Bloomberg reported that Finland lifted the arrest from the Eagle S tanker.

It is noted that the Eagle S will be escorted by the Finnish border Guard service until it leaves the territorial waters.

At the same time, eight crew members are still under suspicion, five crew members were allowed to leave the country, and three more remain under arrest.

Shortly before that, the power grid companies servicing the damaged EstLink 2 cable — Finnish Fingrid and Estonian Elering — decided to abandon their demands for arrest on the tanker to compensate for the damage.

Cable personalities: who could have damaged Estlink 2

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

Earlier, on December 25, 2024, There was an emergency disconnection of the EstLink 2 DC cable between Estonia and Finland. At the same time, the Estonian electricity and gas supply network operator Elering reported that the cause of the incident is not known, but the reliability of the republic's energy supply is ensured, reserve capacities are used to compensate for the lack of electricity.

Later, the Finnish police stopped the Eagle S tanker flying the flag of the Cook Islands on suspicion of cable breakage in the Baltic. As a precaution against disrupting the investigation, the Finnish police banned seven tanker crew members from leaving the country, then the same ban was received eighth.