Finland Finds Anchor Drag Marks Left by Tanker That Broke Cables
- Undersea power, telecommunications lines were damaged Dec. 25
- Eagle S tanker named as culprit for damage to electricity link
Oil tanker Eagle S outside the Porkkalanniemi, Kirkkonummi, on the Gulf of Finland on Dec. 28.
Photographer: Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/AFP/Getty Images
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Finnish authorities investigating damage to subsea power and data cables found drag marks on the seabed likely left by the anchor of seized tanker Eagle S.
Working under water, “we have been able to identify the dragging track at the seabed from the beginning to the end,” Sami Paila, detective chief inspector and tactical leader from Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation, said in a statement on Sunday.