"Finnish officials say the vessel is suspected of being responsible for the damage to the cable owned by the telecoms group Elisa and located in Estonia's exclusive economic zone. No details about the identity of the vessel were disclosed. The cable was damaged in the Gulf of Finland, part of the Baltic Sea bordered by Estonia, Finland and Russia. Elisa, which is based in Helsinki, detected a fault in its cable early on Wednesday and reported it to Finnish authorities, police said."
"They said a border guard patrol vessel and helicopter located the suspect vessel with its anchor lowered into the sea. They ordered it to move and anchor in Finnish territorial waters. Finnish police said they were treating the incident as aggravated criminal damage, attempted aggravated criminal damage and aggravated interference with telecommunications. Officers have contacted national and international authorities, including those in Estonia."
Finnish police seized a vessel suspected of causing damage to an underwater telecom cable owned by Elisa located in Estonia's exclusive economic zone. The cable fault occurred in the Gulf of Finland between Helsinki and Tallinn. Elisa detected the fault early on Wednesday and reported it to Finnish authorities. A border guard patrol vessel and helicopter located the suspect ship with its anchor lowered and ordered it to move and anchor in Finnish territorial waters. Police are treating the case as aggravated criminal damage, attempted aggravated criminal damage and aggravated interference with telecommunications. Authorities have contacted national and international partners, including Estonia, and Finland states readiness to respond to security challenges.
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