# More Cables Cut **URL:** \ **Category:** Professional Mariner Forum\ **Created:** [December 26, 2024, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/more-cables-cut/71456 "2024-12-26T18:43:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ocnslr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/54ee81/32.png) [@ocnslr](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ocnslr)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2024, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/more-cables-cut/71456/1 "2024-12-26T18:43:18Z")
Much more urgent response to additional cables damaged/cut today, 26Dec24. [Finland Boards Tanker](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/finland-police-investigate-role-foreign-ship-after-power-cable-outage-2024-12-26/) [Finland Boards Oil Tanker](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/26/finnish-coastguard-boards-eagle-s-oil-tanker-suspected-of-causing-power-cable-outages) ---
**Author:** ![Tugboater203](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/tugboater203/32/14108_2.png) [@Tugboater203](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Tugboater203)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2024, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/more-cables-cut/71456/2 "2024-12-27T13:32:57Z")
Finnish authorities have boarded and seized the tanker. Archived link to NYT article, so no paywall. > **[Finland Seizes Ship After Undersea Power Cable to Estonia Is Cut - Th…](https://archive.ph/LmA8w)** > > archived 27 Dec 2024 04:12:54 UTC ---
**Author:** ![jimrr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/jimrr/32/38358_2.png) [@jimrr](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/jimrr)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2024, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/more-cables-cut/71456/3 "2024-12-27T15:44:51Z")
I’m mildly surprised Finland pokes the bear, but then i just finished reading about the russia/finland war just prior to ww2. The finns carried the day but I doubt Russia would goof it up as bad if there were a next time. ---
**Author:** ![Louisd75](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f04885/32.png) [@Louisd75](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Louisd75)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2024, 2:04am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/more-cables-cut/71456/4 "2024-12-28T02:04:01Z")
Reports that the tanker had surveillance equipment on board > **[Russian-Linked Oil Tanker Suspected Of Sabotage Was Brimming With Spy...](https://www.twz.com/sea/russian-linked-oil-tanker-suspected-of-sabotage-brimming-with-surveillance-equipment-report)** > > The Eagle S is suspected of severing the Estlink 2 power cable running under the Baltic Sea between Finland and Estonia. ---
**Author:** ![Urs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/958977/32.png) [@Urs](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Urs)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2024, 4:47am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/more-cables-cut/71456/5 "2024-12-28T04:47:35Z")
This picture shows the route and positions of the ‘Eagle\_S’ when the power cable was damaged. I do not know where the cable passes. At left is the actual ‘protected’ anchorage, at right is the place of the bizarre maneuver. ![Eagle S at anchor](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/2/a/2aafb462675ff790b35142231c26f990ee3380d6.jpeg) This is the detail of this maneuver, with speed colors. It looks as they had to haul in an anchor or something else… ![Eagle S manoeuvre](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/7/f/7f4bcea6cfe95841a6715bcfbd4123d9c0e63d41.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![spowiednick](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/spowiednick/32/35668_2.png) [@spowiednick](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/spowiednick)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2024, 4:54am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/more-cables-cut/71456/6 "2024-12-28T04:54:06Z")
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/6/b/6b6f0abc61c8d651fcfc4d18facbc0f4f030c94e.jpeg "Tanker Eagle S Seized by Finland for Severing Cables Between Finland & Estonia | Is it a Spy Ship?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy27qiKVCSI) ---
**Author:** ![Tupsis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9a140/32.png) [@Tupsis](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Tupsis)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2024, 7:54am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/more-cables-cut/71456/7 "2024-12-28T07:54:38Z")
> [@Urs](#): > > It looks as they had to haul in an anchor or something else… The MarineTraffic video with the vessel’s heading and outline looks almost exactly like they hauled in the port side anchor at that point. > > > Niporwifi © @niporwifi The power cable is east from that position where the speed started to drop and your screenshot has two data points/nodes/whatever next to each other. The cable was disconnected from the grid at 10:26 UTC. ---
**Author:** ![Urs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/958977/32.png) [@Urs](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Urs)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2024, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/more-cables-cut/71456/8 "2024-12-28T13:40:23Z")
Just now: The tanker “Eagle\_S” is entering the harbor of Porvoo, accompanied by two tugs and followed by the guard dog “UISKO”, which stopped her off Helsinki. Porvoo is Finland’s largest crude and oil products port. (Fifty years ago I spent a few days there on a private trip; a nice city.) ---
