Finnish authorities seize vessel following sea cable disruption

Finnish authorities seize vessel following sea cable disruption

Finnish Coast Guard vessel Uisko guards in harbour in Kirkkonummi, Finland on December 31, 2025. Finnish authorities have taken possession of a vessel Fitburg suspected of having damaged subsea cable between Helsinki and Tallinn. The suspected vessel was caught in the Finnish exclusive economic zone. The vessel's anchor chain was in the sea when the vessel was caught. - RONI REKOMAA / LEHTIKUVA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES.(Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Finnish authorities seize vessel following sea cable disruption

Finnish authorities seize vessel following sea cable disruption

Finnish Coast Guard vessel Uisko guards in harbour in Kirkkonummi, Finland on December 31, 2025. Finnish authorities have taken possession of a vessel Fitburg suspected of having damaged subsea cable between Helsinki and Tallinn. The suspected vessel was caught in the Finnish exclusive economic zone. The vessel's anchor chain was in the sea when the vessel was caught. - RONI REKOMAA / LEHTIKUVA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES.(Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Finland

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Finland

Finnish Coast Guard vessel Uisko patrols near the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, on March 19, 2025, during the official visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and First Lady Olena Zelenska. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Oil tanker Eagle S

Oil tanker Eagle S

Finnish Coast Guard vessel Uisko patrols near to oil tanker Eagle S (not in picture) anchored near the Kilpilahti port in Porvoo, on the Gulf of Finland on January 9, 2025. Cook Islands-registered ship Eagle S is suspected of the disruption of the Finland-Estonia electrical link Estlink 2 on December 25, 2024. Finnish police and Border Guard of Finland transferred the seized vessel closer to land on Saturday 28th to continue the investigation of damage caused to undersea cables. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Seized oil tanker Eagle S in Porvoo, Finland

Seized oil tanker Eagle S in Porvoo, Finland

Finnish Coast Guard vessel Uisko patrols near to oil tanker Eagle S which is anchored near the Kilpilahti port in Porvoo, on the Gulf of Finland, on January 2, 2025. Cook Islands registered ship Eagle S is suspected of the disruption of the Finland-Estonia electrical link Estlink 2 on December 25, 2024. Finnish Police and Finnish Border Guard transferred the seized vessel closer to land on December 28 to continue the investigation of damage caused to undersea cables. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Seized oil tanker Eagle S in Porvoo

Seized oil tanker Eagle S in Porvoo

Finnish Coast Guard Uisko keeps watch on oil tanker Eagle S anchored near the Kilpilahti port in Porvoo, on the Gulf of Finland December 30, 2024. Cook Islands-registered ship Eagle S is suspected of the disruption of the Finland-Estonia electrical link Estlink 2 on December 25, 2024. Finnish police and Border Guard of Finland transferred the seized vessel closer to land on Saturday 28th to continue the investigation of damage caused to undersea cables. LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Seized oil tanker Eagle S in Porvoo

Seized oil tanker Eagle S in Porvoo

Finnish Coast Guard Uisko keeps watch on oil tanker Eagle S anchored near the Kilpilahti port in Porvoo, on the Gulf of Finland December 30, 2024. Cook Islands-registered ship Eagle S is suspected of the disruption of the Finland-Estonia electrical link Estlink 2 on December 25, 2024. Finnish police and Border Guard of Finland transferred the seized vessel closer to land on Saturday 28th to continue the investigation of damage caused to undersea cables. LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Seized oil tanker Eagle S in Porvoo

Seized oil tanker Eagle S in Porvoo

Finnish Coast Guard Uisko keeps watch on oil tanker Eagle S anchored near the Kilpilahti port in Porvoo, on the Gulf of Finland December 30, 2024. Cook Islands-registered ship Eagle S is suspected of the disruption of the Finland-Estonia electrical link Estlink 2 on December 25, 2024. Finnish police and Border Guard of Finland transferred the seized vessel closer to land on Saturday 28th to continue the investigation of damage caused to undersea cables. LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Seized oil tanker Eagle S in Porvoo

