Estlink 2: Indictment Demands Detention in the Trial for Damaged Baltic Cable

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The prosecutor's office in Finland demands detention for three crew members of Eagle S. They are accused of deliberately damaging Baltic cables.

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The three sailors of the Eagle S tanker, registered in the Cook Islands, are accused of pulling the anchor of the ship through the seabed for about 90 kilometers, damaging five submarine cables in the Finnish Gulf on December 25, 2024. Several Western countries accused Russia of planning the incident as part of a "hybrid war" in this vast maritime area. Eagle S is suspected of belonging to the Russian ghost fleet, a set of ships used to transpor…

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In the trial concerning the damage to several underwater cables in the Baltic Sea by a ship allegedly belonging to the Russian shadow fleet, the prosecution in Finland has demanded prison sentences for the captain and two other high-ranking crew members.

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Helsinki, 12 Sept 2025 (AFP) – At least two and a half years in prison were required on Friday in Finland against the master and two officers of a ship suspected of causing the breakdown of several cables in the Baltic Sea at the end of 2024. The three sailors of the oil tanker Eagle S, registered in the [...]