Source: New York Times
“The Finnish authorities said on Sunday that they had released an oil tanker seized in December over suspicions that it had deliberately cut vital undersea cables but that a criminal investigation into the episode would continue. The authorities said last year that the ship, the Eagle S, appeared to belong to Russia’s shadow fleet — older tankers that covertly transport Russian crude oil around the world — escalating concerns about a covert campaign to sabotage European infrastructure. On Sunday, the Finnish police said that since the criminal inquiry ‘has progressed,’ the aging tanker was free to leave and that border officials had escorted the ship out of the country’s territorial waters.” (03/02/25)