Seized oil tanker Eagle S in Porvoo

Finnish Coast Guard Uisko keeps watch on oil tanker Eagle S anchored near the Kilpilahti port in Porvoo, on the Gulf of Finland December 30, 2024. Cook Islands-registered ship Eagle S is suspected of the disruption of the Finland-Estonia electrical link Estlink 2 on December 25, 2024. Finnish police and Border Guard of Finland transferred the seized vessel closer to land on Saturday 28th to continue the investigation of damage caused to undersea cables. LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Seized oil tanker Eagle S in Porvoo

Seized oil tanker Eagle S in Porvoo

Finnish Coast Guard Uisko keeps watch on oil tanker Eagle S anchored near the Kilpilahti port in Porvoo, on the Gulf of Finland December 30, 2024. Cook Islands-registered ship Eagle S is suspected of the disruption of the Finland-Estonia electrical link Estlink 2 on December 25, 2024. Finnish police and Border Guard of Finland transferred the seized vessel closer to land on Saturday 28th to continue the investigation of damage caused to undersea cables. LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Seized oil tanker Eagle S in Porvoo

Seized oil tanker Eagle S in Porvoo

Finnish Coast Guard Uisko keeps watch on oil tanker Eagle S anchored near the Kilpilahti port in Porvoo, on the Gulf of Finland December 30, 2024. Cook Islands-registered ship Eagle S is suspected of the disruption of the Finland-Estonia electrical link Estlink 2 on December 25, 2024. Finnish police and Border Guard of Finland transferred the seized vessel closer to land on Saturday 28th to continue the investigation of damage caused to undersea cables. LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Seized oil tanker Eagle S in Porvoo

Seized oil tanker Eagle S in Porvoo

Oil tanker Eagle S is seen through fog and behind the Finnish border guard ship Uisko, anchored near the Kilpilahti port in Porvoo, on the Gulf of Finland December 29, 2024. Cook Islands-registered ship Eagle S is suspected of the disruption of the Finland-Estonia electrical link Estlink 2 on December 25, 2024. Finnish police and Border Guard of Finland transferred the seized vessel closer to land on yesterday to continue the investigation of damage caused to undersea cables. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Seized oil tanker Eagle S in Porvoo

Seized oil tanker Eagle S in Porvoo

Oil tanker Eagle S is seen through fog and behind the Finnish border guard ship Uisko, anchored near the Kilpilahti port in Porvoo, on the Gulf of Finland December 29, 2024. Cook Islands-registered ship Eagle S is suspected of the disruption of the Finland-Estonia electrical link Estlink 2 on December 25, 2024. Finnish police and Border Guard of Finland transferred the seized vessel closer to land on yesterday to continue the investigation of damage caused to undersea cables. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Seized oil tanker Eagle S in Porvoo

Seized oil tanker Eagle S in Porvoo

Oil tanker Eagle S is seen through fog and behind the Finnish border guard ship Uisko, anchored near the Kilpilahti port in Porvoo, on the Gulf of Finland December 29, 2024. Cook Islands-registered ship Eagle S is suspected of the disruption of the Finland-Estonia electrical link Estlink 2 on December 25, 2024. Finnish police and Border Guard of Finland transferred the seized vessel closer to land on yesterday to continue the investigation of damage caused to undersea cables. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Oil tanker Eagle S suspected of the disruption of the Finland-Estonia electrical link Estlink 2

Oil tanker Eagle S suspected of the disruption of the Finland-Estonia electrical link Estlink 2

Oil tanker Eagle S outside the Porkkalanniemi, Kirkkonummi, on the Gulf of Finland on December 28, 2024, next to Finnish border guard ship Uisko (L) and tugboat Ukko (front). Cook Islands-registered ship Eagle S is suspected of the disruption of the Finland-Estonia electrical link Estlink 2. LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Oil tanker Eagle S suspected of the disruption of the Finland-Estonia electrical link Estlink 2

Oil tanker Eagle S suspected of the disruption of the Finland-Estonia electrical link Estlink 2

Oil tanker Eagle S outside the Porkkalanniemi, Kirkkonummi, on the Gulf of Finland on December 28, 2024, next to Finnish border guard ship Uisko and tugboat Ukko. Cook Islands-registered ship Eagle S is suspected of the disruption of the Finland-Estonia electrical link Estlink 2. LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)