Finland Court Jails Russian Captain Over Baltic Cable Sabotage

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A Finnish court has convicted the Russian captain and a senior crew member of the cargo ship Fitburg for damaging two undersea telecommunications cables in the Gulf of Finland last year. The Helsinki District Court found them guilty of "aggravated criminal damage." The captain received a three-and-a-half-year sentence, while the crew member was sentenced to two years and 10 months. Finnish authorities seized the vessel on December 31, suspecting it had damaged cables linking Helsinki and Tallinn. This incident highlights ongoing concerns over Baltic Sea infrastructure security.