On 31 December 2025, the cargo vessel Fitburg, flagged from St Vincent and the Grenadines and sailing from St Petersburg, Russia to Haifa, Israel, was seized by Finnish authorities on suspicion of damaging an undersea telecom cable linking Helsinki and Tallinn by dragging its anchor along the seabed for several kilometres in the Gulf of Finland. The vessel was released to depart Finland on 1 January 2026 under Border Guard supervision, while one crew member remains in custody and three others are under travel bans as investigation continues. The incident is investigated as aggravated criminal damage and aggravated interference with telecommunications. The undersea cable is owned by Finnish telecom group Elisa and is located in Estonia's exclusive economic zone. This event follows previous suspected sabotage incidents linked to Russia amid heightened NATO presence in the Baltic region.

On 31 December 2025, the cargo vessel Fitburg, flagged from St Vincent and the Grenadines and sailing from St Petersburg, Russia to Haifa, Israel, was seized by Finnish authorities on suspicion of damaging an undersea telecom cable linking Helsinki and Tallinn by dragging its anchor along the seabed for several kilometres in the Gulf of Finland. The vessel was released to depart Finland on 1 January 2026 under Border Guard supervision, while one crew member remains in custody and three others are under travel bans as investigation continues. The incident is investigated as aggravated criminal damage and aggravated interference with telecommunications. The undersea cable is owned by Finnish telecom group Elisa and is located in Estonia's exclusive economic zone. This event follows previous suspected sabotage incidents linked to Russia amid heightened NATO presence in the Baltic region.