Event 714

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "FI",
    "EE",
    "BSR"
  ],
  "category": "Undersea",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "The outage is reported by Yle News, citing official statements from grid operators Fingrid (Finland) and Elering (Estonia). Evidence from both the screenshot and extracted page text confirms the event's timeline and nature.",
  "countries": [
    "Finland",
    "Estonia",
    "Baltic Sea Region"
  ],
  "country": "Finland",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "The subsea transmission line ESTLINK 2 between Estonia and Finland suffered an outage at 12:26pm on Christmas Day, with the cause under investigation. Authorities have ruled out a fault on the land-based sections in Finland and Estonia and are focusing on the subsea section. Electrical system operators are investigating the incident.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-12-24T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "The subsea transmission line experienced an outage at 12:26pm on Christmas Day.",
    "\"The reason behind the outage is unknown. However, authorities have ruled out a fault in the land-based sections...\"",
    "\"Second error messages were not reported after this outage, but if one develops, power flow can be quickly restored...\"",
    "\"Investigators are examining the cause of the Baltic Link cable outage.\""
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "The subsea transmission line experienced an outage at 12:26pm on Christmas Day.",
    "Authorities have ruled out a fault in the land-based sections of the ESTLINK 2 interconnector, and are focusing on the subsea portion.",
    "Investigators are examining the cause of the Baltic Link cable outage, according to statements from Fingrid and Elering."
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://yle.fi/a/74-20133467"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Attack On Infrastructure / Cable Sabotage",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "The subsea transmission line experienced an outage at 12:26pm on Christmas Day.",
            "\"The reason behind the outage is unknown. However, authorities have ruled out a fault in the land-based sections...\"",
            "\"Second error messages were not reported after this outage, but if one develops, power flow can be quickly restored...\"",
            "\"Investigators are examining the cause of the Baltic Link cable outage.\""
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [
    {
      "country": "FI",
      "link": "https://yle.fi/a/74-20133467",
      "notes": "Fingrid is investigating the outage, focusing on the undersea section.",
      "status": "Investigation"
    },
    {
      "country": "EE",
      "link": "https://yle.fi/a/74-20133467",
      "notes": "Elering is investigating the outage and coordinating with Finnish authorities.",
      "status": "Investigation"
    }
  ],
  "headline": "Electrical link down between Estonia and Finland",
  "location_text": "ESTLINK 2, Subsea cable between Helsinki (Finland) and Tallinn (Estonia)",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_714_1763935994_0ca56b70.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Possible sabotage of Estlink 2 between?? FI and ??EE",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://yle.fi/a/74-20133467"
  ],
  "summary_short": "The Estonia-Finland ESTLINK 2 undersea power cable suffered an outage on Christmas Day, triggering investigation on the subsea section.",
  "url": "https://yle.fi/a/74-20133467"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "Attack on Infrastructure / Cable Sabotage",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "FI EE BSR",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "FI;EE;BSR",
  "Date": "24-Dec-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "Possible sabotage of Estlink 2 between?? FI and ??EE",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "Possible sabotage of Estlink 2 between ??FI and ??EE. Power outage on Estlink 2. ",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://yle.fi/a/74-20133467",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}