**Author:** ![spowiednick](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/spowiednick/32/35668_2.png) [@spowiednick](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/spowiednick)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2024, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/more-cables-cut/71456/9 "2024-12-28T14:07:51Z")
Does that mean she was not in Finnish waters when boarded by FCG ? If so : what waters she was in prior boarding? ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/a/1/a148e64e9ded4f9adfecf1c2702cc8bd7ae6db43.png) “” The Cook Islands-registered ship, named by authorities as the Eagle S, was boarded by a Finnish **coast guard crew that took command and sailed the vessel to Finnish waters** , a coast guard official said at a press conference.“” FCG took command?? . Wow , i would rather expect FCG " ORDERED " the vessel to proceed to a designated location and anchor there. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/9/d/9ddd88fa53bee0912f4e6a9c70433e2995a1cf74.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/c/7/c76a30ab15706ef018e7bfc142fa624386ab1322.jpeg) " nearly 70 percent of Russia’s oil is being transported by so-called shadow tankers, according to an analysis published in October by the Kyiv School of Economics Institute, a Ukraine-based think tank. " . Think tank that is considered by western pundits as very reliable, independent , thrustworthy and objective source of information. ---
**Author:** ![Urs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/958977/32.png) [@Urs](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Urs)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2024, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/more-cables-cut/71456/10 "2024-12-28T16:19:04Z")
> [@spowiednick](#): > > Does that mean she was not in Finnish waters when boarded by FCG ? > If so : what waters she was in prior boarding? The Finnish territorial waters in Gulf of Finland seem to be 6 NM off, while the western coast of Finland, in the Gulf of Bothnia, seems to have a 12 NM zone. The shipping lane in the Gulf of Finland meanders between the two opposite 6 miles zones. I do not know, but there could have been some form of understanding between the Soviets and Finland to leave the Soviets a free access from Saint Petersburg (then Leningrad) to the three Baltic Soviet Republics, to the Soviet exclave Kaliningrad and to the Soviet satellites Poland and East Germany, all on the Baltic Sea. I’m note aware of the wording of this possible ‘understanding’. ---
**Author:** ![spowiednick](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/spowiednick/32/35668_2.png) [@spowiednick](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/spowiednick)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2024, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/more-cables-cut/71456/11 "2024-12-28T16:36:57Z")
With my above comment I was rather "thinking " aloud asking myself some questions too. I am rather focusing now not on “who did it and how” but on the spooky wording of literally all the quoted above articles . More will follow as I am now slowly digesting the Lloyds List analitycal guru who wrote this piece , what seems to be blind copied by all other outlets. Cheers and good hunting 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Tupsis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9a140/32.png) [@Tupsis](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Tupsis)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2024, 10:03am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/more-cables-cut/71456/12 "2024-12-29T10:03:34Z")
> [@Urs](#): > > I do not know, but there could have been some form of understanding between the Soviets and Finland to leave the Soviets a free access from Saint Petersburg (then Leningrad) to the three Baltic Soviet Republics, to the Soviet exclave Kaliningrad and to the Soviet satellites Poland and East Germany, all on the Baltic Sea. When the Finnish territorial waters were extended to 12 NM in the mid-1990s, it was agreed with Estonia to retain a six-mile strip of international waters between the two countries for practical reasons with a provision to extend the territorial waters up to the centerline at a later date. ---
**Author:** ![fogmachine](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/fogmachine/32/69135_2.png) [@fogmachine](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/fogmachine)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 3:46am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/more-cables-cut/71456/13 "2024-12-30T03:46:30Z")
Still looking for the anchor, but the marks have been found. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/finland-finds-drag-marks-baltic-seabed-after-cable-damage-2024-12-29/](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/finland-finds-drag-marks-baltic-seabed-after-cable-damage-2024-12-29/) ---
**Author:** ![ocnslr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/54ee81/32.png) [@ocnslr](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ocnslr)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2025, 1:50am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/more-cables-cut/71456/14 "2025-01-06T01:50:52Z")
It appears that a Chinese ship has just cut cables northwest of Taiwan. [Another cut](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/01/05/chinese-ship-severs-undersea-cables-around-taiwan/) ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 1:50pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/more-cables-cut/71456/15 "2025-01-07T13:50:29Z")
