Sweden to Provide Three Warships for NATO in Baltic Sea
STOCKHOLM (AP) – Sweden announced Sunday that it will contribute up to three warships to NATO efforts to increase the alliance's presence in the Baltic Sea to prevent sabotage of underwater infrastructure. The Swedish government announced in a statement that the Swedish military will also donate ASC 890 surveillance aircraft. And the country's coast guard […]
‘Russian’ Ship Dragged Anchor 60 Miles Through Baltic Damaging Cables
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) – Finnish investigators investigating damage to power and multiple data cables in the Baltic Sea say they have found evidence of an anchor dragging on the ocean floor. This apparently belongs to a Russian-related vessel that has already been captured. The Estlink 2 power transmission cable, which transmits energy from Finland across […]
Finland-Estonia power cable hit in latest Baltic Sea incident | Finland
An undersea power cable connecting Finland and Estonia failed on Wednesday, Finland's prime minister said, calling it the latest in a series of accidents involving cables and energy pipelines in the Baltic Sea. Arto Parkin, head of operations at the Finnish power grid, told public broadcaster Ale that sabotage could not be ruled out. Finnish […]
Chinese Ship Linked to Severed Baltic Sea Cables Sets Sail, Says Sweden
(AFP) – A Chinese ship involved in two recent undersea cable cutting incidents and anchored off the coast of Denmark since November 19 set sail on Saturday, the Swedish coast guard said. On November 17th and 18th, parts of two communication cables were cut in Swedish territorial waters in the Baltic Sea. Suspicion has been […]
Russian Ship Fired at German Helicopter Over Baltic
Tensions between Moscow and the West have recently escalated after a German military helicopter was fired upon by a Russian ship in the Baltic Sea, German media reported. German news agency (DPA) announced that a German Bundeswehr (Bundeswehr) helicopter was fired upon with signal flares from a Russian warship in the Baltic Sea. It is […]
Undersea internet cable possibly severed in Baltic Sea, sparking concerns about sabotage
A 745-mile undersea internet cable connecting NATO allies Finland and Germany was apparently severed in the Baltic Sea on Monday morning, raising concerns about possible sabotage. Cybersecurity and communications network company Cinia said In a statement, it said a “failure” was first detected on the C-Lion1 submarine cable, the only submarine cable connecting Finland and […]
Two telecoms cables in Baltic Sea severed, raising suspicions of sabotage | Finland
Two undersea optical communication cables in the Baltic Sea (including one connecting Finland and Germany) have been cut, raising suspicions that they were sabotaged by bad actors. Monday's episode recalls other incidents in the same waterway that authorities are investigating as potentially malicious, including damage to a gas pipeline and undersea cable last year and […]
NATO Forces Mobilized As Russian Jets Cross Lines In Baltic Sea
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) announced on social media on Thursday that the Italian Air Force intercepted a Russian Coot-A aircraft over the Baltic Sea. In response to repeated Russian air incursions, NATO forces were deployed on Tuesday, with Italian and Norwegian fighter jets intercepting several Russian planes straying near NATO territory. According to […]
Poland, Baltic States Demand ‘Defensive Line’ from Russia and Belarus
HELSINKI (AP) – NATO members Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland will seek European Union funding to build a network of bunkers, barriers, power lines and military warehouses along their borders with Russia and Belarus. Estonian officials made the announcement on Saturday. The Baltic states initially announced the “Baltic Defense Line” concept in January. In May, […]
Corker of a find: Shipwreck in Baltic brims with crates of champagne | Sweden
Divers have discovered a 19th century shipwreck loaded with champagne off the coast of Sweden. The group, from Poland, were diving last week in the Baltic Sea, 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of the island of Öland, when they accidentally spotted what they thought was a merchant ship. The brackish waters of the Baltic […]