The Eagle S oil tanker, which is suspected of destroying submarine cables in the Baltic Sea, is seriously flawed.
Finnish transport and communications agency Traficom has identified defects aboard the Eagle S tanker and extended its detention until they are rectified. Yle reported this on Wednesday, January 8.
“Traficom has detained the Eagle S vessel based on the findings of the port state inspection. The vessel has holes that its operation cannot be allowed until they are removed. It is necessary to eliminate the damage, this will take time,” said Traficom maritime director Sanna Sonninen.
Inspectors found 32 defects during a port inspection of the Eagle S. Three of them were serious enough to result in the ship’s detention, and related to fire safety, navigation equipment and the ship’s pump room ventilation. Other deficiencies relate to the waterproofing of doors, sanitary facilities, emergency lighting and structures.
The Eagle S tanker, carrying Russian oil, has been arrested in Finnish waters since December 28. The crew is suspected of causing particularly serious damage to property and disrupting telecommunications under aggravating circumstances. incident They are forbidden to leave Finland.
Police suspect that the Estonian-Finnish power transmission cable Estlink 2 and four telecommunications cables (three between Estonia and Finland and one between Finland and Germany) were damaged on December 25 by the Cook Islands-flagged tanker Eagle S .
Source: korrespondent
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