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Finnish authorities board tanker suspected of damaging undersea cables — tanker is reportedly linked to Russia’s shadow fleet | This is the second such incident in a span of two months.

This is the second such incident in a span of two months.

The last major incident before this latest development occurred in mid-November, when the Yi Peng 3, a Chinese bulk carrier traveling from Ust-Luga, Russia, to Egypt, a route similar to that which the Eagle S is taking, was suspected of deliberately dragging its anchor across the seabed to damage an undersea internet cable connecting Sweden and Lithuania on November 16. Just last year, the Balticconnector gas pipeline and several other internet and data cables connecting the two countries were damaged, with evidence pointing to a ship, suspected to be the Chinese cargo vessel NewNew Polar Bear, dragging its anchor to cause it. Aside from that, 12 countries within the vicinity of the Baltic and North Seas, all of which are also members of NATO, are making moves to “disrupt and deter” Russia’s shadow fleet, helping enforce international sanctions and stop the flow of cash that allows Moscow fund its invasion of Ukraine.

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