Baltic Sea cable damage and anchor prosecutions

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1. 25 Dec 2024Background

   Eagle S tanker seized over damage to Estlink 2 power cable

   Finland seized the tanker Eagle S after the Estlink 2 power link and several data cables in the Gulf of Finland were damaged on Christmas Day 2024.

2. 3 Oct 2025Background

   Finnish court dismisses Eagle S Baltic cable damage case

   Helsinki District Court ruled on 3 October 2025 that Finland lacked jurisdiction over Eagle S officers charged over Baltic Sea cable damage.

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   6 Nov

   Europe prosecutes Baltic anchor crews while ship owners go free

   Anchors keep tearing up Baltic cables, yet the officers in court are from Georgia and India. The people giving the orders are left alone.