Baltic Sea, Russia and Estonia

Estonia To Battle Shadow Fleet Sabotage Amid Dangerous Baltic Cable Crisis
Estonia has ramped up its defensive measures in the Baltic Sea following allegations of Russian sabotage targeting critical undersea infrastructure. In response to the suspected damage to the Estlink 2 power cable,
Finland inspects Russia's 'shadow fleet' tanker suspected in Baltic cable sabotage: What are the developments so far?
The Baltic Sea has seen multiple attacks on energy and communications infrastructure since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. These have often been linked to hybrid warfare tactics
Estonia deploys ship into Baltic Sea after Russia suspected of undersea cable sabotage
NATO member Estonia has deployed a naval warship to defend its underwater power cables after a Russian vessel allegedly cut one of the wires in yet another act of sabotage against the allied nations.
Finland Seizes Russian Ship Suspected of Sabotage in NATO Lake
The vast majority of the world's data runs through undersea cables, which can be exposed to attacks under what is known as hybrid warfare.
Finland power grid operator asks court to seize tanker over cable damage
Finland's national power grid operator said on Thursday it had asked a Helsinki court to seize the Eagle S oil tanker in a bid to secure the company's claim for damages related to the breakdown of the undersea Estlink 2 electricity interconnector.
Finland's Fingrid requests seizure of Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker over suspected cable sabotage
The damaged cable is one of several recent incidents in the Baltic Sea under investigation as possible acts of sabotage.
Tanker accused in damage to vital Finland-Estonia power link
The Finnish transmission line operator, Fingrid, filed a request in a Helsinki court on Thursday to seize the tanker Eagle S to secure potential compensation claims. It is suspected that the vessel damaged the EstLink 2 subsea power link.
NATO’s Estonia deploys warship to Baltic Sea after Russia allegedly cut another undersea cable
Investigators have discovered anchor drag marks along the seabed allegedly caused by the Russian ship’s antics.
Tensions with Russia rise amid power line sabotage
Russia’s connection to the rupture of an undersea cable between Finland and Estonia is raising a new bevy of fears over the ...
Finland discovers anchor ‘dragging track’ amid suspicions of Russian subsea sabotage
In November, a Chinese bulk carrier, the Yi Peng 3, was suspected of severing two fiber-optic data cables in Swedish waters ...
‘Sabotage cannot be ruled out’: Baltic Sea power cable suffers Christmas Day cut
A power cable connecting Finland and Estonia under the Baltic Sea suffered a power outage on Wednesday, prompting an ...
NATO will step up Baltic Sea patrols as Finland probes the possible sabotage of undersea cables
General Mark Rutte says the military alliance will step up patrols in the Baltic Sea area as Finnish investigators work to ...
Finland investigates outage of undersea power link to Estonia, Finnish PM says
Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said on Wednesday authorities in his country were investigating an undersea power cable ...