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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Alex Ross

Russian-linked tanker tugged to shore for suspected Baltic Sea sabotage

Finnish authorities said they were moving the impounded tanker Eagle S suspected of undersea cable damage - (Lehtikuva/AFP via Getty Images)

A tanker transporting Russian oil that is suspected of cutting Baltic Sea cables has been tugged to port as NATO announced it would step up patrols in the region.

Finnish authorities seized the tanker, named as the Eagle S, earlier this week after suspecting the vessel had damaged an undersea power line and four telecoms cables.

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