‘Shadow fleets’ and subaquatic sabotage: are Europe’s undersea internet cables under attack?

Europe is on high alert after a series of outages to cables and pipelines. This visual guide explains what happened and what’s being done.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250305-shadow-fleets-and-subaquatic-sabotage-are-europes-undersea-internet-cables-under-attack?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Europe #Sabotage #UnderseaCables #BalticSea #Russia #ShadowFleet #Estlink #Balticconnector #Internet #Pipelines #Energy #Electricity #Finland #Estonia #Lithuania #Latvia #Sweden #Denmark #Germany #Poland #Nato #BalticSentry

The oil tanker Eagle S has been released from custody, and the vessel has departed Finland. 3 members of the crew remain under a travel ban, and the investigation continues.

#infrastructure #underseacable #estlink #easlink2

The #EagleS shipping company tried to challenge the ship's impounding today but court upheld the action while investigation continues.

Three companies: the state owned Fingrid and Cinia, and the private Elisa, owners of #Estlink #CLion1 and one of the other telco fibers have filed for impoundment to cover cable repair costs (which will exceed the value of the ship and its gasoline cargo).

Eight crew members suspected are under travel restriction.
https://yle.fi/a/74-20134655

"Well done, #Finland!" 👏

#Finland’s resolute and swift handling of #Estlink 2 sabotage is a “turning point” for #NATO’s response to #Russian hybrid warfare – #The_Economist

The #Estlink_2 cable, which supplied energy from #Finland to #Estonia via the #Baltic_Sea, was severed in late December, when an oil tanker #Eagle_S, travelling from #St_Petersburg, dragged its anchor along the seabed for “dozens of kilometers”. This was at least the third instance since October that important

#Traficom boarded Eagle S to perform port state control (PSC) inspection. Courses of action Traficom may impose on a ship with deficiencies (in order of ascending gravity) are:
- Deficiencies can be rectified within 14 days for minor infractions.
- Under specific conditions, deficiencies can be rectified when the ship arrives at the next port.
- Deficiencies must be rectified before the ship can depart the port.
- Detention of the ship occurs.

#estlink2 #estlink #underseacable #infrastructure

"Estlink 2"-Ausfall: Schäden am Rumpf des verdächtigen Öltankers

Nach dem Schaden am Unterseekabel "Estlink 2" steht die Besatzung des Öltankers "Eagle S" unter Sabotageverdacht und wird weiter verhört. Nun veröffentlichte Unterwasserbilder zeigen Schäden am Rumpf des Schiffes, die von der Ankerkette stammen sollen.

➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/estlink-ostsee-nato-102.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

#Estlink #Unterseekabel #Finnland #Estland #Ostsee

FAQ: Schäden an Unterwasserkabeln in der Ostsee

In der Ostsee häufen sich Schäden an Unterwasserkabeln. Wie ist der Stand der Ermittungen im aktuellen Fall von "Estlink 2"? Warum steht der Verdacht der Sabotage im Raum? Und welche Rolle spielt Russland?

➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/wissen/faq-unterwasserkabel-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

#FAQ #Unterwasserkabel #Estlink #Russland