Estonian companies have reported damage to three telecommunication cables, connecting Estonia and Finland through the Gulf of Finland, according to the Estonian Postimees newspaper.
Estonia’s Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority was informed of two cables owned by the Elisa Group and one cable belonging to CITIC Telecom being damaged, the news outlet reported. The article notes that the incident is not affecting consumers, and they are still receiving communication services.
The cause of the damage is still unknown, with operators currently investigating it and conducting repair operations. As of now, the time required to restore the cables to working order is yet to be determined. On Thursday evening, the Estonian government intends to hold an emergency session on the incident.
On December 25, the EstLink 2 power cable, which connects Finland’s energy grid with Estonia through the bottom of the Gulf of Finland, was disconnected due to an emergency. Finland’s Fingrid power grid company reported that its repairs would take several months. Finnish police and Border Guard are investigating whether a foreign vessel was involved in the incident.
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Finnish authorities said they boarded and took control of an oil tanker travelling from Russia, on suspicion it caused the outage of an undersea power cable and three internet lines connecting Finland and Estonia a day earlier.
ReplyDeleteThe Cook Islands-registered ship, named by authorities as the Eagle S, was boarded by a Finnish coast guard crew which took command in the Baltic Sea and sailed the vessel to Finnish waters, a coast guard official told a press conference.
"From our side we are investigating grave sabotage," Robin Lardot, Director of the Finnish National Bureau of Investigation, said.
"According to our understanding an anchor of the vessel that is under investigation has caused the damage," he added.
Finnish President Alexander Stubb called for ruling out the risks posed by Russian shadow fleet vessels, reacting in a post on X to a breakdown of a submarine cable between Finland and Estonia the previous day.
DeleteFinnish authorities are investigating the oil tanker Eagle S, suspected of "aggravated sabotage" to the Estlink 2 power cable between Finland and Estonia damaged on Christmas Day. The tanker is thought to be part of Russia's "shadow fleet" vessels that transport embargoed Russian oil products.
ReplyDeleteLe autorità della Finlandia hanno fermato la navigazione della petroliera Eagle S, sospettata di aver danneggiato il cavo sottomarino Estlink 2 attraverso l'ancoraggio: la polizia vi è salita a bordo per interrogare l'equipaggio e raccogliere prove. La nave cargo Xin Xin Tian 2 è stata esclusa dalle indagini
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