Finland calls for tough action against Russian 'shadow fleet'
Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen has called for more decisive action against Russia's "shadow fleet" following another incident in which a submarine cable in the Baltic Sea was damaged. "The shadow fleet is the main issue and the main problem we are dealing with,
Latvia links Baltic cable damage to Russian shadow fleet sabotage
Braže said Latvia is investigating the incident in coordination with Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Norway, and other countries to determine exactly what happened. “We have made some progress, but I cannot provide details as this information is classified.
Countering Russia’s “Shadow Fleet”
On December 25, the oil tanker Eagle S severed a power cable along with several telecommunications cables connecting Finland and Estonia. This incident follows a series of suspected sabotage operations in recent months involving commercial shipping vessels linked to Russia and China dragging their anchors to sever cables and pipelines in the Baltic Sea.
Suspected Baltic Sea cable sabotage by Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ is ramping up regional defence
In the latest incident, on January 26, the Swedish coast guard boarded a ship in the Baltic Sea on suspicion of anchor dragging and suspected sabotage of vital undersea cables providing power and communication across the region.
Bulgarian ship anchor suspected in Baltic Sea cable sabotage
The underwater cable in the Baltic Sea may have been damaged by a Bulgarian cargo ship, raising suspicions of a "sabotage act." The investigation will determine whether an anchor was involved. The vessel had previously docked in a Russian port.
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