The law governing underwater cables in international waters is a mess.
The court that has jurisdiction is in the vessel’s country of registration. A country that has no interest and/or means whatsoever to pursue this.
These cases should IMHO be handled by the ICC. And if the country of registration is not a member of the ICC the nearest country to site of the incident. They have the prevailing interest in the matter. Finland/Estonia in this case. This shouldn’t extend beyond underwater cables/pipelines however. Because that is a whole another can of worms.
The law governing underwater cables in international waters is a mess.
The court that has jurisdiction is in the vessel’s country of registration. A country that has no interest and/or means whatsoever to pursue this. These cases should IMHO be handled by the ICC. And if the country of registration is not a member of the ICC the nearest country to site of the incident. They have the prevailing interest in the matter. Finland/Estonia in this case. This shouldn’t extend beyond underwater cables/pipelines however. Because that is a whole another can of worms.