Estonia navy to protect undersea power link after main cable damaged
Nato also says it will enhance its military presence in the Baltic after a ship was suspected of sabotaging the Estlink 2 cable.
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A ship named as Eagle S is suspected of damaging the Estlink 2 cable and Finnish coast guard crew have boarded the oil tanker and steered it into Finnish waters.
The EU said the Eagle S was part of "Russia's shadow fleet" and the failure of the undersea cable was the "latest in a series of suspected attacks on critical infrastructure".
Estonian Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur said the Raju had set sail early on Friday and he believed Finland would join the operation to protect the remaining cable.
He told Estonian public radio that the Raju's task was "to ensure that nothing happens there and that our critical connection with Finland remains operational".
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