Submarine cables were again damaged in the Baltic Sea, and Finnish authorities do not rule out the possibility of sabotage.
On December 25, the EstLink 2 undersea power cable, which connects Finland and Estonia, experienced a malfunction. According to the Finnish energy company Fingridthe cable connection was interrupted at 12:26 local time. The cause of the malfunction has not yet been determined and an investigation has been launched.
Head of Fingrid, Arto Pakhkintold a Finnish TV channel Ylethat the possibility of sabotage cannot be ruled out: “We are thoroughly reviewing the incident and will provide further information once the cause is determined.”
Prime Minister of Finland Petteri Orpo noted that authorities remain vigilant even on holidays. He assured that the incident did not affect Finnish consumers.
EstLink 2 was put into operation in 2014. Its main task is to ensure stability of energy supply through the integration of electrical networks of the Baltic and Scandinavian countries.
Earlier, Estonia withdrew from BRELL and freed itself from Russian energy dependence.
This incident occurred against the backdrop of recent incidents in the Baltic Sea. In November they were damaged in Swedish waters two submarine telecommunications cables. Then suspicions fell on the Chinese ship “Yi Peng 3»which was in the area of damage at the time of the incident.
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