A court in Finland sentenced the Russian captain of the Pitburg in a case that dealt with damage to submarine cables. The main thing: the captain was sentenced to 3 years and 6 months in prison, according to the court's decision, which TASS checked; It is clarified that the boatman was sentenced to 2 years and 10 months in prison; They are also required to pay compensation for damages related to repair and investigation costs of cables and gas pipelines; On December 31, 2025, the Finnish Coast Guard detained the ship for damaging Alisa's submarine communications cable in the Gulf of Finland; Two submarine cables were damaged, and "other communication, electricity and gas cables were at risk of damage"; The court concluded that "the captain and the navigator could not have been unaware that the anchor had been lowered while the vessel was moving at sea"; The suspects deny the charges. In their opinion, Finland does not have sufficient jurisdiction in the case, as the lines of communication are outside the country's territorial waters; During the voyage, the captain made sure that the ship's anchor did not come into contact with the bottom, the Yle agency reported; In January 2026, the arrest was lifted from the ship.