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| Estonia begins naval patrols to protect energy cable after suspected sabotage | Estonia begins naval patrols to protect energy cable after suspected sabotage |
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| Finland investigating tanker that sailed from Russian port over disconnection of Estlink 2 cable on Christmas Day | |
| Estonia has begun naval patrols to protect a cable supplying electricity from Finland after the suspected sabotage of another one on Christmas Day, the Estonian defence minister, Hanno Pevkur, said. | Estonia has begun naval patrols to protect a cable supplying electricity from Finland after the suspected sabotage of another one on Christmas Day, the Estonian defence minister, Hanno Pevkur, said. |
| “We’ve decided to send our navy close to Estlink 1 to defend and secure our energy connection with Finland,” he posted on X. | “We’ve decided to send our navy close to Estlink 1 to defend and secure our energy connection with Finland,” he posted on X. |
| The Estlink 2 submarine cable was disconnected from the grid on Wednesday, a little more than a month after two telecommunications cables were severed in Swedish territorial waters in the Baltic Sea. | The Estlink 2 submarine cable was disconnected from the grid on Wednesday, a little more than a month after two telecommunications cables were severed in Swedish territorial waters in the Baltic Sea. |
| Finnish authorities said on Thursday they were investigating an oil tanker that sailed from a Russian port in connection with the suspected “sabotage”. | Finnish authorities said on Thursday they were investigating an oil tanker that sailed from a Russian port in connection with the suspected “sabotage”. |
| The Eagle S vessel, which flies under the flag of the Cook Islands in the South Pacific, was en route to Port Said in Egypt. | The Eagle S vessel, which flies under the flag of the Cook Islands in the South Pacific, was en route to Port Said in Egypt. |
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| “The assumption at the moment is that it is a shadow fleet vessel and the cargo was unleaded petrol loaded in a Russian port,” said Sami Rakshit, the director general of Finnish customs. | |
| The shadow fleet refers to ships that transport Russian crude and oil products that are embargoed as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. | The shadow fleet refers to ships that transport Russian crude and oil products that are embargoed as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. |
| Police suspect that the oil tanker’s anchor may have damaged the power cable. | Police suspect that the oil tanker’s anchor may have damaged the power cable. |
| Estonia’s foreign minister, Margus Tsahkna, said on Thursday: “The damages to critical underwater infrastructure have become so frequent that it’s hard to believe they are accidents or just bad maritime manoeuvres.” | Estonia’s foreign minister, Margus Tsahkna, said on Thursday: “The damages to critical underwater infrastructure have become so frequent that it’s hard to believe they are accidents or just bad maritime manoeuvres.” |
| Dragging an anchor on the seafloor could hardly be considered an accident, Tsahkna added. |