Fitburg Crew Trial Begins over Baltic Sea Cable Damage
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The captain and crew of a merchant ship are being tried on charges of qualified damage and qualified obstruction by the Finnish court.
Fitburg crew trial begins over Baltic Sea cable damage
Prosecutors in Helsinki are seeking prison terms of at least two years and six months for the captain and boatswain of the cargo ship Fitburg over damage to two undersea telecommunications cables in the Gulf of Finland on 31 December 2025. Both men deny the charges and dispute Finland’s jurisdiction in the case. The trial began at Helsinki District Court on Tuesday.
In Finland, the trial of the captain of a Russian ship suspected of breaching two submarine cables between Finland and Estonia and another high-ranking member of the crew began on Tuesday.
The Russian captain of the Fitburg cargo ship did not plead guilty to damage to submarine cables in the Gulf of Finland at a hearing of the Helsinki District Court. The Russian captain of the Fitburg ship denied in a Finnish court the charges against him for damage to cables in the Gulf of Finland, reports television broadcaster Yle. The case is being heard by the Helsinki District Court, where prosecutors have requested at least two and a half …
Charges were read out in a Helsinki court against the crew members of the ship Fitburg, which damaged communication cables in the Estonian exclusive economic zone.
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