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The article discusses the seizure of an oil tanker in Finland suspected of damaging undersea cables.

Why was the oil tanker seized?

It was seized on suspicion of breaking an undersea power line and telecom cables in the Baltic Sea.

Who owns the seized oil tanker?

The tanker is owned by United Arab Emirates-based Caravella LLC FZ.

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Owner seeks release of oil tanker seized in Finland cable probe

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Posted on December 30, 2024

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Last updated: January 27, 2026

Oil tanker Eagle S in Finnish waters amid legal dispute over seizure - Global Banking & Finance Review — The image depicts the oil tanker Eagle S, which has been seized by Finnish authorities during a probe into damage to undersea power and telecom cables, highlighting tensions in Baltic Sea security.

Owner Seeks Release of Seized Oil Tanker in Finland

HELSINKI (Reuters) - The owner of an oil tanker seized by Finland on suspicion of breaking an undersea power line and four telecoms cables in the Baltic Sea last week is seeking the release of the ship, a lawyer representing the company said on Monday.

Finnish police and coast guard officials boarded the Cook Islands-registered Eagle S on Thursday and brought it to a location near a Finnish port where crew members are being questioned.

Baltic Sea nations have been on high alert after a string of outages of power cables, telecom links and gas pipelines since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. NATO said on Friday it would boost its presence in the region.

Investigators said they believed the Eagle S on Dec. 25 broke the Estlink 2 undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia, and severed or damaged four fibre optic lines by dragging its anchor across the seabed for dozens of kilometres.

Finland's president last week said he believed further damage would have occurred on the seabed had the ship not been stopped.

Finland's customs service has said it believes the Eagle S is part of a shadow fleet of ageing tankers being used to evade sanctions on the sale of Russian oil, and has formally impounded its cargo although it is still on board the ship.

The owner of the Eagle S, United Arab Emirates-based Caravella LLC FZ, filed a request with the Helsinki District Court on Monday to cancel the seizure of the ship.

Finnish lawyer Herman Ljungberg, who filed the documents on behalf of the company, said authorities had not provided any explanation of the legal basis for taking the vessel into custody and boarding it.

"The Finns have hijacked a vessel," Ljungberg told Reuters.

He said the crew had been interrogated by investigators without any legal assistance and that they had been deprived of sleep.

A police spokesperson said the seizure of the vessel had taken place according to Finnish law and that crew members had been informed of their rights, including that of legal assistance.

They had not been deprived of sleep, the spokesperson added.

(Reporting by Essi Lehto in Helsinki, Stine Jacobsen in Copenhagen and Andrius Sytas in Vilnius, writing by Terje Solsvik, editing by Andrew Heavens)

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