Finland completes probe into Baltic Sea cable damage, suspects tanker crew
- Finland's national police completed a criminal investigation into damage to subsea cables in the Baltic Sea, suspecting the master and two officers from the tanker Eagle S.
- The investigation focused on the possible involvement of the Eagle S, a Cook Islands-registered tanker present in the area when the cables were damaged on December 25.
- Based on the investigation, the police suspect the senior officers of aggravated criminal mischief and aggravated interference with telecommunications, which could carry significant prison sentences under Finnish law.
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Finland accuses senior crew of Russia-linked vessel in damage of undersea power cable in Baltic Sea
Finnish authorities have accused senior officers of a Russia-linked vessel that damaged undersea cables last year between Finland and Estonia of criminal offenses related to the wreckage.
Finland completes probe into Baltic Sea cable damage, suspects tanker crew
Finnish prosecutors are considering pressing charges against three senior officers of an oil tanker suspected of damaging undersea power and telecommunications cables in the Baltic Sea in December, police and the prosecutor said on Friday.
Finland Ends Probe Into Baltic Cable Damage_ Officially Identifies Tanker Crew Members as Suspects
Finnish police said Friday that they concluded their investigation into an oil tanker suspected of damaging several undersea cables in the Baltic Sea, officially identifying three crew members as criminal suspects. The Eagle S, registered in the Cook Islands and believed to be part of Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet,” allegedly dragged its anchor for dozens of kilometers across the seabed, damaging one electrical cable and four telecommunicatio…
The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation (KRP) accused three officers of the Eagle S oil tanker, suspected of belonging to the Russian phantom fleet, on Friday...
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