Russian ‘shadow fleet’ oil tanker DETAINED by Finland over deep sea cable ‘sabotage’ as cops storm vessel & quiz crew [Video]

A SHIP linked to Russia has been detained by authorities in Finland after another deep sea cable was damaged in the Baltic Sea.

Finnish authorities are probing Eagle S vessel from the Russian “shadow fleet” after the Estlink 2 subsea electricity cable went off on Christmas Day.

The EstLink 2 power cableCredit: East2West

Eagle S crude oil tanker sailing under the flag of the Cook Islands was seen passing over the cableCredit: East2West

Finland’s top cops Robin Lardot and Ilkka Koskimaki at a press conference about the damage to the cableCredit: AFP

Authorities are investigating whether one of Putin’s ‘shadow fleet’ tankers could be behind the suspected sabotage attackCredit: Getty

Finnish police said they boarded the tanker overnight and they are investigating a case of “grave sabotage”.

With a transmission capacity is over 650 megawatts, the 170-kilometre-long cable is an important electricity transmission link for Finland and the Baltics.

And it could take several months …

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