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Finnish police are investigating the role of a foreign vessel in the damaged power cable

It became known about the Estlink 2 underwater power cable, which uniting Finland and Estonia was damaged. The police consider this to be a foreign vessel.

RBC-Ukraine reported this to Reuters.

On four occasions, the Finnish police said they were investigating verifies that there was a foreign vessel that damaged the underwater power cable. However, the name of the ship does not go unnoticed.

The agency notes that the edges of the Baltic Sea are on high alert for possible acts of sabotage after a series of power cable disconnections, telecommunication lines and gas pipelines from 2022.

According to the Fingrid operator, Estlink line 2 with a capacity of 658 megawatts (MW) will be disconnected after the connection has begun everyday after the local hour Wednesday. Only the Estlink 1 line with a capacity of 358 MW between the two edges is no longer in operation.

“The police in cooperation with the Cordon Service and other authorities are investigating “The strap is related to the incident,” according to the Finnish police statement.

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