Damaged Finland-Estonia undersea cable expected back in operation by mid-July

Finnish Border Guard's ship Turva escorts Cook Islands-registered oil tanker Eagle S to sea
FILE PHOTO: Finnish Border Guard's ship Turva escorts Cook Islands-registered oil tanker Eagle S out to sea on the Baltic, March 2, 2025 near Porvoo, Finland in handout picture released by the Finnish Border Guard. Eagle S has been released from custody as the investigation continues. The tanker is suspected of the disruption of the Finland-Estonia electrical link Estlink 2 last December. Lehtikuva/Finnish Border Guard/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Source: Lehtikuva

Repair work on the damaged subsea power line EstLink 2 that runs between Finland and Estonia will start in May and is expected to return to commercial use on July 15, Finnish power grid operator Fingrid said on Wednesday.

Finnish authorities in December seized a ship carrying Russian oil in the Baltic Sea on suspicion it caused the outage of the undersea power cable as well as four internet lines.

Fingrid said in a statement on Wednesday that a new cable was being installed on the seabed to replace the existing one over a distance of around one kilometer (0.62 miles).

"Implementing such extensive repair work has required detailed planning and necessitates a specially equipped vessel for the task," the operator said, adding that the work was being carried out by Nexans.

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