Overview
- Finnish police said two crew members from the cargo vessel Fitburg were arrested, two others were placed under travel bans, and all 14 crew are being questioned as interviews clarify individual roles.
- The St. Vincent and the Grenadines‑flagged Fitburg was intercepted with its anchor down and ordered into Finnish waters after Elisa reported a fault on the Finland–Estonia link in Estonia’s exclusive economic zone.
- Investigators are examining suspected aggravated criminal damage, attempted aggravated criminal damage, and aggravated interference with telecommunications, with no public attribution to any state actor.
- Finnish Customs impounded cargo identified as Russian‑origin structural steel subject to EU sanctions and opened a preliminary inquiry into a potential sanctions violation.
- Authorities say the cable is currently inoperable yet services were rerouted, Estonia reported a separate Arelion outage, and Finland is working with Estonia and NATO information channels while seabed evidence and the ship’s anchor are examined.