Finnish authorities find the anchor of the Eagle S ship, suspected of damaging several cables in the Baltic

The Finnish authorities responsible for the investigation into the damage to several cables in the Baltic Sea, including Estlink2 – high voltage infrastructure linking Finland and Estonia – have Eagle S anchor found on the seabeda ship suspected of causing these damages.

As reported this Tuesday by Finnish radio and television Ylethe anchor of the Eagle S, a ship flying the flag of the Cook Islands and which is believed to be part of the so-called ““ghost fleet” of Russiawas found with the help of a Swedish Army underwater rescue vessel at depth levels of about 80 meters.

“The anchor is now in the possession of the Finnish authorities,” according to Yle, who specified that the Finnish Criminal Police will begin the investigation of the ship’s instrument this Tuesday.

It is suspected that this naval instrument could be behind the damage suffered in several telecommunications cables of the Baltic Sea as well as the Estlink2 in the last days of last December.

Two of these cables belong to the telecommunications company Elisa Oyj, which the day before reported on the repair of these infrastructures.

Currently the Finnish authorities They intensely investigate the Eagle S.

Among other things, Finnish investigators have checked the technical condition of the ship, extensive documentation, environmental issues and the condition of the crew, according to the Finnish agency ‘STT’.