A ship suspected of damaging an underwater cable running between Helsinki and Tallinn has been seized by police. Finnish officials say the vessel is suspected of being “responsible for the damage to the cable” owned by the telecoms group Elisa and located in Estonia’s exclusive economic zone. No details about the identity of the vessel were disclosed. The cable was damaged in the Gulf of Finland, part of the Baltic Sea bordered by Estonia, Finland and Russia.
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Why do I never see article with headlines like: “Ghost ship suspects government in *taking on lots of water* in Baltic sea”?
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A ship suspected of damaging an underwater cable running between Helsinki and Tallinn has been seized by police. Finnish officials say the vessel is suspected of being “responsible for the damage to the cable” owned by the telecoms group Elisa and located in Estonia’s exclusive economic zone. No details about the identity of the vessel were disclosed. The cable was damaged in the Gulf of Finland, part of the Baltic Sea bordered by Estonia, Finland and Russia.
Why do I never see article with headlines like: “Ghost ship suspects government in *taking on lots of water* in Baltic sea”?
It is good that the Finnish authorities are active in detaining these ships suspected of damaging the cables. However, it can be problematic to prosecute these cases, as was the case with the last [ship’s crew](https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/domestic/28063-finnish-court-drops-eagle-s-cable-damage-case-over-lack-of-jurisdiction.html). If the people doing this actually ended in prison, I think it would prevent this behaviour.