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You Scratched My Cable December 27, 2024 In this episode, Sal Mercogliano—a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner — discusses the seizure of the Cook Island-flagged tanker Eagle S by Finland for using its anchor to sever power and submarine cables between Finland and Estonia in the Baltic Sea and the discovery of monitoring equipment on board. #supplychain #cablecutting #Russia #Baltic #Finland #grayzonewarfare #Estonia Support What's Going on With Shipping via: Patreon: www.patreon.com/wgowshipping Twitter: @mercoglianos Bluesky: @mercoglianos.bsky.social Facebook: @wgowshipping Email: [email protected] Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0B9AHrs2P9OPA8ulM3EJ2u 00:00 The Missing Anchor 02:33 Breakdown of Event 14:55 Was Eagle S Spying on NATO? 15:54 Previous Anchor Drags 17:58 Is this Gray Zone Warfare? 18:55 International Laws 20:25 Dark/Parallel Fleet 27:17 Conclusion/Analysis NATO to Boost Baltic Sea Presence After Power, Internet Cable Damage https://gcaptain.com/nato-to-boost-baltic-sea-presence-after-power-internet-cable-damage/ Russia-linked cable-cutting tanker seized by Finland ‘was loaded with spying equipment’ https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1151955/Russia-linked-cable-cutting-tanker-seized-by-Finland-was-loaded-with-spying-equipment Finland Says Damaged Pipeline Caused by Ship’s Dragged Anchor https://gcaptain.com/finland-says-damaged-pipeline-caused-by-ships-dragged-anchor/ Swedish Police Allowed to Board Chinese Ship ‘Yi Peng 3’ in Cable Breach Case https://gcaptain.com/swedish-police-allowed-to-board-chinese-ship-yi-peng-3-in-cable-breach-case/ Russia Says Terrorist Attack Sunk Cargo Ship ‘Ursa Major’ https://gcaptain.com/russia-says-terrorist-attack-sunk-cargo-ship-ursa-major/ Submarine Cables - International Framework https://www.noaa.gov/general-counsel/gc-international-section/submarine-cables-international-framework Marine Traffic marinetraffic.com Equasis equasis.org