Event 936

{
  "category": "Sabotage",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "countries": [
    "Finland",
    "Estonia"
  ],
  "country": "Finland",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "Three crew members of the vessel Eagle S could go on trial in late August on charges including aggravated sabotage, related to the damage of the EstLink 2 undersea cable between Finland and Estonia.",
  "event_time_utc": "2025-05-30T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "The screenshot shows a detailed article discussing the Eagle S vessel, the EstLink 2 cable, and the ongoing criminal investigation.",
    "A map and timeline in the article place the event in the Gulf of Finland and connect it to Finland and Estonia.",
    "Quotes and summaries describe the criminal charges, investigation details, and cable repair timeline."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Three crew members could go on trial in late August on charges including aggravated sabotage.",
    "Principle investigator, Jarmo Lämpö, mentioned that the suspects are accused of damaging the cable. 'It is possible that the court will begin to hear the case at the end of August, but a final decision has not yet been made.'",
    "The damaged EstLink 2 cross-border cable should be back online in June, according to grid operators."
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://yle.fi/a/74-20164957"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Sabotage, Investigation",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "The screenshot shows a detailed article discussing the Eagle S vessel, the EstLink 2 cable, and the ongoing criminal investigation.",
            "A map and timeline in the article place the event in the Gulf of Finland and connect it to Finland and Estonia.",
            "Quotes and summaries describe the criminal charges, investigation details, and cable repair timeline."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "follow_up_notes": "??Finland's NBI completes investigation of oil tanker Eagle S suspected of wrecking Gulf of Finland info infrastructure",
  "headline": "Three Eagle S crew members suspected of serious crimes; EstLink 2 cable back online in June",
  "location_text": "Gulf of Finland",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_936_1763943448_2f3fe408.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "??Tanker suspected in infrastructure sabotage in Gulf of ??Finland",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://yle.fi/a/74-20164957"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Three crew members of the tanker Eagle S are suspected in an aggravated sabotage investigation linked to the damage of the EstLink 2 undersea cable. The cable is expected to return to service in June.",
  "url": "https://yle.fi/a/74-20164957"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "sabotage, investigation",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "FI",
  "Date": "30-May-25",
  "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://yle.fi/a/74-20164957",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "??Finland's NBI completes investigation of oil tanker Eagle S suspected of wrecking Gulf of Finland info infrastructure",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "??Tanker suspected in infrastructure sabotage in Gulf of ??Finland",
  "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": "Sabotage",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}