Finland wraps probe into cable damage in Estonia’s economic waters

Finnish Border Guard helicopter with personnel rappelling down on to the deck of the Fitburg. Source: Finnish Border Guard

Finnish authorities have wrapped up a probe into damage to two undersea telecom cables in the Baltic Sea late last year, including one in Estonia’s economic waters.

Finnish authorities detained the cargo vessel Fitburg on December 31 as it traveled from St. Petersburg to the Israeli port of Haifa.

The National Bureau of Investigation (KRP) suspects the Fitburg caused an outage to an Elisa-owned telecommunications cable linking Finland and Estonia on New Year’s Eve.

Authorities say the damage occurred in Estonia’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

Four individuals are suspected in the case, three of whom remain under travel restrictions. Prosecutors will now decide whether to bring charges.

Read more: ERR.EE

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