Fitburg, a cargo ship en route from Russia to Israel, was seized after slicing a critical telecom cable in Finland’s EEZ, raising security alarms.
A vessel damaged a critical undersea cable in the Baltic Sea, near Estonia and Finland. The ship, flagged in St. Vincent, was intercepted with its anchor lowered in Finnish waters. Authorities are investigating whether the damage was deliberate, amid broader concerns over sabotage and Russian-linked vessels operating in the region.
Finland intercepted the cargo vessel Fitburg en route from St. Petersburg to Israel, suspecting it of damaging undersea cables in the Baltic Sea. The ship's crew was detained, and investigations are ongoing amid concerns of hybrid warfare linked to Russia's regional activities.