Russian scientists criticise cleanup efforts after oil spill in Black Sea | Russia

Russian scientists have criticized efforts to remove oil washed ashore from two oil tankers in the Black Sea, saying they lack adequate equipment. On December 15, two Russian oil tankers, Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239, were caught in a storm in the Kerch Strait, causing one to sink and the other to run aground. The strait separates […]

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 […]

US Navy apparently shot down own plane over Red Sea

The U.S. Navy appears to have shot down one of its two-seat F/A-18F Super Hornets over the Red Sea around 3 a.m. local time on Sunday. One of the pilots was injured, but U.S. Central Command said both were rescued safely. CENTCOM did not reveal the mission of the American F/A-18 before it was shot […]

Navy FA-18 Superhornet shot down in “friendly fire” incident in Red Sea

Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down Sunday while flying over the Red Sea in an apparent “mutual attack” incident, the U.S. military said. After a ship from the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group accidentally fired a missile at an F/A-18 Super Hornet, both pilots ejected from the aircraft and survived. Associated Press […]

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 […]