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5 Nov 2026
🇫🇮 What is said about Finland
A Finnish court convicted the Russian captain and an Azerbaijani crew member of the cargo ship Fitburg of aggravated sabotage over damage to two undersea telecom cables in the Gulf of Finland. Finland seized the ship on December 31 on suspicion of damaging cables linking Helsinki and Estonia; the Helsinki District Court sentenced the captain to three years and six months in prison.
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A Finnish court on Thursday jailed the Russian captain and an Azerbaijani crew member of the cargo ship Fitburg for aggravated sabotage over damage to two subsea telecommunications cables in the Gulf of Finland last year. Finland on December 31 seized the vessel in the Gulf of Finland while it was en route from Russia to Israel, on suspicion that it had damaged cables running from Helsinki to Estonia. The Helsinki District Court sentenced the captain to three years and six months in prison.
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