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Fitburg Seized: Undersea Cable Damage Sparks Baltic Alert

1/12/2026

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Finnish police seized the cargo vessel Fitburg on December 31, 2025, over suspected damage to an undersea cable between Helsinki and Estonia.
The vessel was traveling from St. Petersburg, Russia, to Israel when it was seized.
Authorities lifted the seizure on January 12, 2026.
The Baltic region remains on high alert due to outages since the 2022 invasion, with NATO increasing its military presence.

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Finnish police seized the cargo vessel Fitburg on December 31, 2025, over suspected damage to an undersea cable between Helsinki and Estonia.
The vessel was traveling from St. Petersburg, Russia, to Israel when it was seized.
Authorities lifted the seizure on January 12, 2026.
The Baltic region remains on high alert due to outages since the 2022 invasion, with NATO increasing its military presence.