Countries in the region have been on alert following a string of incidents involving damage to undersea cables and gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea since 2022, widely believed to be acts of sabotage.
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00:00NATO Secretary General has said the alliance will step up patrols as investigators in Finland
00:07work to establish whether a ship linked to Russia sabotaged undersea cables in the Baltic
00:13Sea.
00:14On Thursday, Finnish authorities boarded and seized control of the Eagle-S, which they
00:18suspect of causing damage to an undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia.
00:24The ship's anchor is believed to have caused damage to the Estlink-2 cable.
00:28The Eagle-S is flagged in the Cook Islands, but has been described by officials as being
00:33part of Russia's shadow fleet of tankers shipping oil and gas in defiance of international
00:38sanctions.
00:39In a post on X, Mark Rutter said NATO will enhance its military presence in the Baltic
00:45Sea.
00:46Countries in the region have been on high alert following a string of incidents of damage
00:51to cables and gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea since 2022.
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