Tanker Eagle S Seized by Finland for Severing Cables Between Finland & Estonia | Is it a Spy Ship?

You Scratched My Cable
December 27, 2024

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano—a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner — discusses the seizure of the Cook Island-flagged tanker Eagle S by Finland for using its anchor to sever power and submarine cables between Finland and Estonia in the Baltic Sea and the discovery of monitoring equipment on board.

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00:00 The Missing Anchor
02:33 Breakdown of Event
14:55 Was Eagle S Spying on NATO?
15:54 Previous Anchor Drags
17:58 Is this Gray Zone Warfare?
18:55 International Laws
20:25 Dark/Parallel Fleet
27:17 Conclusion/Analysis

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