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Finnish police seize ship suspected of sabotaging undersea cable

Finnish police have detained a cargo vessel named Fitburg, suspected of damaging an undersea telecommunications cable between Helsinki and Estonia. All 14 crew members were arrested, although the telecom operator Elisa reported that services were unaffected and had been re-routed. The investigation is ongoing, focusing on potential aggravated sabotage.

view of the area after Finnish authorities have taken ntrol of a vessel suspected of damaging a submarine telemmunications cable operated by Elisa

view of the area after Finnish authorities have taken ntrol of a vessel suspected of damaging a submarine telemmunications cable operated by Elisa

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Key Highlights

  • The vessel Fitburg was seized while sailing from St Petersburg to Haifa.
  • All 14 crew members of the Fitburg were arrested.
  • The damaged cable belongs to Finnish telecom operator Elisa.
  • Elisa stated that the damage did not impact service functionality.
  • Finnish police are investigating the incident as aggravated sabotage.
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Sources

  1. Finnish police seize ship suspected of sabotaging undersea cable
  2. Finland seize vessel suspected of damaging undersea telecom cable in Gulf of Finland

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