Finland Investigates Possible Sabotage of Undersea Power Cable to Estonia
- Finland police are investigating the case as 'aggravated criminal mischief' related to possible sabotage of an undersea power cable to Estonia.
- NATO states that about 99 percent of the world's data runs through undersea cables, which are vulnerable to attack.
- Fingrid reported that the direct current connection Estlink 2 was disconnected from the grid on December 25, 2024, at 12:26 p.m.
- Fingrid's control room manager Arto Pahki confirmed that an investigation into the incident has been initiated.
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On Wednesday, December 25, an underwater electrical cable connecting Finland to Estonia broke down. A tanker coming from a Russian port is suspected of sabotage.
Three new breakages of submarine cables have been discovered in the Gulf of Finland, in the Baltic Sea, as announced by the Estonian Government. Unlike the Estlink 2 power cable, these are communication cables.The cable breaks should not affect communication between Finland and Estonia.The cause is unknown and was informed last night to the Estonian authorities.On Christmas Day, news came that the underground cable of the Estlink 2 was damaged.T…
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The Finnish Police has opened an investigation this Thursday for "aggravated sabotage" of an oil tanker coming from Russia after damage to the EstLink2, an underwater electricity cable connecting the European country with Estonia.Continue reading...
An undersea power cable between Estonia and Finland is down. An oil tanker is said to have damaged the cable. It is believed to belong to the Russian shadow fleet. more...
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