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Finland lacks jurisdiction in Baltic Sea cable breach case, court says
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on October 3, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on October 3, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
A Finnish court ruled it lacks jurisdiction to prosecute the Eagle S oil tanker crew for a Baltic Sea cable breach, impacting international maritime law.
HELSINKI (Reuters) -A Finnish district court ruled on Friday that Finland does not have jurisdiction to prosecute the captain and two officers of the Eagle S oil tanker, who were accused of breaking undersea power and internet cables in the Baltic Sea.
(Reporting by Elviira Luoma, editing by Essi Lehto and Terje Solsvik)
Jurisdiction refers to the official power to make legal decisions and judgments, typically within a defined area or over certain types of legal cases.
A district court is a state or federal trial court that has jurisdiction over a specific geographic area, handling civil and criminal cases.
A power cable is an electrical cable used to transmit electrical power from one location to another, often used in various applications including undersea installations.
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