Helsinki. This Wednesday, the Polish authorities confirmed that the vessel confiscated by the authorities, suspected of having damaged a submarine telecommunications cable in the Baltic Sea, is the Fitburg. This freighter, sailing under the flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, was operating the route between the Russian city of St. Petersburg and the Israeli port of Haifa. Several officials from the Police and Border Guard of the country reported in a press conference that the ship’s crew is composed of 14 sailors from Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan, although they did not disclose the identity or nationality of the captain. «The 14 crew members are in police custody.»
