The Estlink 2 power transmission cable was ruptured on Christmas Day. An oil tanker suspected of being part of Russia’s so-called shadow fleet is under investigation.
Authorities in Finland said Thursday they were investigating an oil tanker which had taken off from Russia in connection with damage to the Estlink 2 power transmission cable.
The line which carries electricity from Finland to Estonia under the Baltic Sea was ruptured on Christmas Day. This came just over a month after telecommunications cables were severed in Swedish territorial waters.