The anchor was raised by the Swedish Navy ship “Belos”. The vessel has both a diving watch and a small submarine that can be used to reach the sea floor.
The anchor of the Eagle S tanker, a member of the Russian shadow fleet suspected of cutting underwater cables, was found and raised from a depth of 80 m in the Gulf of Finland. In particular, 8 crew members could have committed sabotage under aggravating circumstances.
Yle reports this, citing information from the Finnish police.
Helsinki believes that the anchor of the Eagle S oil tanker likely cut an electrical cable between Finland and Estonia and damaged four telecommunications cables.
“The police suspect eight members of the Eagle S crew of aggravated sabotage and obstruction of communications,” the report says. Yle.
The anchor has already been handed over to Finland for further investigation.
The Swedish Navy has not yet reported where exactly the anchor was found or whether it is intact.
What is known about the tanker Eagle S
The vessel belongs to the shadow fleet of Russia. Spy equipment was found on it
Police suspect eight members of the Eagle S crew of vandalism and interference with telecommunications processes.
Investigators believe that the crew may have intentionally severed two important data cables while dragging the anchor along the bottom of the Baltic Sea.
Earlier it became known that the criminal police of Finland discovered a trail of anchor dragging on the seabed in the Gulf of Finland, several tens of kilometers long.
Meanwhile, after the sinking of Russian tankers in the Kerch Strait, stains of fuel oil that spilled into the Black Sea, reached three more resorts in Crimea.
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