Event 723

{
  "attack_type": "Sabotage",
  "category": "Kinetic",
  "confidence": "High",
  "country": "Finland",
  "description": "The Finnish government prevented sabotage attempts on the Estlink 1 electricity cable and a new section of the Balticconnector gas pipeline, which had been targeted by the oil tanker Eagle S. This tanker had previously damaged the Estlink 2 cable and was suspected of intending further damage similar to what occurred in October last year when the Chinese cargo ship Newnew Polar Bear damaged the Balticconnector. Finnish authorities' intervention stopped further infrastructure damage and potential disruptions in regional energy supply.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-12-28T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Soome valitsus otsustas takistada naftatankerit Eagle S, kui see oli lisaks Estlink 2 merekaablile asunud lõhkuma ka Estlink 1 ja uuesti Balticconnectori gaasijuhet, mille oli eelmise aasta oktoobris lõhkunud Hiina kaubalaev Newnew Polar Bear.",
    "Finnish officials prevented sabotage targeting Estlink 1 and Balticconnector pipeline by the tanker Eagle S, which had also damaged Estlink 2 cable."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "evidence": [
          "Soome valitsus otsustas takistada naftatankerit Eagle S, kui see oli lisaks Estlink 2 merekaablile asunud lõhkuma ka Estlink 1 ja uuesti Balticconnectori gaasijuhet, mille oli eelmise aasta oktoobris lõhkunud Hiina kaubalaev Newnew Polar Bear.",
          "Finnish officials prevented sabotage targeting Estlink 1 and Balticconnector pipeline by the tanker Eagle S, which had also damaged Estlink 2 cable."
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [
    {
      "country": "Finland",
      "status": "Investigation"
    }
  ],
  "location_text": "Baltic Sea, near Finland",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_723_1764371675_d3274174.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1.0,
  "url": "https://www.err.ee/1609561714/soome-hoidis-ara-ka-estlink-1-lohkumise-ja-balticconnectori-uue-lohkumise",
  "where": "Sea"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "Underwater Cable Sabotage",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "BSR",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "FI;BSR",
  "Date": "28-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": "Sabotage interrupted. Only Estlink 2 was damaged; Estlink 1 & Balticconnector saved from sabotage. ??Estonian Navy and ??Finnish SOFs deploy to protect Estlink 1 and Balticconnector",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "Eagle S intercepted en route to sabotage ?? Estlink 1 & Balticconnector",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://www.err.ee/1609561714/soome-hoidis-ara-ka-estlink-1-lohkumise-ja-balticconnectori-uue-lohkumise",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}