The Fitburg, which was under the flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, had departed St. Petersburg, Russia on Dec. 30 and was en route to Israel with crew from Russia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Kazakhstan.Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/AFP via Getty Images

Finland detains Russian-crewed ship after another subsea cable damaged – POLITICO

by · POLITICO

A cargo ship that sailed from Russia was detained in the Gulf of Finland on Wednesday following damage to an underwater data cable linking Finland and Estonia.

"A ship that was in the area at the time of the cable damage between Helsinki and Tallinn has been diverted to Finnish waters," Prime Minister Petteri Orpo posted on X. "The government is closely monitoring the situation."

The Fitburg, which was under the flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, had departed St. Petersburg, Russia on Dec. 30 and was en route to Israel with crew from Russia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Kazakhstan. Telecoms provider Elisa notified authorities at 5 a.m. of a cable break in Estonia's exclusive economic zone, which extends 200 nautical miles from its coast.