A crew member of the cargo ship Fitburg has been detained by the Helsinki District Court on suspicion of causing damage to Elisa's submarine telecommunications cable between Helsinki and Tallinn by dragging the anchor and anchor chain along the seabed, leaving a several kilometers long trail. The detained individual is an Azerbaijani national. The investigation is led by the Finnish National Bureau of Investigation (Keskusrikospoliisi) and involves multiple authorities including the Helsinki Police, Border Guard, Finnish Defense Forces, and Estonian authorities. The vessel's crew consists of 14 people from Russia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan. The police suspect serious criminal damage, attempted serious criminal damage, and aggravated disruption of telecommunications. A joint Finland-Estonia investigation team has been established to examine possible damage to other cables and to analyze the seabed. Interrogations and forensic examinations of the ship are ongoing. The detention was considered necessary to secure the investigation.

A crew member of the cargo ship Fitburg has been detained by the Helsinki District Court on suspicion of causing damage to Elisa's submarine telecommunications cable between Helsinki and Tallinn by dragging the anchor and anchor chain along the seabed, leaving a several kilometers long trail. The detained individual is an Azerbaijani national. The investigation is led by the Finnish National Bureau of Investigation (Keskusrikospoliisi) and involves multiple authorities including the Helsinki Police, Border Guard, Finnish Defense Forces, and Estonian authorities. The vessel's crew consists of 14 people from Russia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan. The police suspect serious criminal damage, attempted serious criminal damage, and aggravated disruption of telecommunications. A joint Finland-Estonia investigation team has been established to examine possible damage to other cables and to analyze the seabed. Interrogations and forensic examinations of the ship are ongoing. The detention was considered necessary to secure the investigation.