(Bloomberg) -- Finnish authorities deemed the detained tanker that’s part of the fleet carrying Russian oil as not seaworthy after inspections onboard.
The vessel, Eagle S, which damaged undersea cables in the Baltic Sea last month, had 32 faults at the conclusion of a Port State Control inspection, the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom said in a statement on Wednesday.
Three faults were severe enough to cause the ship to be held back from operation — relating to its fire safety, navigation equipment and ventilation in its pump room, Traficom said. Those need to be fixed before the ship can sail, Traficom said.
This week, Finland retrieved the ship’s anchor from the seabed as it probes aggravated criminal mischief and aggravated interference of communications. Finland is allowed to keep the ship detained, a court ruled on Friday.
The vessel, sailing under the Cook Islands flag, has been identified as a member of the so-called shadow fleet transporting Russian petroleum products.
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