The captain of the Eagle S tanker has denied all criminal responsibility in a Helsinki court after the vessel damaged five undersea cables while sailing through the Gulf of Finland on Christmas Day 2024. Davit Vadatchkoria, a Georgian national, faces charges of aggravated criminal damage and serious interference with communications. Prosecutors are seeking at least two-and-a-half years of imprisonment for Vadatchkoria and two senior officers aboard the Cook Islands-flagged vessel.
