Investigators find anchor drag mark on Baltic seabed following cable damage

A Finnish Border Guard ship near the oil tanker Eagle S. Picture: Rajavartiosto via AP

Investigators in Finland probing damage to a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables said they found an anchor drag mark on the seabed, apparently from a Russia-linked vessel that has already been seized for investigation.

The Estlink-2 power cable, which transmits energy from Finland to Estonia across the Baltic Sea, went down on December 25 after an evident rupture.