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Eagle S off Porvoo, Finland, on 31 December 2024
History
Name
  • FR8 Pride (2006–2012)
  • LR Mimosa (2012–2015)
  • Norstar Intrepid (2015–2023)
  • Eagle S (2023–present)
Port of registry
OrderedAugust 2004
BuilderNew Century Shipyard Ltd. (Jingjiang, China)[1]
Yard number0307310
Laid down20 December 2004
Launched28 August 2005
Completed16 March 2006
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics [2]
TypeCrude oil and oil products tanker
Tonnage
  • 42,010 GT
  • 22,444 NT
  • 74,035 DWT
Displacement89,381 t (87,969 long tons)
Length228.6 m (750 ft 0 in)
Beam32.3 m (106 ft 0 in)
Draught14.5 m (47 ft 7 in)
Installed powerMAN-B&W 5S60MC-C (11,300 kW)
PropulsionSingle shaft with fixed pitch propeller
Speed
  • 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph) (maximum)
  • 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) (service)
Capacity12 cargo tanks, 81,320 m3 (511,500 bbl) at 98% filling
Crew24

Eagle S is a crude oil and oil products tanker that sails under the flag of the Cook Islands.[3] The ship is operated by Caravella LLC-FZ, 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.[5]

2012 collision

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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 U.S. National Transportation Safety Board estimated the resulting damage to be 16–17 million US dollars.[6]

2014 oil spill

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On 25 September 2014, the tanker, now under the name LR Mimosa and operated under charter by the Panamax International Shipping Corporation,[7] cut connections to a monobuoy terminal in Quintero Bay off Chile, causing an oil spill.[8] An estimated 39 metric tons (38 long tons; 43 short tons) of crude oil entered Quintero Bay during the incident.[7]

2024 cable cutting incident

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Main article: 2024 Estlink 2 incident

Early in the morning of 25 December 2024, Eagle S, now under management of the Peninsular Maritime India company 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.[9] At 10:26 GMT (12:26 Finland time), she 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]

Early the next morning, the ship, which is believed to be part of the Russian shadow fleet,[10] was boarded by Finnish police and border guards who took control of the vessel. She was then escorted to Porkkalanniemi where she was found to be missing her anchor.[11] On 28 December, Eagle S was moved to a position off Porvoo near Helsinki to help with the investigation.[12]

Investigators checking in the Indian Register of Shipping found no valid insurance for the ship at the time of the incident, with the last insurance (with Ingosstrakh) having expired in August 2024.[13] 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, had been identified on board.[14] The ship was not on the list of 79 vessels sanctioned by the European Union at the time.[15]

By 29 December, Finnish investigators had documented the drag line on the seabed over "several tens of kilometers", but had to postpone the investigation due to bad weather. At this stage they had not been able to locate the anchor missing from Eagle S.[16]

On 30 December, an application was filed to the Helsinki District Court [fi], in which the UAE-based shipping company of the Eagle S, Caravella,[17] seeks to overturn the seizure by the Finnish authorities.[18] Maritime attorney Herman Ljungberg,[19] representing the entire crew of the ship, strongly criticised the actions of the authorities to Helsingin Sanomat based on his conversation with the ship's captain. Ljungberg claims, that according to the captain, the situation is stressful and the crew is starving. He said that the crew has been interrogated without legal assistance, kept hungry and in one room, and not allowed to sleep.[20] The allegations have been denied by the police.[21]

On 31 December, out of a complement of 24 seamen,[22] seven crewmembers, suspected of criminal activities, were forbidden to leave the country. Additionally the police published pictures of the ship's hull below the water line, showing chipped paint and bare metal. The damage is suspected to have been caused by the ship's own anchor chain.[23] The number of crewmembers restricted by a travel ban was increased to eight by 2 January 2025.[24]

In addition to the criminal case and port inspection detaining her, Fingrid has initiated civil litigation for the cost of the submarine power cable repair.[18] On 2 January the company requested the seizure of Eagle S to secure its claims.[24]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "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
  2. ^ "Eagle S (9329760)". Sea-web. S&P Global. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Ship EAGLE S (Crude Oil Tanker)". MarineTraffic.com. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b Lehto, Essi; Sytas, Andrius (26 December 2024). "Finland boards oil tanker suspected of causing internet, power cable outages". Reuters. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Singapore Shipping Association Annual Review 2009/2010"" (PDF). ssa.org.sg. p. 55. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  6. ^ "NTSB Releases Marine Accident Brief on Collision of Oil Tanker with Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit". The Maritime Executive. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Arbitration between LR Mimosa Ltd and Panamax" (PDF). freehill.com. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Tanker Causes Oil Spill in Chile". maritime-executive.com. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  9. ^ Feoktistov, Egor (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. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  10. ^ Milne, Richard (26 December 2024). "Finland probes Russian shadow fleet oil tanker after cable-cutting incident". Financial Times. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  11. ^ "Yle: Russian shadow fleet tanker in the area when Estlink 2 goes offline". ERR. 26 December 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Estlink 2 damage suspect Eagle S taken to Porvoo". Daily Finland. 28 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  13. ^ Bockmann, Michelle Wiese (26 December 2024). "Finland police seize Russian-linked dark fleet tanker Eagle S in cable-cutting investigation". Lloyd's List. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  14. ^ Bockmann, Michelle Wiese (27 December 2024). "Russia-linked cable-cutting tanker seized by Finland 'was loaded with spying equipment'". Lloyd's List. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  15. ^ 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
  16. ^ "Poliisi: Keskusrikospoliisi jatkaa kaapelivaurioiden tutkintaa" [Police: National Bureau of Investigation continues to investigate cable damage]. Rajavartiolaitos [Finnish Border Guard] (Press release) (in Finnish). 2024-12-29. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  17. ^ "Finland Court Upholds Oil Tanker Seizure; Subsea Cable Sabotage Probe Continues". MarineLink. January 3, 2025.
  18. ^ a b ""Dark Fleet" Tanker Faces Civil and Criminal Cases in Finland". The Maritime Executive.
  19. ^ "Herman Ljungberg - Global Law Experts".
  20. ^ "Eagle S | Varustamon asianajaja arvostelee viranomaisia kovin sanoin – HS sai miehistön jäsenen Intiaan lähettämän avunpyynnön" [Eagle S | The shipping company's lawyer criticizes the authorities in strong words - HS received a request for help sent to India by a crew member]. Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 2024-12-30. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  21. ^ "Eagle S:n asianajaja kritisoi voimakkaasti Suomen viranomaisia – poliisi kiistää: "Kyllä siellä on syödä ja juoda voinut"" [Eagle S's lawyer strongly criticizes Finnish authorities - police deny: "Yes, it was possible to eat and drink there"]. Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 2024-12-30. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  22. ^ "Traficom aloittaa Eagle S -laivan tarkastuksen tänään – Myös pieni huoltoalus lähti kohti Porvoota". hs.fi (in Finnish). 2025-01-02. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  23. ^ "Seitsemän Eagle S -aluksen miehistön jäsentä määrätty matkustuskieltoon, kertoo krp" [Seven members of the crew of the Eagle S ship have been banned from traveling, says Krp]. hs.fi (in Finnish). 2024-12-30. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
  24. ^ a b "NBI: Eight Eagle S crew given travel bans, more could follow". yle.fi. 2025-01-02. Retrieved 2025-01-03.

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