tanker, suspected of deliberately damaging undersea cables in the Gulf of Finland, has been released from custody as Finnish authorities continue their investigation. The vessel, which had been held since December, departed Finnish waters under the supervision of the Finnish Border Guard. The Eagle S, flagged in the Cook Islands, is believed to be part of Russia’s "shadow fleet" of tankers operating outside Western sanctions.| Helsinki Times
A DAMAGED CABLE has been confirmed as the cause of the failure detected in Estlink 2, an electricity transmission link between Finland and Estonia, on Wednesday, report YLE and Helsingin Sanomat. Finnish authorities revealed yesterday at a news conference that the damage is believed to have been caused by Eagle S, a Cook Islands-flagged oil tanker that is understood to be part of the so-called shadow fleet of Russia.| Helsinki Times