Finland: Police examined foreign ships after a power failure

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Finnische Polizei untersucht die mögliche Rolle eines ausländischen Schiffs beim Ausfall eines Unterseekabels, das Finnland und Estland verbindet. Sicherheitsbedenken wachsen in der Ostsee.
Finnish police examine the possible role of a foreign ship in the event of a Untersekabel failure that connects Finland and Estonia. Security concerns grow in the Baltic Sea. (Symbolbild/DNAT)

The Finnish police announced on Thursday that it will check whether a foreign ship was involved in the damage of a Setsee cable that connects Finland and Estonia. This happened after a sudden failure on Wednesday.

high alert in the Baltic Sea countries

The countries of the Baltic Sea are in alert due to potential sabotage files after a series of failures of current cables , telecommunications compounds and gas pipelines. However, it should be noted that underwater systems can also be subject to technical disorders and accidents.

power failure and affected interconnectors

The 658 Megawatt (MW) strong Estlink 2 power interorator remains offline after the failure that started on Wednesday afternoon. This means that only the 358 MW of Stark Estlink 1 between the two countries is in operation, as the operator Fingrid announced.

police investigations in the course

"The police work in cooperation with the border protection authority and other bodies on the investigation of the events related to the incident," says a statement by the Finnish police. The investigators examine the possible role of a foreign ship without naming the vehicle in question.

security examination in Sweden

In Sweden, the police currently head an investigation into an incident in the last month, in which two Baltic Sea were damaged. The German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that he was going out from an act of sabotage.

Investigations into previous incidents

The Finnish police also continue to investigate the damage to the BalticConnector gas pipeline that connects Finland and Estonia, as well as several telecommunications cables. According to the investigation, this was probably due to a ship that dragged his anchor.

The North Stream incident and its consequences

In 2022, the north stream gas pipelines, which run along the sea floor in the same waters, were blown up. This incident is still being examined by Germany.