Finland's national prosecutor's office said on Monday it had brought charges against the captain and first and second officers of the Eagle S oil tanker over the cutting of undersea cables in the Gulf of Finland in December.

The damage to the Estlink 2, which can provide about half of Estonia's electricity needs in winter, did not disrupt service, although it drove up energy prices in the Baltic nations.View on euronews

Finland has brought formal charges against the captain and two senior crew members of a Russian-linked oil tanker, and officials are describing it as NATO’s first criminal case over Baltic Sea sabotage.