Finnish cable operator EstLink 2 requested the seizure of the Eagle S tanker

Finnish power grid company Fingrid has filed an application with the court demanding to seize the Eagle S tanker suspected of involvement in the EstLink 2 power cable damage in the Gulf of Finland. The relevant information was published on January 2 on the company's website.

"Fingrid has filed an application with the District Court of Helsinki to seize the Eagle S vessel to secure its claim for damages to the EstLink 2 connection," the statement reads.

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The submarine cable accident has once again raised the issue of safety in the Baltic Sea

Earlier, on December 31, seven crew members of the Eagle S tanker were banned from leaving the country. It was noted that the travel ban on the suspects was a precautionary measure against disrupting the investigation. Later on January 2, an eighth crew member of the Eagle S tanker was banned from leaving the country.

Theemergency 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 oil-laden tanker Eagle S under the Cook Islands flag, 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.