Finland seizes ship suspected of damaging subsea cable

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Finnish authorities said Wednesday they had seized a ship suspected of damaging a subsea telecommunications cable in the Baltic Sea, the latest such incident amid concerns about Russian sabotage targeting critical infrastructure.

Finland’s Border Guard found the ship with its anchor chain lowered into the sea and instructed the vessel to move to safe anchorage within Finland’s territorial waters.

“Finnish authorities have taken control of the vessel as part of a joint operation.

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