The Russian captain was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison in Helsinki. The court found Andrey Maksimenko guilty in the case of damaging submarine communication cables between Finland and Estonia in the Gulf of Finland. The sailor, a citizen of Azerbaijan, received two years and 10 months in prison. In December 2025, the dry cargo ship Pitburg, on its way from St. Petersburg to Israel, moved for several hours with the anchor lowered. According to the investigators, he is the one who damaged two submarine cables and endangered eight others. The captain pleaded not guilty. At the same time, the court found that even if Maximenko did not give the order to lower the anchor, he should have known about what was happening.

The Russian captain was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison in Helsinki. The court found Andrey Maksimenko guilty in the case of damaging submarine communication cables between Finland and Estonia in the Gulf of Finland. The sailor, a citizen of Azerbaijan, received two years and 10 months in prison. In December 2025, the dry cargo ship Pitburg, on its way from St. Petersburg to Israel, moved for several hours with the anchor lowered. According to the investigators, he is the one who damaged two submarine cables and endangered eight others. The captain pleaded not guilty. At the same time, the court found that even if Maximenko did not give the order to lower the anchor, he should have known about what was happening.