Undersea cable cutting shenanigans lead Finland to create a dedicated maritime surveillance center — Russian shadow fleet operations heighten concerns in the Ba

Undersea cable cutting shenanigans lead Finland to create a dedicated maritime surveillance center — Russian shadow fleet operations heighten concerns in the Ba

The incidents involving undersea cables around Finland can't seem to cease, with the latest one a mere few weeks ago on the morning of December 31, 2025. A ship called the Fitburg , travelling from St. Petersburg in Russia to Haifa in Israel, somehow rolled a 1 and had a spot of bad luck, taking out a cable connecting Finland to Estonia. The Fitburg was travelling under the flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, a tiny nation from across the world off the coast of Venezuela.

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King_V A ship called the Fitburg , travelling from St. Petersburg in Russia to Haifa in Israel, somehow rolled a 1 and had a spot of bad luck, taking out a cable connecting Finland to Estonia. You don't say! Reply

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