An article from Taiwan News (Not behind paywall): ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/2/7/277e6add9bd5da313ce2594aef621d2e307f6d7e.jpeg) Photo of “Shun Xing 39” taken by Coast Guard patrol boat on Friday. (CGA photo) > [@](#): > > The Coast Guard dispatched the patrol boat PP-10069 and intercepted the Cameroonian-flagged freighter, “Shun Xing 39,” which had passed through the affected area 12.96 km (7 nm) north of Yehliu. The ship was instructed to return to waters off the Port of Keelung for investigation. > > After the Coast Guard vessel completed broadcasting, photographing, and video-recording procedures on the ship off the coast of Keelung, officers could not board due to rough seas. Considering the ship had been away for nine hours, the CGA did not deem the incident a flagrant violation, and the ship was not detained. > > The CGA found that the ship is registered as both the Shun Xing 39 under the Cameroon flag and the “Xing Shun 39” under the Tanzania flag and uses two different AIS systems for vessel tracking. It said all seven crew members are Chinese nationals and the shipowner is based in Hong Kong. > > Referring to last year’s incidents of damage to undersea cables in the Baltic Sea, the CGA said “It is still impossible to confirm the ship’s true intentions based on its historical track.” However, the Coast Guard said it cannot rule out the possibility that it is a Chinese-operated proxy ship potentially involved in gray zone activities. Source: [Taiwan Coast Guard says ship that allegedly cut cable crewed by Chinese | Taiwan News | Jan. 7, 2025 18:26](https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6009265) The mystery of two names for the same ship is hard to find any proof of. Could it be that the “Xiang Shun 39” had the name “Shun Xiang 39” until April 2024?: [XINGSHUN39, General Cargo Ship - Details and current position - IMO 8358427 - VesselFinder](https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/details/8358427) (See History) PS\> Same IMO # Different MMIS# and Callsigns due to flag change) Another ship, the “Bao Shun” has been chased away from the same area: > **[Taiwan Coast Guard drives away suspected Chinese ship from undersea cables |...](https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6007959)** Taiwan ask S.Korea to assist in investigation: > **[Taiwan seeks S Korean help investigating Chinese ship suspected of cutting...](https://taiwannews.com.tw/news/6007578)** Cable expected to be repaired by end Jan.: > **[Taiwan expects repair on undersea cable to be completed by late January |...](https://taiwannews.com.tw/news/6009059)** ---
**Author:** ![LupusProximo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/lupusproximo/32/35917_2.png) [@LupusProximo](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/LupusProximo)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2025, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/more-cables-cut/71456/16 "2025-01-08T20:10:08Z")
[Traficom completed port state control inspection of Eagle S, ship detained due to deficiencies | Traficom](https://traficom.fi/en/news/traficom-completed-port-state-control-inspection-eagle-s-ship-detained-due-deficiencies) Traficom inspectors observed 32 deficiencies during the port state control (PSC) inspection of the Eagle S. Three of the deficiencies were so serious that they led to the detention of the ship. The deficiencies concerned the ship’s fire safety, navigation equipment and pump room ventilation. ---
**Author:** ![LupusProximo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/lupusproximo/32/35917_2.png) [@LupusProximo](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/LupusProximo)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2025, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/more-cables-cut/71456/17 "2025-01-08T20:13:48Z")
Can not find a source indicating the exact position Eagle S was ordered to stop and subsequently ordered to proceed to finnish teritorial waters by FCG which "took command " of thesaid vessel. Any idea??? [Marine Regions](https://www.marineregions.org/eezmapper.php) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/3/f/3ff4bba21b71f85a85f0604e5fbb25ebf7a1d04d.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2025, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/more-cables-cut/71456/18 "2025-01-08T20:16:25Z")
There is a shuttle tanker behaving suspiciously of Stavanger: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/f/2/f2504b6b6d46258c7b2255234b80fa5608f53233.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![LupusProximo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/lupusproximo/32/35917_2.png) [@LupusProximo](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/LupusProximo)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2025, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/more-cables-cut/71456/19 "2025-01-08T21:31:23Z")
Does norvegian shuttle tanker also belong to shadow fleet? ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/7/0/70b1cbf1b6ca6f243e688fe4b67db6f81cfb737e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2025, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/more-cables-cut/71456/20 "2025-01-08T21:54:42Z")
No, but they sometime do things that MAY look suspicious, like sailing back and forward for no known reasons in areas were there are pipeline, cables and close to were there are military installation. PS\> If this was a Russian affiliated ship it MAY have become world news: > **[Russian vessels circling in the Kattegat | Sweden Herald](https://swedenherald.com/article/russian-vessels-circling-in-the-kattegat)** > > Two Russian-registered vessels have been circling in the Kattegat between Sweden and Denmark since Monday [Next page](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/more-cables-cut/71456.md?page=2)