A cargo ship is suspected of damaging two cables in waters between Helsinki and Tallinn on New Year’s Eve. According to Yle News, the case has now moved into the Finnish court system and is the second similar matter to come before the courts in recent years.

The incident concerns a busy maritime route where cable damage can affect connections and trigger a wider official investigation. So far, only the suspicion of damage has been confirmed publicly, and no further details have been released.

Yle News reports that similar cases have been handled by the courts before, underlining renewed attention on the security of undersea cables in the Baltic Sea region.