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.

Police and media reports say that Finnish authorities have detained a Russia-linked ship as they investigate whether it damaged a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables.

Finnish police intend to transport the Eagle S, a Russia-linked tanker the authorities seized after suspecting it of intentionally damaging a Baltic Sea power cable, to shore. The tanker is to be moved from the Gulf of Finland to an anchorage near the Finnish port of Kilpilahti to facilitate the investigation,

Damage to the power cable in the Baltic Sea is the latest in a spate of murky disruptions to undersea cables that have put European authorities on high alert.

A member of Russia’s so-called shadow fleet is suspected of damaging an undersea cable. Estonia launched a naval operation to protect its undersea power cables Friday, following the suspected sabotage of another cable in the Baltic Sea by a ship belonging to Russia’s so-called shadow fleet.

A vessel delivering oil for Russia was detained by Finland authorities on Thursday in connection with an undersea cable cutting incident that disconnected electricity to Estonia.

Finland’s leaders are calling for more NATO protection against alleged Russian sabotage of critical infrastructure.

Finnish police are investigating whether a Russian ship was involved in the sabotage of an electricity cable running between Finland and Estonia. The authorities said on Thursday that they believe the anchor of the Eagle S,

The European Union will propose sanctions against Russia's shadow fleet following the damage to undersea cables in the Baltic Sea. Source: a joint statement by the European Commission and Kaja Kallas,