Finland has spent €1.4 million to detain a tanker that allegedly damaged a cable.
In 2024, the Finnish authorities allocated at least €1.4 million for the operation to detain the Eagle S tanker and investigate the case of alleged damage to an energy cable in the Gulf of Finland. This was announced on October 27 by the Yle television and radio company.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Finland, the main part of the costs is related to the time of operational activities. The payment of overtime to the personnel involved in the detention of the vessel accounted for 80% of the total cost. This is due to the fact that the active phase of the operation coincided with the Christmas holidays.
The Eagle S tanker was suspected of involvement in an incident at an underwater energy facility. The investigation was conducted as part of a case involving damage to a cable running along the bottom of the Gulf of Finland.
The trial of the crew of the Eagle S oil tanker, the captain and two officers, who allegedly deliberately dragged an anchor along the bottom of the Baltic Sea by cutting the EstLink 2 power cable connecting Finland and Estonia and four Internet lines, has been taking place since August 25. Crew members could face up to 10 years in prison.
The emergency shutdown of the EstLink 2 DC cable between Estonia and Finland occurred on December 25, 2024. On suspicion of the incident, the Finnish police stopped the Eagle S tanker flying the flag of the Cook Islands. As a precaution against disrupting the investigation, seven crew members were banned from leaving the country, and then the eighth was banned.
Later, on October 3, the Helsinki District Court dismissed the case of cable damage in the Baltic Sea in December 2024, noting that Finnish legislation could not be applied as part of the investigation of the incident.
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