"The cable damage happened in Estonia's EEZ, and Finland said today it had set up a joint criminal investigation with Estonia. At the time of the damage, the Estonian Ministry of Justice says, "a vessel was moving from the Estonian EEZ into the Finnish EEZ and was subsequently detained by the Finnish Border Guard." Crucially, it noted that the ship, cargo vessel Fitburg, had its anchor chain in the water at the time of detention."
"The police released the above pictures, taken by the Finnish Border Guard, as they boarded the vessel Fitburg. Finnish Customs said in a statement that the cargo ship was carrying steel that is subject to sanctions imposed by the EU. The ship was one of three in the area when operators reported the data cable damage to authorities. Finnish cops confirmed this morning that they are"
Finnish police arrested and are interviewing two crew members from cargo vessel Fitburg after suspected sabotage damaged a data cable inside Estonia's EEZ. Fitburg was moving from St. Petersburg to Haifa and was detained while its anchor chain was in the water. Finnish Customs said the ship carried steel subject to EU sanctions. Three ships were in the area when operators reported the cable damage. Finland and Estonia opened a joint criminal investigation. Investigators are using ROVs, sonar, echo sounders and Defence Forces support while pursuing aggravated criminal damage and telecommunications interference charges.
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