Owner of seized tanker Eagle S asks Helsinki court to lift seizure

The UAE-based owner of the Eagle S, Caravella LLC FZ, has asked Helsinki District Court to cancel the seizure of the tanker, which Finnish police and coast guard detained on suspicion of breaking the Estlink 2 power cable and damaging four telecoms lines, gCaptain reports. Finland's customs service suspects the ship is part of a shadow fleet used to evade sanctions on Russian oil, and its cargo has been impounded. The company's lawyer, Herman Ljungberg, said authorities had given no legal explanation and that "the Finns have hijacked a vessel". Police said the seizure complied with Finnish law.

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