Finnish authorities are set to inspect an oil tanker suspected of sabotage after damage to a Baltic Sea electricity cable, the Finnish news agency STT reported on Monday, citing the authorities. The Finnish Transport and Communications Agency (Traficom) is to inspect the Cook Islands-flagged oil tanker Eagle S,

The owner of an oil tanker seized by Finland on suspicion of breaking an undersea power line and four telecoms cables in the Baltic Sea last week is seeking the release of the ship, a lawyer representing the company said on Monday.

Finnish authorities plan to inspect the Eagle S tanker, suspected of being involved in sabotaging a Baltic undersea cable, the country's transport agency said Thursday (2 January). Sanna Sonninen, director of the agency, said the tanker is suspected of belonging to Russia’s “ shadow fleet “ and was involved in the sabotage.

An oil tanker, Eagle S, owned by Caravella LLC FZ, was seized by Finnish authorities on suspicion of damaging undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea. The owner seeks its release. The incident adds to rising tensions in the region following repeated infrastructure outages since 2022.

The Finnish coast guard said on Monday it was deploying one of its patrol vessels and a tugboat to assist an oil tanker that suffered engine failure in the Gulf of Finland, seeking to prevent environmental damage.

Finland has seized the Eagle S, a Cook Islands-flagged oil tanker, as part of an investigation into severe damage to underwater cables in the Baltic Sea.