The Russian tanker Eagle S (IMO: 9329760), boarded by Finnish law enforcement officers, had spy equipment on board.
Lloyd’s List writes about this.
There was also a person on board the civilian vessel who was not a member of the tanker’s crew.
According to the source, the Russian tanker suspected of damaging an underwater electrical cable on December 25, 2024 was equipped with special transmitting and receiving devices.
These devices have been used to monitor maritime activity, raising serious concerns about their purpose.
The high-tech equipment on board was unusual for a merchant ship. Therefore, the tanker’s electricity consumption from the ship’s generator has increased significantly. This, in turn, led to a shutdown of the ship’s power system.
The listening and recording equipment was connected to the 20-year-old tanker’s systems from behind “huge portable suitcases” along with “many laptops” that had keyboards for Turkish and Russian.
The equipment was stored on the navigation bridge, which is the highest place on the ship, sources said.
While passing through the English Channel, the crew of the Eagle S tanker dropped “sensor-type devices” into the sea. Sources indicated that, to their knowledge, the equipment was never returned to the ship after it was offloaded for analysis. However, other devices were placed on another sister tanker, SwiftSea Rider.
The publication received this information from a source that provided it with commercial maritime services seven months ago.
Lloyd’s List has at least 60 confidential documents about the Eagle S, including an inspection report detailing many of the safety deficiencies discovered when the tanker was inspected while it was in Danish waters in June this year.
These and other documents relating to tankers of the shadow Russian fleet were verified as authentic at the time.
Let us recall that the Russian tanker, transporting oil from Russia to Egypt, is suspected of deliberately cutting off communications between the two countries, since it was passing near them at the time of the incident.
During the inspection, it was discovered that one of the anchors was torn off, which, it seems, could have caused damage.
The ship is currently in Finnish waters under the control of local police.
Source: Racurs
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