Cable break in the Gulf of Finland: A multi-kilometer trace of an anchor found on the seabed.

Trace of anchor dragging found on the seabed of the Gulf of Finland

The Central Criminal Police of Finland reported that a dragging trace several dozen kilometers long has been found on the seabed of the Gulf of Finland. According to the police, it has not yet been possible to determine the exact location where the anchor was lowered.

Underwater research discovered the anchor of the vessel Eagle S

Police inspector Sami Paila explained that the trace ends at the point where the vessel raised the anchor chain and extends several dozen or even hundreds of kilometers to the east. Law enforcement officials suspect that this is the anchor of the vessel Eagle S. They were able to determine this thanks to underwater research conducted in collaboration with the Border Guard. According to Paila, when weather conditions improve, seabed research will continue.

Tanker Eagle S detained on suspicion of damaging the cable

At the beginning of December, the Estlink 2 electric cable between Estonia and Finland failed in the Baltic Sea. After this, the Finnish Border Guard detained the oil tanker Eagle S, which had departed from Saint Petersburg. Finland believes that this vessel is involved in the damage to the cable. On December 27, the Finnish customs service detained the cargo of the tanker Eagle S, suspected of damaging the cable. A preliminary investigation is being conducted regarding a possible violation of the law under aggravating circumstances. A total of four communication cables extending from Finland to the bottom of the Baltic Sea have suffered a rupture.

Repairing the EstLink 2 electric cable will cost more than 30 million euros.