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

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