Decision: Seizure of “shadow ship” was not illegal
Finland
Putin’s shadow ship can be taken over by Fingrid
Alex Rodriguez
Updated 14.53 | Published 13.13
The ship Eagle S is currently in custody of the Finnish police, after it is suspected of sabotaging several cables in the Baltic Sea. Something the ship’s lawyer calls a “hijacking”.
Now the Finnish electricity company Fingrid is demanding that they be allowed to seize the ship.
A trial was held in the Helsinki District Court on Friday to decide whether the police’s seizure should be lifted, reports Savon Sanomat.
According to Herman Ljungberg, who represents the ship’s crew, the police have acted illegally.
– I want a decision on how the ship was hijacked. Without an appealable decision, I consider it a hijacking, he tells the news agency STT.
The District Court announced in the afternoon that the ship can continue to be in the custody of the Finnish police, Ilta-Sanomat reports.
Wants compensation for the damage
Now the electricity company Fingrid and the telecommunications operator Elisa want to be allowed to take care of the ship instead, in order to be able to more easily pursue claims for damages for the suspected sabotage.
Eagle S is suspected of causing major damage to the Estlink 2 cable on Christmas Day by dragging its anchor along the seabed between Finland and Estonia for more than a mile.
The ship is believed to be part of Russia's notorious shadow fleet that transports Russian oil across the seas, despite the country being subject to sanctions.
Sources: Was packed with spy equipment
The Finnish task force Karhu, also known as the “Bear League”, boarded the ship in the intervening days and according to the British magazine Lloyd’s list there was “full of spy equipment” on board.
Sources tell the newspaper that there was equipment to intercept NATO sea and air traffic on the ship.
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