Finland charges tanker crew members with sabotage of undersea cables

Finland’s deputy prosecutor general’s office said on Monday it had filed charges of aggravated sabotage and aggravated interference with telecommunications against the captain and first and second officers of the Eagle S. The Cook Islands-registered tanker is understood to be part of Russia’s “shadow fleet” – comprising vessels that sail under foreign flags to evade sanctions.

The ship was carrying oil from Ust-Luga in Russia across the Gulf of Finland when, prosecutors allege, it dragged its anchor along the seabed for about 90km (56 miles) in December 2024.

Must be weird working for Putin and doing sabotage against a country that will actually give you a fair trial instead of just making up some excuse to send you to Siberia where you'll accidentally perish. I wonder if the saboteurs laugh or cry when they think of this.

In my eyes, Finlands intelligence should have spotted a tank army on the water. Also Russia should have sent their Navy. Easier than with tanks imho.