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Finland: Court condemns Russian captain for cable sabotage in the Baltic Sea

A freighter is said to have dragged its anchor over the Baltic Sea floor and damaged cables for 130 kilometres.

Original: Finnland: Gericht verurteilt russischen Kapitän wegen Kabelsabotage in Ostsee

Justice 7 independent outlets · 11 articles translated from German
Photo: SWR Aktuell (Südwestrundfunk)
Sabotage in der Ostsee - Urteil gegen russischen Kapitän
Photo: SWR Aktuell (Südwestrundfunk)

What happened

A miles-long ship's anchor, damaged data cables and suspicion of sabotage: in Finland two seamen have been convicted.

Ten months after sabotage on two cables in the Baltic Sea, a Russian captain and a crew member in Finland have been sentenced to multi-annual prison terms.

Who reports

7 independent outlets · 11 articles · first in English Welt