Finnish Court Finds 2 Fitburg Crew Members Guilty of Damaging Baltic Sea Cables
The defendants, who are subject to travel bans, denied any wrongdoing and have challenged Finland's jurisdiction in the case.
A Finnish court convicted the captain and a crew member of the cargo ship Fitburg of damaging two subsea telecommunications cables in the Gulf of Finland. The vessel was seized on December 31st on suspicion of sabotaging a cable running between Helsinki and Estonia. Both were found guilty of aggravated sabotage and received prison sentences.
- Captain and crew member of cargo ship Fitburg found guilty of damaging subsea telecommunications cables.
- The incident occurred in the Gulf of Finland last year.
- The ship was seized on December 31st, sailing from St. Petersburg to Israel.
- The damaged cable ran from Helsinki to Estonia.
- Both defendants were convicted of aggravated sabotage.
- The captain received a sentence of three years and six months.
- The crew member received a sentence of two years and 10 months.
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