Finnish Authorities Detain Suspect Vessel Following Damage to Undersea Cable

The oil tanker Eagle S (background) and the Finnish Border Guard ship Turva at sea outside Porkkalanniemi, Finland, on Dec. 26, 2024. Rajavartiosto via APFinnish authorities on Wednesday took control of a vessel they believe may have been responsible for damaging an undersea telecommunications cable running between Finland and Estonia. The suspect vessel may have dragged its anchor across the undersea cable.Telecommunications company Elisa initially detected a fault in one of its undersea cables running across the Gulf of Finland from the Finnish capital Helsinki to the Estonian capital Tallinn early on Dec. 31. According to a press statement shared by the Finnish national police service, the cable damage site was located within Estonia’s exclusive economic zone.