Vessel Coming From Russia Dragged Anchor Before Subsea Cable Damaged - Finnish Police
The Moscow Times••world
Key Points:
- Finnish police suspect the cargo ship Fitburg dragged its anchor along the seabed for several tens of kilometres before damaging an undersea cable linking Helsinki and Tallinn.
- The Fitburg, detained on Dec. 31, 2025, was en route from St. Petersburg to Haifa when its anchor allegedly caused the damage in the Gulf of Finland.
- Authorities have launched an investigation into aggravated criminal damage and interference with telecommunications related to the incident.
- One Azerbaijani crew member was detained for a week, and three others, including a Russian, were placed under travel bans; the vessel's 14 crew hail from Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan.
- The damaged cable, owned by Finnish telecom group Elisa,
