Overview
- Finnish authorities located and boarded the freighter Fitburg with its anchor chain lowered and took the vessel under control after damage was detected on a telecom cable between Helsinki and Tallinn.
- Police opened a criminal investigation into suspected severe property damage and serious disruption of telecommunications, with the reported damage site in Estonia’s exclusive economic zone.
- Officials said 14 crew members were detained for questioning, with nationalities including Russian, Georgian, Azerbaijani and Kazakh.
- Operator Elisa reported no service outages because traffic was rerouted, and agencies in Finland and Estonia are coordinating their inquiries.
- Estonian officials said an additional Arelion cable was damaged and noted early assessments do not indicate the ship belongs to Russia’s so‑called shadow fleet, as NATO and EU bodies exchange information.