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Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russian shadow fleet tanker nearly caused environmental catastrophe near Finland
A tanker belonging to Russia's shadow fleet narrowly escaped running aground off the coast of Finland, which could have resulted in an environmental catastrophe. Source: European Pravda; Finnish Coast Guard Details: The Finnish Coast Guard reported that a tanker from the shadow fleet was spotted last week in international waters near the Kalbådagrund lighthouse. "The vessel was heading west, which could have caused it to run aground within ten minutes. After the maritime communications centre informed the vessel of this by radio, it changed course and thus avoided the shoal," the statement said. The Finnish Coast Guard reports that if the tanker had run aground, "it could have led to a serious marine environmental catastrophe". Background: Last week, several shadow fleet vessels were detected in the Gulf of Finland. Finland has demanded decisive action to counter the shadow fleet following a series of incidents involving damage to submarine cables in the Baltic and North Seas. Earlier, Estonia also warned that tough measures would be taken against ships carrying Russian oil. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Russia Today
09-02-2025
- Business
- Russia Today
Russian telecom provider reports Baltic Sea cable damage
Russia's leading telecommunications provider, Rostelecom, has confirmed that one of its underwater cables in the Baltic Sea has been damaged due to external impact. 'Rostelecom's underwater cable was damaged in the Baltic Sea as a result of external influence,' the company said in a statement released for the media on Saturday. It added that services remain operational and that repairs are underway. Authorities have yet to determine the precise cause of the damage. Earlier the same day, the Finnish Coast Guard said it was overseeing the repair operation in Finland's exclusive economic zone, where a Russian vessel is conducting the work. 'The Gulf of Finland Coast Guard monitors compliance with the Economic Zone Act and the conditions for the use of the economic zone, where repair work on the damaged Russian cable is underway by a Russian vessel,' the agency wrote on X (formerly Twitter). Read more NATO nation clears Russian-crewed ship in sabotage probe Cable damage in the Baltic Sea has become more frequent, with Sweden, Norway, and Finland reporting similar incidents in recent months. Concerns have grown over the security of subsea energy and data infrastructure, though officials have not found definitive evidence of sabotage. NATO recently expanded surveillance operations following suspected sabotage, with speculation circulating that Russia could have played a role in the incidents. Earlier this month, Norwegian authorities cleared a Russian-crewed vessel after finding no evidence linking it to recent damage to an undersea fiber optic cable connecting Latvia and Sweden. The Norwegian-owned vessel, which operates between St. Petersburg and Murmansk, was detained in January following a request from Latvian authorities. The Kremlin has denied allegations of involvement in undersea cable damage, with spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissing the accusations as baseless. 'It is quite absurd to continue to blame Russia for everything without any reason,' he said.
