The Finns have detained the tanker Eagle S, which belongs to the Russian "shadow fleet." The owner of the vessel, Caravella LLC FZ, based in the United Arab Emirates, is now demanding the return of the "hijacked ship.

Finnish investigators probing the damage to a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables said they found an anchor drag mark on the seabed, apparently from a Russia-linked vessel that has already been seized for investigation.

This photo provided by Rajavartiosto (Finnish Border Guard) on Thursday, 26 Dec 2024, shows the oil tanker Eagle S, background, and the Finnish Border Guard ship Turva.

Finland has seized the Eagle S, a Cook Islands-flagged oil tanker, as part of an investigation into severe damage to underwater cables in the Baltic Sea.

The owner of an oil tanker seized by Finland on suspicion of breaking an undersea power line and four telecoms cables in the Baltic Sea last week is seeking the release of the ship, a lawyer representing the company said on Monday.

Finnish authorities are set to inspect an oil tanker suspected of sabotage after damage to a Baltic Sea electricity cable, the Finnish news agency STT reported on Monday, citing the authorities. The Finnish Transport and Communications Agency (Traficom) is to inspect the Cook Islands-flagged oil tanker Eagle S,