Finland lacks jurisdiction in Baltic Sea cable breach case, court says

Eagle S' Georgian captain Davit Vadatchkoria attends trial on sabotage in Baltic Sea cable breaches in 2024, in Helsinki

The Cook Islands-registered oil tanker Eagle S' Georgian captain, Davit Vadatchkoria (R), and two officers, who are accused of severing five undersea power and telecoms cables when their vessel left Russia and sailed through the Gulf of Finland in 2024, attend a trial at the Helsinki District Court, in Helsinki, Finland August 25, 2025. REUTERS/Anne Kauranen

Source: REUTERS

A Finnish district court ruled on Friday that Finland does not have jurisdiction to prosecute the captain and two officers of the Eagle S oil tanker, who were accused of breaking undersea power and internet cables in the Baltic Sea.

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By Reuters

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