Sentencing in Helsinki for subsea cable cutting action by vessels (by intentionally dragging their anchors to cut the cables)
‼️⚓️The 🚢 #FITBURG cable-cutting verdict is in:
The Helsinki District Court sentenced the 🇷🇺 Russian captain Andrei Maksimenko to 3 years 6 months prison and the 🇦🇿Azerbaijani sailor Vusal Majidov to 2 years 10 months prison for aggravated sabotage. Both are to be imprisoned immediately.
The Helsinki District Court sentenced the 🇷🇺 Russian captain Andrei Maksimenko to 3 years 6 months prison and the 🇦🇿Azerbaijani sailor Vusal Majidov to 2 years 10 months prison for aggravated sabotage. Both are to be imprisoned immediately.
🇫🇮⚓️The FITBURG anchor-dragging trial promises to be more entertaining than anything so far.
Remember the ship sporting the German WWII submarine symbol? Well, it was also flying a Finnish flag...
Meanwhile the Russian captain claims his ship had nothing to do with the damage, despite all evidence.
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Remember the ship sporting the German WWII submarine symbol? Well, it was also flying a Finnish flag...
Meanwhile the Russian captain claims his ship had nothing to do with the damage, despite all evidence.
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November 5, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Sentencing in Helsinki for subsea cable cutting action by vessels (by intentionally dragging their anchors to cut the cables)
Project Natick was the name of it for the curious. www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear...
Project Natick - Microsoft Research
Project Natick seeks to understand the benefits and difficulties in deploying subsea datacenters worldwide.
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November 2, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Project Natick was the name of it for the curious. www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear...
'A Finnish court jailed the Russian captain (3 years and 6 months) and an Azerbaijani crew member (2 years and 10 months) of the cargo ship Fitburg for aggravated sabotage over damage to two subsea telecommunications cables in the Gulf of Finland last year.' www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Finland court convicts Russian captain, Azerbaijani crew member over Baltic Sea cable damage
A Finnish court on Thursday jailed the Russian captain and an Azerbaijani crew member of the cargo ship Fitburg for aggravated sabotage over damage to two subsea telecommunications cables in the Gulf...
www.reuters.com
November 5, 2026 at 1:51 PM
'A Finnish court jailed the Russian captain (3 years and 6 months) and an Azerbaijani crew member (2 years and 10 months) of the cargo ship Fitburg for aggravated sabotage over damage to two subsea telecommunications cables in the Gulf of Finland last year.' www.reuters.com/world/europe...
La société américaine Endurance Energy a posé une installation thermoélectrique sur la sortie brûlante d'une cheminée hydrothermale au fond de l'océan et a pu produire de l'électricité... pendant 8,7 secondes, avant que l'installation ne tombe en panne.
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Endurance Energy Drills World’s First Subsea Geothermal Well and Runs First Net-Positive Power Plant
Seattle startup drilled and completed the world’s first subsea geothermal well, operated a power plant nearly a mile beneath the Pacific from Seattle, and demonstrated net-positive power from an activ...
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November 3, 2026 at 2:39 PM
La société américaine Endurance Energy a posé une installation thermoélectrique sur la sortie brûlante d'une cheminée hydrothermale au fond de l'océan et a pu produire de l'électricité... pendant 8,7 secondes, avant que l'installation ne tombe en panne.
www.enduranceenergy.com/press/adelie
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Helsinki court jails two Fitburg crew members over subsea cable damage
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Helsinki court jails two Fitburg crew members over subsea cable damage
Helsinki District Court has sentenced two Fitburg crew members to prison terms for aggravated sabotage.
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November 5, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Helsinki court jails two Fitburg crew members over subsea cable damage
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Finland court convicts Fitburg captain and crew member over Baltic sea cable damage reut.rs/4sLD4GP
Finland court convicts Fitburg captain and crew member over Baltic sea cable damage
A Finnish court said on Thursday it has found the captain and a crew member of the cargo ship Fitburg guilty of damaging two subsea telecommunications cables in the Gulf of Finland last year.
reut.rs
November 5, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Finland court convicts Fitburg captain and crew member over Baltic sea cable damage reut.rs/4sLD4GP
Internet infrastructure policy is increasingly a topic of discussion in military strategy and policy decision-making.
This post is part of our October 2026 #GVSpotlight series, “Big Tech and Authoritarianism" globalvoices.org/2026/09/25...
This post is part of our October 2026 #GVSpotlight series, “Big Tech and Authoritarianism" globalvoices.org/2026/09/25...
Subsea cables and oil pipelines: The infrastructure linking AI, empire, and occupation
The growing importance of subsea cables in military and economic policy offers an entrypoint into understanding the corrosive, yet dependent, relationship between AI and oil infrastructure
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November 3, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Internet infrastructure policy is increasingly a topic of discussion in military strategy and policy decision-making.
This post is part of our October 2026 #GVSpotlight series, “Big Tech and Authoritarianism" globalvoices.org/2026/09/25...
This post is part of our October 2026 #GVSpotlight series, “Big Tech and Authoritarianism" globalvoices.org/2026/09/25...
