Comments by "MarcosElMalo2" (@MarcosElMalo2) on "Tanker Eagle S Seized by Finland for Severing Cables Between Finland u0026 Estonia | Is it a Spy Ship?" video.

Even if the breakage of cables was accidental, Finland is well within its rights to impound the vessel for a full investigation for however long they think is necessary to complete the investigation. At this point, talk of confiscating it is premature (although I think that will be likely eventually). The presence of spy equipment is wild. I’m not going to assume that report is true. But I’m not going to dismiss it, either. I’ll just wait until more is revealed. Don’t get me wrong. I feel confident that the cable breakage was intentional on the part of Russia. I suspect that the Finns can prove it. They might well have these Russian ships under surveillance at this point. They might even have visual proof of when the ship dropped anchor as it traversed the cable crossings.
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@ljubomirculibrk4097 Inspection of vessels isn’t a blockade. Ships enjoying free passage through territorial waters are still subject to inspections while the ships are passing through those territorial waters. As others have mentioned, a full and formal blockade is considered an act of war. Finland would be within its rights to inspect every single vessel passing through its territorial waters. It’s probably not practical to do so to every ship, but I’m confident that the Finns know which ships require extra attention. If this slows down shipping into and out of St. Petersburg, it might be almost the equivalent of a blockade, but it’s not a blockade.
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