Finland Boards Tanker After Power and Data Cables Go Offline (2)

Finnish authorities have boarded a foreign oil tanker escorted into its waters after disruptions on a subsea power link and several data cables.

The police and border guard boarded the vessel, Eagle S, for investigations. The ship, sailing under the Cook Islands flag, was observed to be missing its anchor, Finnish authorities said at a news conference Thursday. The anchor is believed to have caused the damage, they said.

On Wednesday, a 170-kilometer (105-mile) subsea electricity line connecting Finland and Estonia went offline. Since then, four underwater data cables have also been experiencing disruptions.

Finnish authorities escort tanker to territorial waters

It’s the third such incident ...