Finland Says Vessel Suspected of Cutting Cable May Be Part of Russia’s ‘Shadow Fleet’
The Finnish authorities said the tanker might be part of Russia’s shadow fleet, which emerged as a way to circumvent Western-imposed price caps on Russian oil transported by sea. The caps were introduced several months after President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Finland moves tanker suspected of undersea cable damage closer to port
Finnish authorities said on Saturday they are moving an impounded tanker closer to port after boarding the vessel carrying Russian oil earlier this week on suspicion it had damaged an undersea power line and four telecoms cables.
Russia has assembled a fleet of hundreds of vessels to covertly ship its oil. With so many ships at sea, the idea of using ...
A vessel delivering oil for Russia was detained by Finland authorities on Thursday in connection with an undersea cable ...
Police and media reports say that Finnish authorities have detained a Russia-linked ship as they investigate whether it ...
The popularity of weapons training in Finland has soared in recent months, driven by concerns over expansionist neighbor ...
Finland is investigating the possible Christmas Day “sabotage” of an undersea power cable linking the country with Estonia ...
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General Mark Rutte says the military alliance will step up patrols in the Baltic Sea area as Finnish investigators work to ...
Russia and countries that support it will remain a danger to Europe even after the war in Ukraine has ended, Finnish Defence ...
The vessel was intercepted in Finland's exclusive economic zone and taken to Finnish territorial waters, police said. The ...
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A Russian tanker damaged the Estlink 2 power cable connecting Estonia and Finland across the Baltic Sea on Christmas Day.
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