Finnish police have seized the cargo ship Fitburg on suspicion of damaging an undersea telecom cable connecting Helsinki and Estonia across the Gulf of Finland. The vessel was sailing from St Petersburg to Haifa, Israel, under the flag of St Vincent and Grenadines. Authorities arrested all 14 crew members, who are Russian, Georgian, Kazakh, and Azerbaijani nationals. Finnish telecom operator Elisa said the damage did not affect its service, as traffic was rerouted. Police are investigating "aggravated disruption of telecommunications" and "aggravated sabotage and attempted aggravated sabotage." The incident follows recent undersea cable damages in the Baltic Sea, a region bordered by eight NATO countries and Russia. On Wednesday morning, Finnish coastguard found the vessel dragging its anchor near the cable site. Finnish President Alexander Stubb stated, "Finland is prepared for security challenges of various kinds, and we respond to them as necessary." When asked if another country was involved, Police Chief Ilkka Koskimäki replied, "the police or other authorities do not speculate on these matters. The police's job is to investigate what happened." Estonia also reported outages in a second cable connecting to Finland. Estonian President Alar Karis said, "hopefully it was not a deliberate act, but the investigation will clarify." The European Commission is monitoring the situation closely, with EU technology commissioner Henna Virkkunen emphasizing preparedness against "hybrid threats." Many experts believe these sabotage acts are part of a "hybrid war" linked to Russia's ongoing conflict with Ukraine. Finnish MP Jarno Limnell noted, "We're already talking about national security. Critical infrastructure is the front line."