Eagle S
| 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 | |
| Class and type | Panamax tanker |
| Length | 229 metres (751 ft) |
| Beam | 32.6 metres (107 ft) |
Eagle S is a crude oil tanker that sails under the flag of the Cook Islands.[2] The ship is operated by "Caravella LLCFZ", a company registered in the United Arab Emirates.[3]
2012 collision
On 2 May 2012 FR8 Pride, operated by Singapore based firm FR8, collided with the mobile drill rig Rowan EXL I in the Aransas Pass after the tankers engine had failed. The NTSB estimated the resulting damage in 16–17 million US-Dollar.[4]
2014 oil spill
On 25 September 2014 the tanker, now under the name LR Mimosa and operated under charter by the Panamax International Shipping Corporation,[5] cut connections to a monobuoy terminal in Quintero Bay off Chile, causing an oil spill.[6] It was estimated, that some 39 metric tons of crude oil entered Quintero Bay during the incident.[5]
2024 cable cutting incident
On 25 December 2024 at 10:26 GMT 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.[3]
Shortly afterwards, early morning on 26 December 2024, the ship, which is believed part of the Russian shadow fleet,[7] 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.[8]
References
- ^ "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
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.