Through underwater investigations, the police have managed to map a trail from start to finish, according to investigation leader Sami Paila at the Central Criminal Police.
"The trail is several tens of kilometers long," he says according to a press release.
According to Finnish authorities, an anchor was missing when the vessel was contacted by the coast guard at sea, which has been reported by media in Finland. So far, it has not been possible to determine where the anchor may have been dropped, according to Sami Paila.
It was on Thursday that Finnish police boarded the Eagle S after suspicions that the vessel had damaged the Estlink 2 power cable between Finland and Estonia. On Saturday, the vessel was moved to a protected harbor further into the Gulf of Finland.
The Eagle S is suspected of being part of Russia's so-called shadow fleet, convenience-flagged vessels used to circumvent the international sanctions imposed after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The investigation continues, writes the Central Criminal Police. However, on Sunday, the underwater investigation had to be interrupted due to bad weather. The focus is currently on questioning the crew.
