Helsinki, Aug 11, 2025 (AFP) - Finland charges ship captain over Baltic cable sabotage

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2025-08-11
The captain and two senior officers of a ship believed to belong to Russia's so-called shadow fleet have been charged with sabotage for cutting five Baltic Sea cables in December, Finnish prosecutors said Monday. The crewmembers of the Cook Islands-registered oil tanker Eagle S were alleged to have dragged the ship's anchor on the seabed for around 90 kilometres (56 miles), damaging five undersea cables in the Gulf of Finland. They have been char......
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