A court in Finland sentenced the Russian captain of the Pitburg to an actual prison sentence for sabotage in the Baltic Sea. A court in Helsinki sentenced the Russian captain of the Pitburg, Andrei Maksimenko, to 3.5 years, and the Azerbaijani citizen, the sailor Vasal Majidov, to two years and ten months in prison. So reports over. According to the court, Maksimenko and Majidov are responsible for damage to underwater communication cables in the Gulf of Finland. The court found that Pitburg dragged the anchor chain and the anchor at its end along the seabed for several hours for about 130 kilometers. As a result, two underwater communication cables were damaged. In August 2025, Finland accused the crew members of the "Shadow Fleet" tanker Nesher S in another case of damage to submarine cables in the Baltic Sea.

A court in Finland sentenced the Russian captain of the Pitburg to an actual prison sentence for sabotage in the Baltic Sea. A court in Helsinki sentenced the Russian captain of the Pitburg, Andrei Maksimenko, to 3.5 years, and the Azerbaijani citizen, the sailor Vasal Majidov, to two years and ten months in prison. So reports over. According to the court, Maksimenko and Majidov are responsible for damage to underwater communication cables in the Gulf of Finland. The court found that Pitburg dragged the anchor chain and the anchor at its end along the seabed for several hours for about 130 kilometers. As a result, two underwater communication cables were damaged. In August 2025, Finland accused the crew members of the "Shadow Fleet" tanker Nesher S in another case of damage to submarine cables in the Baltic Sea.