Finland Seizes Ship Sailing from Russia, Suspected Cable Sabotage

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Finnish police on Wednesday seized a ship sailing from Russia on suspicion of sabotaging an undersea telecoms cable ...

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Finland seizes ship sailing from Russia after suspected cable sabotage https://aje.io/1r0yji

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... The seized cargo vessel "Fitburg" was en route from the Russian port of St Petersburg to Israel at the time of the incident, Finland's Border Guard authority told a press conference in Helsinki.

"At the moment we suspect aggravated disruption of telecommunications and also aggravated sabotage and attempted aggravated sabotage," Helsinki Chief of Police Jari Liukku told reporters.

Concern is growing in Europe at what officials see as an increase in hybrid threats from Russia since it launched its war in Ukraine, which Moscow denies.

Earlier this month, NATO's top military commander said the alliance must be ready to respond to these type of threats to defend its territory.

Hybrid threats refer to both military and non-military tactics designed to undermine an adversary's security. They can include cyberattacks, disinformation campaigns, sabotage of key infrastructure and use of drones or irregular armed groups. ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-31 01:44 PM | Reply

If it was named -------- it would've had Fat Donnie Pedo's name on it.

#2 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-12-31 02:27 PM | Reply

Not sure if it's your thing or not, but I would highly recommend a Finnish TV mini-series called Konflikti. It was hard for me to find, but a really good series.

I've been doing a lot with the Finns as they transition over from older F-18s to F-35s. So far I've been very impressed. That's not a country you want to screw with.

#3 | Posted by madbomber at 2026-01-02 05:44 AM | Reply

@#3 ... That's not a country you want to screw with. ...

I've heard similar things elsewhere.

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-02 11:39 AM | Reply

But Russia, that's fine. Go ahead and screw with Russia. (insert eyeroll emoji)

#5 | Posted by john_savage1 at 2026-01-02 02:20 PM | Reply

Daddysfist, what did pedo 47 do with the missing Russia binder?

#6 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-01-02 02:25 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

"But Russia, that's fine. Go ahead and screw with Russia. (insert eyeroll emoji)"

They don't talk to me about it, but I'm fairly sure there are plenty of Finns who would happily support the country re-taking the territory that was stolen by the commies.

Or maybe not. Those territories are now occupied by Russians. Who wants that headache.

#7 | Posted by madbomber at 2026-01-02 04:05 PM | Reply

Who Indeed.

#8 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-01-02 05:54 PM | Reply

@#3 ... That's not a country you want to screw with. ...

I know a couple of Marines.

I once made the mistake of ascribing to one of them that he was a "former Marine." I was respectfully corrected. He said there is no such thing as a "former Marine. I am a Marine."

Yeah, I have heard similar things about Finland.

#9 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-03 03:31 AM | Reply