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On 9 October 2025, the Finnish Prosecution Service announced that the Deputy Prosecutor General had filed a notice of appeal against the Helsinki District Court's 3 October 2025 judgment, which had dismissed the criminal charges against the captain and two officers of the Eagle S for lack of jurisdiction. The appeal challenges the district court's interpretation that the Finnish Criminal Code could not be applied — despite Finland qualifying as the place where the alleged offences were committed — due to restrictions arising from Articles 97 and 113 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The case is proceeding to the Helsinki Court of Appeal, which will reconsider whether Finnish criminal jurisdiction can be exercised over the conduct that severed the EstLink 2 power cable and four data cables in the Gulf of Finland on 25 December 2024. The outcome will determine whether the criminal prosecution can resume, with potential consequences for the deterrent effect of national criminal law in protecting critical undersea energy infrastructure across the Baltic. The civil compensation claim pursued by EstLink 2 owners Fingrid and Elering against ship owner Caravella LLC-FZ continues in parallel, irrespective of the criminal appeal.