Baltic Sea Cable Incidents Pile Up—Who Is To Blame?
In just three months, three incidents of damage to Baltic Sea underwater cables have taken place. While accidential cable slices are common, the cluster raises suspicion.
Why Estonia is proposing tax on ships to fund Baltic Sea cable protection?
Estonia’s defence minister proposed on Wednesday that shipping companies may have to pay a fee to use the Baltic Sea, one of the world’s busiest shipping routes, to cover the high costs of protecting undersea cables following a series of breaches,
Ships face new tax to sail through Baltic Sea to protect underwater cables from Putin sabotage
Nato countries have stepped up patrols to protect critical underwater infrastructure in the Baltic Sea, which is bordered by eight countries, and other waters. A Royal Navy submarine was ordered to surface last November close to a suspected Russian spy ship which was loitering over undersea infrastructure in UK waters.
Russian-Crewed Ship Suspected of Sabotaging Baltic Cables Detained
The Russian-crewed, Norwegian-owned ship Silver Dania is being searched in relation to damage to a fiber cable in the Baltic Sea.
Swedish authorities board ship seized over Baltic Sea cable breach
Swedish authorities boarded a Maltese-flagged ship seized in connection with the latest breach of cables running along the bottom of the Baltic Sea to begin an investigation into the matter, the country's security police said on Monday.
Norway Releases Ship Suspected of Baltic Sea Cable Damage
A Norwegian cargo ship with an all-Russian crew suspected of damaging a Baltic Sea telecoms cable has been released by authorities in Norway after no link to the incident was found, the police said late on Friday.
Exclusive-Baltic Sea shipping tax could pay for undersea cable protection, says Estonian minister
Shipping firms may need to pay a fee to use the Baltic Sea, one of the world's busiest shipping routes, in order to cover the ...
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Saboteurs Suspected of Cutting Yet Another Baltic Sea Cable as Three Ex-Soviet Republics Move To Join Europe’s Electricity Grid
The attacks come as Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania prepare to cut on February 8 their electricity links to Russia and Belarus ...
Russia Issues Warning Over NATO Flotilla 'Abuses' in Baltic Sea
Russia has condemned the Western alliance for ramping up its naval presence in the so-called 'NATO lake' after alleged ...
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Estonia Proposes Baltic Shipping Fee to Fund Subsea Infrastructure Protection
Shipping companies using the Baltic Sea, one of the world’s busiest maritime routes, may face a new fee to help finance the ...
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Ships, sea drones and AI: How NATO is hardening its defense of critical Baltic undersea cables
As Estonia’s defense minister ... While NATO had already stepped up Baltic Sea patrols, and increased coordination with ...
NATO keeping eyes on at-sea connections
With its powerful camera, the French Navy surveillance plane scouring the surface zoomed in on a cargo ship plowing the ...
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Ocean Carriers May Have to Pay a Fee in the Baltic
Authorities continue to investigate multiple cases where ships have allegedly dragged anchors across the sea floor, damaging ...
Pskov boarding — Estonia is preparing pirates of the XXI century
This week, the Estonian authorities noted provocative ideas and gestures, potentially leading to a sharp aggravation of the ...