A Finnish court has sentenced the captain of the Russian cargo ship Pitburg to three years and six months in prison for intentionally damaging underwater communications cables, Yle reports. According to the Finnish authorities, on December 31, 2025, the ship dragged an anchor along the bottom of the Gulf of Finland for about 130 km. The sailor received two years and ten months in prison; The captain's defense claimed his innocence and claimed that he did not know about the towing anchor.