Eighth crew member of the Eagle S tanker banned from leaving Finland

The eighth crew member of the Eagle S tanker, detained by the Finnish Border Guard and police on suspicion of damaging an electric cable in the Gulf of Finland, has been banned from leaving Finland. This was reported by broadcaster Yle on January 2, citing law enforcement officials.

"According to the Central Criminal Police, an eighth person has been added to the list of suspects, who has been ordered a travel ban," the report said.

It is noted that the number of persons involved in the case may change during the investigation.

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On December 31, seven crew members of the tanker Eagle S received a ban on leaving the country. It was noted that the ban on the departure of the suspects is a precautionary measure against disruption of the investigation.

An emergency disconnection of the EstLink DCcable between Estonia and Finland occurred on December 25. On December 26, it was reported that the Finnish Border Guard and police stopped the Cook Islands-flagged oil-laden tanker Eagle S, which is believed to be involved in the cable breakage at the bottom of the Baltic Sea.

On December 29, it became known that the Finnish police found a trace of an anchor on the bottom of the Gulf of Finland after the EstLink 2 electric cable was damaged. With the help of underwater work it was found that the length of the trace is several tens of kilometers. The location of the anchor has not yet been found.