Finland seizes ship from Russia suspected of breaking telecom cable to Estonia

https://www.reuters.com/world/finland-suspects-ship-causing-undersea-cable-damage-president-says-2025-12-31/

by smurda • 7 months ago

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nabla9• 7 months ago

Just like in previous incidents they:

1. asked the ship raise its anchor, and move to a safe anchorage in Finnish territorial waters.

2. It was boarded inside Finnish territorial waters and seized there.

The police was in contact with ship's flag state, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines. Flag state can give permission to board the ship if it's not complying.

Seizing a ship in international waters is a serious violation of sovereignty unless it falls under very specific exceptions outlined in UNCLOS: piracy, slave trade, illegal broadcasting, or drug trafficking. Also ships without nationality have no protection and can be boarded by anyone.

Fairburn• 7 months ago

Just drop those 14 overboard and let them swim back to Russia.

mannerheim• 7 months ago

Piracy used to be punishable by death. There would be a lot fewer people willing to pull these kinds of stunts if they knew they would actually face consequences.

tim-tday• 7 months ago

When a ship attacks international communications infrastructure that’s an act of war against everyone and the ship should be sunk immediately by whoever has military assets in the area.

Finland seizes ship from Russia suspected of breaking telecom cable to Estonia

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