The European Union and NATO said they were standing by Finland and Estonia as Finnish authorities launched an investigation into the “sabotage” of an undersea power cable connecting the two countries by a Russian-sourced tanker that caused the Christmas Day sudden blackout. The Eagle S tanker is believed to be part of a “ghost fleet”. The Cook Islands-flagged vessel was carrying unleaded petrol, which it had loaded from a Russian port, Finnish Customs director general Sami Rakshit told a news conference. In addition to the power transmission cable, submarine telecommunications cables were also reportedly damaged. Finnish authorities seized the ship and took it into Finnish territorial waters. The European Union said it was cooperating with Finnish authorities in the investigation and threatened new sanctions against Russian ships. “We strongly condemn any deliberate destruction of Europe’s vital infrastructure. The suspicious ship is part of the Russian ghost fleet, which threatens security and the environment, […]
Source: News Beast
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