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Kees van der Leun (sustainable2050@mastodon.energy)'s status on Friday, 27-Dec-2024 03:34:03 JST Kees van der Leun

Finland-Estonia electrical interconnection capacity down from 1,000 to 350 MW, after Estlink 2 is damaged, potentially by a ship.
https://mstdn.social/@noelreports/113714915668075212
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  Attached: 1 image ⚡️The Estlink 2 underwater electricity cable between Finland and Estonia has been severed, according to the Finnish Prime Minister. Earlier this November, damage was reported to cables between Finland-Germany and Lithuania-Sweden. In December, two breaks were also recorded on the underwater cable between Sweden and Finland.
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  Kees van der Leun (sustainable2050@mastodon.energy)'s status on Friday, 27-Dec-2024 18:36:10 JST Kees van der Leun
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  Our Dutch public broadcaster @nieuws.nos.nl takes it lightly: the news is #11 on its homepage, way behind 3 deaths in a traffic accident, and framed as an opinion.
  "Finland says Russia damaged power cable in the Baltic Sea. It thinks the oil tanker is part of a shadow fleet circumventing sanctions."
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  Kees van der Leun (sustainable2050@mastodon.energy)'s status on Friday, 27-Dec-2024 18:36:10 JST Kees van der Leun
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  Estonian Interior Minister: Damage to critical infrastructure has become so common that it's difficult to believe the cable damage between Estonia and Finland was an accident or coincidence. They have become systematic, and we must consider them an attack on our infrastructure.
  https://yle.fi/a/74-20133526
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    Poliisi tutkii tapausta törkeänä tuhotyönä. Yle seuraa tässä artikkelissa tietoja sähkökaapelin vauriosta ja datakaapelien häiriöistä.
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  Kees van der Leun (sustainable2050@mastodon.energy)'s status on Friday, 27-Dec-2024 18:36:11 JST Kees van der Leun
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  From Finland's press conference:
  https://mastodon.social/@hanse_mina/113719045506713730
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    6/ Finnish Police have boarded the Eagle S oil tanker and a 3km no-fly zone has been announced in the area. Finland suspects that the oil tanker caused the damage to the Estlink 2 cable and other cables. https://yle.fi/a/74-20133526
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  Kees van der Leun (sustainable2050@mastodon.energy)'s status on Friday, 27-Dec-2024 18:36:11 JST Kees van der Leun
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  This from Kaja Kallas, VP of the European Commission/Foreign Affairs & Security, from Estonia herself:
  The incident involving undersea cables in the Baltic Sea is the latest in a series of suspected attacks on critical infrastructure. We commend the Finnish authorities for their swift action in boarding the suspected vessel.
  My joint statement → europa.eu/!k6cCfB
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    Joint Statement by the European Commission and the High Representative on the Investigation into Damaged Electricity and Data Cables in the Baltic Sea
    
    Yesterday’s incident involving undersea cables in the Baltic Sea is the latest in a series of suspected attacks on critical infrastructure. We commend the Finnish authorities for their swift action in boarding the suspected vessel. We are working with the Finnish authorities on the ongoing investigation. We stand in full solidarity with Finland, Estonia, and Germany. We strongly condemn any deliberate destruction of Europe’s critical infrastructure. The suspected vessel is part of Russia’s shadow fleet, which threatens security and the environment, while funding Russia’s war budget. We will propose further measures, including sanctions, to target this fleet. In response to these incidents, we are strengthening efforts to protect undersea cables, including enhanced information exchange, new detection technologies, as well as in undersea repair capabilities, and international cooperation. We remain committed to ensuring the resilience and security of our critical infrastructure. At present, there is no risk to the security of electricity supply in the region.
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  Kees van der Leun (sustainable2050@mastodon.energy)'s status on Friday, 27-Dec-2024 18:36:12 JST Kees van der Leun
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  The main suspect now seems to be an oil tanker of the Russian dark fleet, Eagle S, which made strange movements above the cable at the time it failed.
  Finnish authorities will give a press briefing at 1 p.m. CET: https://yle.fi/a/74-20133485
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    Suomen ja Viron välisen sähköyhteyden katkeamista tutkitaan törkeänä tuhotyönä – vaurioista epäillään Eagle S -tankkeria
    
    Poliisi selvittää, liittyykö ulkomaalainen rahtialus sähköyhteyden katkeamiseen Suomen ja Viron välillä.
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  Kees van der Leun (sustainable2050@mastodon.energy)'s status on Friday, 27-Dec-2024 18:36:12 JST Kees van der Leun
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  In Estonia, Elisa and CITIC Telecom have now also announced that three telecommunications cables between Estonia and Finland are out of use.
  https://yle.fi/a/74-20133524
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    Neljässä Suomesta lähtevässä tietoliikennekaapelissa häiriöitä – kaksi Elisan kaapelia on kokonaan poikki
    
