By Isabelle Yr Carlsson COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Two undersea telecommunications cables that were damaged in the Baltic Sea on Dec. 25 appeared to have been torn apart by a strong external force, Finland's Elisa said on Monday,

Elisa has announced that it has succesfully repaired two submarine cables connecting Finland and Estonia, owned by Elisa, that were damaged on Wednesday evening, December 25, 2024. The cables had been severed, and weather conditions affected the timeline for the repair work.

Finland's Elisa said on Monday that it had finished the repair of its two undersea telecommunications cables that were damaged in the Baltic Sea on Dec. 25. Finland on Dec. 26 seized the Eagle S tanke

Elisa has announced that it is experiencing faults with submarine cable connections between Finland and Estonia in the Gulf of Finland. Faults were detected on Wednesday evening (25th Dec) in two submarine cables owned by Elisa. Elisa has contacted the Finnish and Estonian authorities, who are investigating the matter.

The cause of the cable damage was uncertain. Telecom operators said on Boxing Day that the incident had not impacted consumers so far.

Finnish police said on Tuesday they had recovered a lost anchor from the seabed as part of an investigation of suspected sabotage against power and internet cables in the Baltic Sea.

The Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), consisting of forces from 10 Northern European countries, has enhanced the protection of undersea cables in the Baltic Sea and the monitoring of the Russian "shadow fleet,

Finnish authorities have found and retrieved the anchor of the Eagle S tanker, suspected of damaging cables in the Baltic Sea. Investigators will begin inspecting it on Tuesday. Finnish radio Yle reported that the tanker Eagle S's anchor was located at the bottom of the Gulf of Finland and brought to the surface.