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Finland power grid operator asks court to take tanker over cable damage

Finland's national power grid operator stated on Thursday it had actually asked a Helsinki court to take the Eagle S oil tanker in a bid to secure the company's. claim for damages associated with the breakdown of the undersea. Estlink 2 electricity interconnector.

The cable in between Finland and Estonia was damaged on Dec. 25. together with 4 telecoms lines, and Finnish authorities the next. day boarded the tanker, which carries Russian oil, on suspicion. that it triggered the damage by dragging its anchor along the. seabed.

Baltic Sea nations are on high alert after a string of. outages of power cable televisions, telecom links and gas pipelines considering that. Russia got into Ukraine in 2022. NATO stated last week it would. boost its existence in the area.

Fingrid stated in a statement on Thursday it had actually asked the. Helsinki District Court to formally take the Eagle S to help. protect its financial claim.

Additional investigations at the damage site are anticipated to. supply more details about the level of the damages and. allow more in-depth preparation and scheduling of the repair,. Fingrid stated.

The company stated recently it anticipated the cable television to come. back into service in August this year.

A legal representative representing United Arab Emirates-based Caravella. LLC FZ, which owns the ship, did not immediately react to a. ask for comment. The owner has formerly asked that Finnish. authorities release the vessel.

Finland's customizeds service has said it thinks the Eagle S. becomes part of a shadow fleet of tankers utilized to prevent. sanctions on Russian oil, and has actually officially taken its cargo. although the freight is still on board the ship.

Moscow has stated Finland's seizure of the ship is

not a matter

for Russia.

(source: Reuters)