Overview
- Telecom operator Elisa said the fault on the Finland–Estonia communications cable was detected Wednesday morning in the Gulf of Finland.
- Finnish authorities boarded a suspected vessel by helicopter and conducted an inspection, according to President Alexander Stubb and Finnish media.
- Helsingin Sanomat reported the ship was the Fitburg, sailing under the flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on a route from Russia to Israel.
- Elisa said the damage did not directly affect its services in Finland or Estonia, and the cause remains under investigation.
- Officials have presented no direct evidence tying the incident to Russia, and recent Baltic infrastructure incidents led NATO to start the Baltic Guard operation.