Eagle S
 Eagle S on the map of MarineTraffic, in relation to the Estlink 2 incident.
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| History | |
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| Name |
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| Builder | New Century Shipyard Ltd., Jingjiang, China[1] |
| Completed | 2006 |
| Identification | MMSI number: 518998865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Panamax tanker |
| Tonnage | 74,034 dwt[2] |
| Length | 229 m (751 ft 4 in) |
| Beam | 32.6 m (106 ft 11 in) |
Eagle S is a crude oil tanker that sails under the flag of the Cook Islands.[3] The ship is operated by Caravella LLCFZ, a company registered in the United Arab Emirates.[4] It was originally built in China for the Singapore company FR8 Holdings PTE Ltd in 2006, which operated it under the name FR8 Pride.[2]
2012 collision
[edit]On 2 May 2012 FR8 Pride collided with the mobile drill rig Rowan EXL I in the Aransas Pass after the tanker's engine had failed. The NTSB estimated the resulting damage in 16–17 million US dollars.[5]
2014 oil spill
[edit]On 25 September 2014 the tanker, now under the name LR Mimosa and operated under charter by the Panamax International Shipping Corporation,[6] cut connections to a monobuoy terminal in Quintero Bay off Chile, causing an oil spill.[7] It was estimated, that some 39 metric tons (38 long tons; 43 short tons) of crude oil entered Quintero Bay during the incident.[6]
2024 cable cutting incident
[edit]On early morning 25 December 2024 Eagle S, now under management of the company Peninsular Maritime India and with an Indian safety management certificate from September 2024, left the Russian port of Ust-Luga with a load of unleaded gasoline, which was, according to press research, destined for Aliağa, Turkey. The captain was a 39-year-old Georgian national, who had joined the crew in October.[8] All crewmembers were Georgian or Indian nationals
On 25 December at 10:26 GMT (12:26 Finland time) Eagle S crossed the Estlink 2 submarine cable beneath the Gulf of Finland. At the same time, the Finnish electricity transmission grid operator Fingrid reported a power outage on the cable.[4]
Shortly afterwards, early morning on 26 December 2024, the ship, which is believed part of the Russian shadow fleet,[9] was boarded by Finnish police and border guards who took control of the vessel. The ship was then escorted to Porkkalanniemi where she was found to be missing her anchor.[10]
Investigators found no valid insurance for the ship at the time of incident in the Indian Register of Shipping, with the last insurance with Ingosstrakh having expired in August 2024.[11] Based on an anonymous source, Lloyd's List reported that Eagle S was carrying additional electronic surveillance equipment to record information on NATO ships and that an individual, who was not a seafarer has been identified on board.[12] The ship was not on the list of 79 vessels sanctioned by the EU at the time.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "FR8 Pride Shipping Corp. et al, No. 2:2012cv00185 - Document 11 (S.D. Tex. 2012)" law.justia.com, 18 June 2012, retrieved 26 December 2024
- ^ a b [https://www.ssa.org.sg/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Annual-Rpt-09-10.pdf "SINGAPORE SHIPPING ASSOCIATION ANNUAL REVIEW 2009/2010"], ssa.org.sg, retrieved 27 December 2024
- ^ "Ship EAGLE S (Crude Oil Tanker)". MarineTraffic.com. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Finland boards oil tanker suspected of causing internet, power cable outages". reuters.com. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ "NTSB Releases Marine Accident Brief on Collision of Oil Tanker with Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit". maritime-executive.com. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Arbitration between LR Mimosa Ltd and Panamax" (PDF). freehill.com. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ "Tanker Causes Oil Spill in Chile". maritime-executive.com. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ "Finland Suspects a Ship From the Russian Shadow Fleet of a New Cable Damage in the Baltic Sea. IStories Found Its Captain". iStories. 27 December 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ Milne, Richard (26 December 2024). "Finland probes Russian shadow fleet oil tanker after cable-cutting incident". Financial Times. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ "Yle: Russian shadow fleet tanker in the area when Estlink 2 goes offline". ERR. 26 December 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ "Finland police seize Russian-linked dark fleet tanker Eagle S in cable-cutting investigation". lloydslist.com. 26 December 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ "Russia-linked cable-cutting tanker seized by Finland 'was loaded with spying equipment'". lloydslist.com. 27 December 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/3187 of 16 December 2024 amending Decision 2014/512/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine, 2024-12-16, retrieved 2024-12-28