Finland detains ship and its crew after critical undersea cable damaged

Re:Finland detains ship and its crew after critical undersea... by jopsen on Thursday January 01, 2026 @05:21PM (#46458775)

Most of the water isn't internal.. getting in and out of the baltic sea goes past Sweden/Denmark.

But we probably have promised not to blockade ships in some conventions. And little Denmark (or Sweden) do not benefit from setting a precedence that conventions can be broken.

Getting payback is easy though: support Ukraine.

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Re:Finland detains ship and its crew after critical undersea... by actionfromafar on Thursday January 01, 2026 @07:17PM (#46459789)

There is no such convention as far as I can tell.

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Re:Finland detains ship and its crew after critical undersea... by nradov on Thursday January 01, 2026 @08:31PM (#46460357)

Most nations have either signed the UNCLOS to otherwise agreed to follow most of those rules. This includes the right of innocent passage through territorial waters. Of course if a vessel engages in hostile acts then they're no longer entitled to exercise that right.

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Re:Finland detains ship and its crew after critical undersea... by actionfromafar on Thursday January 01, 2026 @08:35PM (#46460390)

So escort and inspect then.

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Re:Finland detains ship and its crew after critical undersea... by tokai on Thursday January 01, 2026 @08:49PM (#46460484)

There is. Its the treaty of Versailles. And it reaffirmed the Copenhagen Convention of 1857.

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