The Finns have detained the tanker Eagle S, which belongs to the Russian "shadow fleet." The owner of the vessel, Caravella LLC FZ, based in the United Arab Emirates, is now demanding the return of the "hijacked ship.

A Russia-linked tanker suspected of cutting Baltic Sea cables has been tugged to port amid reports it was loaded with “spy equipment”.

Eagle S is being held on suspicion of causing damage to an undersea power line and four telecoms cables by dragging its anchor

NATO said on Friday it would boost its presence in the Baltic Sea after the suspected sabotage this week of an undersea power cable and four internet lines, while alliance member Estonia launched a naval operation to guard a parallel electricity link.

Baltic Sea nations have been on high alert after a string of outages of power cables, telecom links and gas pipelines since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022