November 1, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Google, Meta and Microsoft are seeking backup internet routes around the Red Sea as ongoing conflict near Yemen threatens the submarine cables linking Europe and Asia.
https://restofworld.org/2026/google-meta-red-sea-subsea-cables-houthi-yemen/?utm_campaign=row-social&utm_source=bluesky
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November 3, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Google, Meta and Microsoft are seeking backup internet routes around the Red Sea as ongoing conflict near Yemen threatens the submarine cables linking Europe and Asia.
https://restofworld.org/2026/google-meta-red-sea-subsea-cables-houthi-yemen/?utm_campaign=row-social&utm_source=bluesky
https://restofworld.org/2026/google-meta-red-sea-subsea-cables-houthi-yemen/?utm_campaign=row-social&utm_source=bluesky
Helsinki district court has found the captain and a crew member of the cargo ship #Fitburg guilty of damaging two subsea telecommunications cables in the Gulf of #Finland last year. Both men received prison sentences:
‼️Käräjäoikeus: #Fitburg -aluksen kapteeni ja pursimies vankilaan kaapelirikoista ‼️
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Fitburg-aluksen kapteeni ja pursimies vankilaan kaapelirikoista
Venäläinen kapteeni tuomittiin kolmen ja puolen vuoden ja azerbaidžanilainen pursimies kahden vuoden ja kymmenen kuukauden ehdottomiin vankeusrangaistuksiin.
yle.fi
November 5, 2026 at 8:48 AM
New incident protocol for subsea cable incidents.
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Ireland and UK Introduce New Subsea Cable Security Protocol
Ireland and Britain have introduced a subsea cable incident-reporting protocol and tested their response to disruption in a joint exercise.
afloat.ie
October 30, 2026 at 7:56 PM
New incident protocol for subsea cable incidents.
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EU steps up subsea cable buildout to Japan and South Korea
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/telecommunication/eu-steps-up-subsea-cable-buildout-to-japan-and-south-korea
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/telecommunication/eu-steps-up-subsea-cable-buildout-to-japan-and-south-korea
EU steps up subsea cable buildout to Japan and South Korea
While Brussels views project as critical infrastructure, Tokyo sees it as commercial venture
asia.nikkei.com
November 2, 2026 at 8:49 AM
EU steps up subsea cable buildout to Japan and South Korea
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/telecommunication/eu-steps-up-subsea-cable-buildout-to-japan-and-south-korea
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/telecommunication/eu-steps-up-subsea-cable-buildout-to-japan-and-south-korea
SubSea Craft, NSI Demonstrate Autonomous Systems in Maritime Exercise - Maritime Reporter
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SubSea Craft, NSI Demonstrate Autonomous Systems in Maritime Exercise
U.S.-based Naval Systems, Inc. (in partnership with Dragonfish Technical Solutions, LLC) (NSI/DF) and U.K.-based SubSea Craft successfully…
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November 4, 2026 at 10:42 PM
SubSea Craft, NSI Demonstrate Autonomous Systems in Maritime Exercise - Maritime Reporter
www.marinelink.com/news/subsea-...
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subsea or floating tracks?
November 5, 2026 at 1:03 AM
subsea or floating tracks?
Yunanistan, özel kuvvetlerinin kullanımı için İngiliz SubSea Craft şirketinin geliştirdiği VICTA adlı dalabilir sürat teknesini sergiledi.
October 31, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Yunanistan, özel kuvvetlerinin kullanımı için İngiliz SubSea Craft şirketinin geliştirdiği VICTA adlı dalabilir sürat teknesini sergiledi.
⚓️ The FITBURG verdict is the first time in Europe where a case of anchor-dragging that has been tried in court ended in a conviction for sabotage, and the second worldwide after Taiwan handed a similar verdict to a 🇨🇳Chinese captain in June 2025.
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Taiwan hands jail term to Chinese captain for damaging subsea cables
A Taiwanese court sentenced the Chinese captain of a ship to three years in jail on Thursday after finding him guilty of intentionally damaging undersea cables
www.bairdmaritime.com
November 5, 2026 at 9:27 AM
⚓️ The FITBURG verdict is the first time in Europe where a case of anchor-dragging that has been tried in court ended in a conviction for sabotage, and the second worldwide after Taiwan handed a similar verdict to a 🇨🇳Chinese captain in June 2025.
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US Subsea Manifolds Market to Reach USD 1420 Million with CAGR of 5.05% By 2035, USA Subsea Manifolds Market Analysis By Type, By Material, By Application and By End Use | United States Subsea Manifol...
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November 3, 2026 at 10:53 AM
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"Ireland and Britain have introduced a new incident-reporting protocol for subsea cables and conducted a joint security exercise, marking a further step in efforts to protect critical maritime infrastructure around the two countries." afloat.ie/port-news/un...
Ireland and UK Introduce New Subsea Cable Security Protocol
Ireland and Britain have introduced a subsea cable incident-reporting protocol and tested their response to disruption in a joint exercise.
afloat.ie
October 30, 2026 at 3:12 PM
"Ireland and Britain have introduced a new incident-reporting protocol for subsea cables and conducted a joint security exercise, marking a further step in efforts to protect critical maritime infrastructure around the two countries." afloat.ie/port-news/un...
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Subsea Umbilical, Risers and Flowline Market is projected to reach USD 19.3 Billion, at a 5.97% CAGR by driving industry size, share, top company analysis, segments research, trends and forecast repor...
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