Cargo Ship Detained for Undersea Cable Damage
Update: 2025-12-31
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Finnish authorities have detained a cargo ship, Fitburg, suspected of damaging an undersea telecom cable between Helsinki and Estonia. The vessel, sailing under the flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, was en route from Saint Petersburg to Haifa. All fourteen crew members, hailing from Russia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan, have been arrested. The damaged cable belongs to Elisa, but services were quickly rerouted with no impact on customers. Police are investigating charges of aggravated disruption of telecommunications and sabotage. The incident comes amid a series of undersea cable damages in the Baltic Sea, raising concerns of hybrid warfare since Russias invasion of Ukraine. Checkout Solipillow.com
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