Radio | News week in plain Finnish | Saturday 11.1.2025
Cable damage in the Baltic Sea
On Christmas Day, many important cables broke in the Baltic Sea.
Police suspect that the ship, named Eagle S, severed 1 electrical cable and 4 internet cables.
Now we will tell you more about it.
Many cables broke in the Baltic Sea
There have been many cable failures in the Baltic Sea in a short period of time.
Most recently, on Christmas Day, an Estlink 2 electricity cable and 4 internet cables were cut there.
Police suspect that the cables were broken by a ship called the Eagle S.
It dragged the anchor on the seabed so much that the cables broke.
The Estlink 2 cable carries electricity between Finland and Estonia.
Internet cables carry internet traffic.
Finnish authorities quickly stopped the Eagle S ship.
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo says that the Eagle S is a Russian ship.
Police suspect Eagle S ship
The police suspect that the Eagle S ship has damaged important Finnish cables in the Baltic Sea.
The police are investigating the matter. That is why the Eagle S ship is not allowed to leave Finland.
The ship is in really bad shape.
Its condition is so bad that it is dangerous because it has a lot of oil on board.
Effects of cable damage
The Estlink 2 electricity cable and 4 internet cables broke in the Baltic Sea at Christmas.
It will take many months to repair the electrical cable.
Therefore, electricity can sometimes be a little more expensive than usual.
Data cables, on the other hand, do not affect the life of the average person.
NATO is guarding
Finland is a member of the military alliance NATO.
NATO is sending two ships to the Baltic Sea to guard the cables.
NATO countries will also organize a meeting to discuss Baltic Sea security.
Finland and NATO suspect that ships are deliberately damaging cables in the Baltic Sea.
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo says that the Eagle S is a Russian ship.
Repetition
This time the topic was cable damage in the Baltic Sea. Let’s recap the most important things.
On Christmas Day, many important cables broke in the Baltic Sea.
Police suspect that the cables were broken by a ship called the Eagle S.
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo says that the Eagle S is a Russian ship.
Because of the cables, the military alliance NATO is sending ships to the Baltic Sea.