Event 715

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "Finland",
    "Estonia",
    "FI",
    "EE",
    "BSR"
  ],
  "border_violation_modes": [
    "Undersea"
  ],
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "countries": [
    "Finland",
    "Estonia",
    "Baltic Sea Region"
  ],
  "country": "Finland",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "On December 25, 2024, at 12:26 UTC, electricity supply through ESTLINK 2, the undersea power cable connecting Finland and Estonia, was interrupted. The Finnish National Grid (Fingrid) reported the outage and launched an investigation, involving Estonian authorities and the Finnish Border Guard. MarineTraffic data indicates the Hong Kong-flagged vessel Xin Xin Tian 2 crossed the cable at the time of the interruption. The incident is under investigation.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-12-25T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "ESTLINK 2 electricity cable outage confirmed at 12:26 UTC, 2024-12-25",
    "Hong Kong-flagged container ship Xin Xin Tian 2 recorded position over the cable at the time of break",
    "Investigation by Fingrid, Estonian authorities, and Finnish Border Guard continuing as of 18:00 UTC on 2024-12-25"
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "At 12:26 today, Christmas Day, electricity supply through the ESTLINK 2 connecting Finland an Estonia was interrupted.",
    "According to Iltalehti, the MarineTraffic service shows that the Hong Kong-flagged container ship Xin Xin Tian 2 sailed across the submarine cable at the time of the cable break.",
    "At 6 PM on Christmas Day, Fingrid announced that the cause of the disruption was still unclear and that the investigation work was continuing in cooperation with the Estonian national grid company and Estonian authorities.",
    "The latest developments of this serious incident center on the fact that the Russian tanker 'Eagle S' is suspected of having damaged the Estlink 2 power cable - and additional communications cables - between Estonia and Finland by dragging its anchor."
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://yle.fi/a/7-10069696",
    "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stefan-lundqvist-sedu_status-update-on-the-disruption-of-the-estlink-activity-7278107742597206016-TmgG"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "ESTLINK 2 electricity cable outage confirmed at 12:26 UTC, 2024-12-25",
            "Hong Kong-flagged container ship Xin Xin Tian 2 recorded position over the cable at the time of break",
            "Investigation by Fingrid, Estonian authorities, and Finnish Border Guard continuing as of 18:00 UTC on 2024-12-25"
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [
    {
      "country": "Finland",
      "link": "https://yle.fi/a/7-10069696",
      "notes": "Fingrid and Finnish Border Guard are investigating the cause of the outage.",
      "status": "Investigation"
    },
    {
      "country": "Estonia",
      "notes": "Estonian authorities are cooperating in the investigation.",
      "status": "Investigation"
    }
  ],
  "follow_up_notes": "LinkedIn post re: Estlink 2 cable event at 12:26 on Christmas Day",
  "headline": "At 12:26 today, Christmas Day, electricity supply through the ESTLINK 2 connecting Finland an Estonia was interrupted.",
  "location_text": "ESTLINK 2 cable, Gulf of Finland",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_715_1763936023_83edddc2.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stefan-lundqvist-sedu_lo-at-1226-today-christmas-day-electricity-ugcPost-7277764962339422208-3WZX"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Electricity via the ESTLINK 2 undersea cable between Finland and Estonia was interrupted. Investigation ongoing, with evidence of possible ship anchor involvement.",
  "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stefan-lundqvist-sedu_lo-at-1226-today-christmas-day-electricity-ugcPost-7277764962339422208-3WZX"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "",
  "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": "25-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)": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stefan-lundqvist-sedu_lo-at-1226-today-christmas-day-electricity-ugcPost-7277764962339422208-3WZX",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "LinkedIn post re: Estlink 2 cable event at 12:26 on Christmas Day",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}