Finnish authorities seize ship and crew after undersea cable cut, pursuing criminal charges — Finnish special forces board ship, detain all 14 crewmembers

Finnish authorities have seized the cargo ship Fitburg and detained its 14 crew members after an undersea telecommunications cable between Estonia and Finland was damaged for the fourth time in 1.5 years. The crew, consisting of citizens from Russia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan, are under investigation to determine if the ship's movement caused the incident. Despite the cable damage, the owner states that connectivity remains intact due to network redundancy. The ship's anchor chain was in the sea when it was detained, leading to suspicions of the vessel hitting the cable. This incident adds to a series of similar cable damages in the Gulf of Finland in recent years.