Finland finds drag marks on Baltic seabed after cable damage
Finland finds drag marks on Baltic seabed after cable damage
Summary
Finnish police suspect the oil tanker Eagle S, part of a "shadow fleet" linked to Russian oil exports, caused damage to the Baltic seabed by dragging its anchor, breaking the Estlink 2 power cable and four telecoms cables.
The damage left only the smaller Estlink 1 operational between Finland and Estonia, with repairs to Estlink 2 expected by August 2025.
Investigators found a "dragging track" stretching for dozens of kilometers, and the tanker was missing its port side anchor.
NATO has pledged to increase its presence in the Baltic amid ongoing regional tensions.
I don't know if this was a test run or an actual operation of some kind, but Russia evidently wants to carry out more of these attacks, as they have been mapping out these cables for years now, and have recently been running national internet outage drills.
Are they really mapping out these cables? I thought these things are always announced to the public, they're hardly secret.
Yeah they're public info, ironically exactly to prevent "accidents" like this.
Locations yes, but the actual construction isn’t public knowledge. Some are better covered than others
Damn, these are big sharks! They big mad!
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And for some reason the water around the break really smells like vodka - these sharks must be drunks!
don't forget about the ukranians divers acting upon their own accord... again. lol
Sadly we have barely any cool sea animals.