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Finland charges Eagle S officers over Baltic Sea cable damage

Finland's prosecutors charged the captain and two officers of the tanker Eagle S with aggravated criminal mischief over the December 2024 anchor dragging that damaged the EstLink 2 power cable and four telecoms cables in the Gulf of Finland.

Verified Editor-read Finnish National Bureau of Investigation, 11 August 2025

What it does not test. It does not establish a conviction, only that charges have been filed.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

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