    Traficomin pääjohtajan mukaan kaapelit ovat jykeviä, ja niden vaurioituminen vaatii yleensä ulkoista voimaa.
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  Kees van der Leun (sustainable2050@mastodon.energy)'s status on Friday, 27-Dec-2024 18:36:13 JST Kees van der Leun
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  Estonia is getting ready to disconnect from Russia's electricity grid by February.
  This from a November article:
  "The Baltic countries will be able to operate as 'island states' from next year even if electricity cables connecting them to the rest of Europe are cut."
  https://news.err.ee/1609535875/elering-estonia-ready-to-disconnect-from-russian-electricity-grid-by-february
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    Elering: Estonia ready to disconnect from Russian electricity grid by February
    
    from Toomas Pott | ERR
    
    According to Elering, Estonia's electricity system will be ready to disconnect from the Russian grid and connect to the continental European grid in February. The impact on the final price of electricity is expected to be a small increase.
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  Kees van der Leun (sustainable2050@mastodon.energy)'s status on Friday, 27-Dec-2024 18:36:13 JST Kees van der Leun
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  It all seems closer since we visited Finland and the Baltic states in summer, taking the Helsinki-Talllinn ferry, crossing near Estlink 1, I now see.
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  1. Map showing Estlink 1 crossing from just west of Helsinki to just west of Tallinn, whilce Estlink 2 is much more to the east.
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  Kees van der Leun (sustainable2050@mastodon.energy)'s status on Friday, 27-Dec-2024 18:36:44 JST Kees van der Leun
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  Today's print editions of Dutch newspapers @nrc and @Trouw only have small articles on this probable attack on the infrastructure of our EU and NATO partners on page 3, resp. page 13.
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  2. Trouw article, headline: Brussels wants additional sanctions against Russia for sabotage
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  Kees van der Leun (sustainable2050@mastodon.energy)'s status on Friday, 27-Dec-2024 18:36:45 JST Kees van der Leun
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  From the statement by EC VP Kaja Kallas:
  "The suspected vessel is part of Russia’s shadow fleet, which threatens security and the environment, while funding Russia’s war budget. We will propose further measures, including sanctions, to target this fleet."
  europa.eu/!k6cCfB
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    Joint Statement by the European Commission and the High Representative on the Investigation into Damaged Electricity and Data Cables in the Baltic Sea
    
    Yesterday’s incident involving undersea cables in the Baltic Sea is the latest in a series of suspected attacks on critical infrastructure. We commend the Finnish authorities for their swift action in boarding the suspected vessel. We are working with the Finnish authorities on the ongoing investigation. We stand in full solidarity with Finland, Estonia, and Germany. We strongly condemn any deliberate destruction of Europe’s critical infrastructure. The suspected vessel is part of Russia’s shadow fleet, which threatens security and the environment, while funding Russia’s war budget. We will propose further measures, including sanctions, to target this fleet. In response to these incidents, we are strengthening efforts to protect undersea cables, including enhanced information exchange, new detection technologies, as well as in undersea repair capabilities, and international cooperation. We remain committed to ensuring the resilience and security of our critical infrastructure. At present, there is no risk to the security of electricity supply in the region.
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  Kees van der Leun (sustainable2050@mastodon.energy)'s status on Saturday, 28-Dec-2024 04:47:22 JST Kees van der Leun
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  The Eagle S, suspect in the attacks on Baltic cables, was not your average oil tanker, apparently. One more reason to act against Russia's shadow fleet.
  https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1151955/Russia-linked-cable-cutting-tanker-seized-by-Finland-was-loaded-with-spying-equipment
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  Kees van der Leun (sustainable2050@mastodon.energy)'s status on Saturday, 28-Dec-2024 04:47:23 JST Kees van der Leun
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  Financial newspaper @FD_Nieuws in commentary: Now push through against Putin's shadow fleet. Because it undermines sanctions and creates the risk of environmental disasters, as seen near Crimea last week.
  https://fd.nl/opinie/1541152/nu-doorpakken-tegen-poetins-schaduwvloot (€)
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    Nu doorpakken tegen Poetins schaduwvloot
    
    De aanpak van de schaduwvloot heeft uit opportunisme al te lang geduurd. Westerse landen maken eindelijk werk van het aanpakken van de Russische schaduwvloot, en dat werd hoog tijd.
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