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Washington Post
a day ago
- Washington Post
Finland charges top officers of Russia-linked vessel that damaged undersea cables
HELSINKI — Finnish authorities said Monday they have charged the captain and two senior officers of a Russia-linked vessel that damaged undersea cables last year between Finland and Estonia. The Finnish deputy prosecutor general said in a statement that charges of aggravated criminal mischief and aggravated interference with communications were filed against the captain and first and second officers of the Eagle S oil tanker. Their names were not made public. The statement said they denied the allegations.
Irish Times
a day ago
- Irish Times
Finland charges Eagle S tanker captain, officers over cable cuts
Finland 's national prosecutor's office said on Monday it had brought charges against the captain and first and second officers of the Eagle S oil tanker over the cutting of undersea cables in the Gulf of Finland in December . The Georgian and Indian nationals are suspected of aggravated criminal mischief and aggravated interference with communications by dragging the ship's anchor for around 90km (56 miles) across the seabed, a prosecutors' statement said. The defendants, who are not permitted to leave Finland, have denied committing the offences and consider that Finland also lacks jurisdiction in the case as the incident took place outside Finnish territorial waters, it said. Finnish authorities have said the Cook Islands-registered Eagle S broke the Estlink 2 undersea power cable connecting Finland and Estonia , as well as four internet lines. 'The owners of the cables have suffered a total of at least €60 million ($70 million) in immediate damage in the form of repair costs alone,' the prosecutors' office said. READ MORE The Baltic Sea region has been on high alert for sabotage after a string of outages of power cables, gas pipelines and telecoms, although subsea infrastructure is also subject to technical malfunctions and outages caused by accidents. [ 'Almost impossible' for Irish people to understand Baltic fear of Russian invasion, says ex-MEP Opens in new window ] The Eagle S disruption caused serious risks to energy supply and telecommunications in Finland, although services were secured via alternative connections, the prosecutors' statement said. A lawyer for United Arab Emirates-based Caravella LLC FZ, the owner of the Eagle S, has previously said Helsinki lacked jurisdiction to intervene in the case. The lawyer for the company did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Monday. The prosecutors' office said a local court would set a date for hearing the case and, if necessary, determine whether it falls under Finnish jurisdiction. – Reuters
Reuters
a day ago
- Reuters
Finland charges Eagle S tanker captain, officers over cable cuts
HELSINKI, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Finland's national prosecutor's office said on Monday it had brought charges against the captain and first and second officers of the Eagle S oil tanker over the cutting of undersea cables in the Gulf of Finland in December. The Georgian and Indian nationals are suspected of aggravated criminal mischief and aggravated interference with communications by dragging the ship's anchor for around 90 km (56 miles) across the seabed, a prosecutors' statement said. The defendants, who are not permitted to leave Finland, have denied committing the offences and consider that Finland also lacks jurisdiction in the case as the incident took place outside Finnish territorial waters, it said. Finnish authorities have said the Cook Islands-registered Eagle S broke the Estlink 2 undersea power cable connecting Finland and Estonia as well as four internet lines. "The owners of the cables have suffered a total of at least 60 million euros ($70 million) in immediate damage in the form of repair costs alone," the prosecutors' office said. The Baltic Sea region has been on high alert for sabotage after a string of outages of power cables, gas pipelines and telecoms, although subsea infrastructure is also subject to technical malfunctions and outages caused by accidents. The Eagle S disruption caused serious risks to energy supply and telecommunications in Finland, although services were secured via alternative connections, the prosecutors' statement said. A lawyer for United Arab Emirates-based Caravella LLC FZ, the owner of the Eagle S, has previously said Helsinki lacked jurisdiction to intervene in the case. The lawyer for the company did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Monday. The prosecutors' office said a local court would set a date for hearing the case and, if necessary, determine whether it falls under Finnish jurisdiction. ($1 = 0.8590 euros)
Reuters
a day ago
- Reuters
Finland brings charges against Eagle S captain, officers over cable cuts
HELSINKI, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Finland's national prosecutor's office said on Monday it has brought charges against the captain and first and second officers of the Eagle S oil tanker over the cutting of undersea cables in the Gulf of Finland in December of last year. The three are suspected of aggravated criminal mischief and aggravated interference with communications by dragging the ship's anchor for around 90 km (56 miles) across the seabed, a statement by the prosecutor said. "The owners of the cables have suffered a total of at least 60 million euros ($69.85 million) in immediate damage in the form of repair costs alone," the statement read. The defendants have denied committing the offences and consider that Finland lacks jurisdiction in the case as the cables were damaged outside Finnish territorial waters, the prosecutor said. ($1 = 0.8590 euros)
