The ship that severed internet cables in the Baltic Sea in December 2024 escaped through Russian Arctic waters
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- Error detected
- The ship did not 'escape' - it was seized/detained by Finnish authorities
The vessel was apprehended, not permitted to flee through any waters
- Omissions
- The Eagle S was part of Russia's 'shadow fleet' of tankers
- The case against the Eagle S was later dismissed by a Finnish court in 2025 due to lack of jurisdiction
- There were multiple cable incidents in the Baltic Sea in 2024 involving different vessels
- Sources
- SecondaryBBC NewsFinnish police have detained a vessel sailing from Russia, which is suspected of damaging an undersea telecoms cable running from Helsinki to Estonia
- SecondaryThe GuardianCaptain and first and second officers of Eagle S, understood to be part of Russia's 'shadow fleet', charged over incident of sabotaging undersea cables in the Baltic Sea
- SecondarySubmarine NetworksFinnish court dismissed case against Eagle S which had been alleged sabotage of cables in the Baltic Sea, due to lack of jurisdiction
- TertiaryWikipedia - 2024 Baltic Sea submarine cable disruptionsTwo submarine telecommunication cables, the BCS East-West Interlink and C-Lion1 fibre-optic cables were disrupted in the Baltic Sea in December 2024