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Re:Finland seizes ship from Russia suspected of breaking tel... by nabla9 on Wednesday December 31, 2025 @11:38AM (#46445684)
Just like in previous incidents they:

1. asked the ship raise its anchor, and move to a safe anchorage in Finnish territorial waters.

2. It was boarded inside Finnish territorial waters and seized there.

The police was in contact with ship's flag state, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines. Flag state can give permission to board the ship if it's not complying.

Seizing a ship in international waters is a serious violation of sovereignty unless it falls under very specific exceptions outlined in UNCLOS: piracy, slave trade, illegal broadcasting, or drug trafficking. Also ships without nationality have no protection and can be boarded by anyone.

Re:Finland seizes ship from Russia suspected of breaking tel... by Fairburn on Wednesday December 31, 2025 @01:32PM (#46446865)
Just drop those 14 overboard and let them swim back to Russia.
Re:Finland seizes ship from Russia suspected of breaking tel... by mannerheim on Wednesday December 31, 2025 @01:50PM (#46447031)
Piracy used to be punishable by death. There would be a lot fewer people willing to pull these kinds of stunts if they knew they would actually face consequences.
Re:Finland seizes ship from Russia suspected of breaking tel... by tim-tday on Wednesday December 31, 2025 @10:11PM (#46450936)
When a ship attacks international communications infrastructure that’s an act of war against everyone and the ship should be sunk immediately by whoever has military assets in the area.