Coverage dated November 5, 2026

Finnish court jails Russian captain over Baltic cable sabotage

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The Russian captain was jailed for three years and six months and the Azerbaijani crew member for two years and 10 months.

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Deutsche Welle
Finland court jails captain and crew member over Baltic cable sabotage (opens Deutsche Welle)
Published Nov 5, 2026
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Finland seized the Fitburg freighter last year over the suspected sabotage of cables linking Helsinki and Tallinn. It's one of several incidents of damaged infrastructure in the Baltic since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Russian captain among 2 crew found guilty by Finnish court of damaging Baltic cables (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)
Published Nov 5, 2026
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A Finnish court has convicted the captain and another crew member of a cargo ship of damaging undersea telecommunications cables in the Baltic Sea last year
Courthouse News Service
Finnish court jails Russian captain over Baltic cable sabotage (opens Courthouse News Service)
Published Nov 5, 2026
Courthouse News Service's feed description
The Russian captain was jailed for three years and six months and the Azerbaijani crew member for two years and 10 months.