Finland stops Russia-linked ship amid probe into damaged undersea power cable

Finnish National Police Comissioner Ilkka Koskim’ki spoke at a press conference in Helsinki (Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva via AP)

Finnish authorities have detained a Russia-linked ship as they investigate whether it damaged a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables, according to police and news media reports.

In the latest incident involving disruption of key infrastructure, Finnish police and border guards boarded the Eagle S at just past midnight on Thursday and took over the command bridge, Helsinki Police Chief Jari Liukku said at a news conference.