An Azerbaijani sailor sentenced to prison in Finland

In Finland, the captain and boatswain of the vessel Fitburg were sentenced to imprisonment for damaging underwater cables.

This is reported by BAKU.WS with reference to the Finnish publication Yle.fi.

The Helsinki District Court found two crew members of the vessel guilty of damaging the cables during an incident that occurred on New Year's Eve in the Gulf of Finland.

The captain of the vessel, Russian citizen Andrey Maksimenko, was sentenced to 3 years and 6 months of imprisonment, and the boatswain, Azerbaijani citizen Vusal Majidov, was sentenced to 2 years and 10 months. Both were found guilty of committing aggravated sabotage. The court ordered their immediate detention.

In addition, the convicted individuals must pay the victims compensation for the costs of repairing and inspecting the cables and the gas pipeline.

As a reminder, on December 31, 2025, an underwater communication cable connecting Estonia and Finland was damaged in the Gulf of Finland.

The Finnish Coast Guard detained the vessel Fitburg, suspected of damaging the cable. The police also detained 14 crew members. Among them were citizens of Russia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan.