Seven crew members on the tanker Eagle S are suspected of crime. They have been banned from traveling, writes the Finnish police on their website. The police, however, have not found any spy equipment on board.
WorldFinland speaks the language of power and displays determination. Sweden appears to be paralyzed by inaction. This conclusion is drawn by Professor Tormod Heier after the countries' handling of the suspected cable sabotage in the Baltic Sea. It is striking, he says.
SwedenA several mile long tow track has been discovered on the bottom of the Baltic Sea after the ship Eagle S, according to Finnish police.
WorldA several-mile-long drag mark has been discovered on the bottom of the Baltic Sea after the ship Eagle S, according to Finnish police.
WorldNato is expanding its military presence in the Baltic Sea and the Swedish Coast Guard is intensifying its surveillance. This has happened around the destroyed power and data cables in the Gulf of Finland.
WorldThe Eagle S is being moved on Saturday to a more sheltered harbor further into the Gulf of Finland. Finnish authorities are continuing to investigate whether the vessel was used to sabotage important underwater cables in the Baltic Sea.
WorldAfter another suspected cable sabotage in the Baltic Sea, where suspicions are once again directed towards Russia, Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (The Moderate Party) describes the situation as "extremely serious".
Swedish politicsThe Christmas cable break in the Gulf of Finland is far from the only one and it's not the first time a ship is suspected to be behind it.
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