Late last year, Finnish special forces seized control of the Eagle S, a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker, after it dragged its anchor and severed critical undersea cables. The maneuver — what would later be described as a “turning point” — was the first time Finnish forces had boarded and seized any foreign ship since World War II. A seven-month long 60 Minutes investigation revealed that the Eagle S incident was not an isolated case. Authorities suspect Russian aggression aimed at undersea infrastructure, prompting NATO to launch “Baltic Sentry,” deploying ships and planes to monitor the shadow fleet and safeguard critical seabed infrastructure. British Adm. Keith Blount, NATO’s deputy supreme allied commander Europe, said the Eagle S incident was a provocation that demanded a response. “We’re not going to be pushed around, interfered with,” Blount said. “We’re not going to be subject to illegal behaviors that either threaten the rule of law, or worse, threaten the safety and security of our people.”

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