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Finland stops Russia-linked vessel over 'sabotaged' undersea power cable in Baltic Sea

The stopped Eagle S - (AP)

Finnish authorities have seized a ship carrying Russian oil in the Baltic Sea on suspicion it broke undersea power and internet cables connecting Finland and Estonia.

The Cook Islands-registered ship, named by officials as the Eagle S, was boarded by a Finnish coast guard crew that took command and sailed the vessel to Finnish waters, a coast guard official said at a press conference.

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