Contents tagged with Baltic Sea
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Norwegian authorities detain Russian-crewed ship over suspected Baltic cable sabotage
Norwegian authorities, acting on a request from Latvian officials, have detained the vessel Silver Dania, crewed by Russians, on suspicion of damaging an underwater communication cable in the Baltic Sea, reports Norway's National Broadcasting Corporation, NRK. The ship has been brought to the port of Tromsø, police confirmed on Friday, January 31.
According to NRK, the ship is owned by the Norwegian shipping company Silversea, but its entire crew is composed of Russian nationals. Built in 1989 …
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Underwater optical fiber cable between Latvia and Sweden damaged in Baltic Sea: Investigations underway
A major disruption has been reported with an optical fiber cable linking Latvia and Sweden beneath the Baltic Sea. The incident occurred on the morning of Sunday, January 26, as confirmed by the Latvian State Radio and Television Center (LVRTC), the owner of the cable connecting the Latvian city of Ventspils and the Swedish island of Gotland.
In response to the incident, Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa convened a meeting of responsible agencies. Her Swedish counterpart, Ulf Kristersson, …
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Finnish authorities investigate Russian Vessel Eagle S in Estlink 2 cable damage incident
Finnish police have identified the Russian vessel Eagle S as a suspect in the damage to the Estlink 2 cable, as reported by Yle. The vessel, part of Russia's shadow fleet, has been linked to circumventing Western sanctions.
The Eagle S, sailing under the flag of the Cook Islands, was en route from St. Petersburg to Egypt and was spotted near Estlink 2 at the time of the cable's failure
According to reports, Finnish border guards boarded the Russian vessel and, when one officer requested to …
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Russia unilaterally redraws Baltic Sea borders with Finland and Lithuania
Moscow Times, citing a draft government decree published on the legal acts portal, has reported Russia's decision to unilaterally alter its maritime boundaries with Lithuania and Finland in the Baltic Sea.
The Russian Defence Ministry has prepared a document declaring parts of the eastern Gulf of Finland and areas near the cities of Baltiysk and Zelenogradsk in the Kaliningrad region as Russia's internal maritime waters.
This will involve changing the geographical coordinates of points used …
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Russia suspected of using fishing vessels for sabotage and reconnaissance in Baltic Sea and Arctic Ocean
According to journalists from the investigative center Dossier, Russia may be involved in damaging the Balticconnector gas pipeline in October 2023, located in the sea between Estonia and Finland, as well as damaging the fiber optic cable near the Svalbard archipelago in January 2022. In addition, Russian intelligence services are reportedly directly linked to a number of accidents that have occurred in the waters of the Arctic Ocean in recent years, claim the authors of the investigation.
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Sweden increases military presence on Gotland island due to Russia's activity in the Baltic Sea
Sweden's Armed Forces have beefed up their units on the island of Gotland amid growing Russian military activity in the Baltic Sea. Earlier this week, Danish media reported that three ships of the Russian Navy entered the Baltic Sea through the Danish Great Belt Strait, DW reported.
The Swedish public broadcaster SVT published footage showing the arrival of military personnel and equipment in the island. The troops and equipment were delivered by ferry to the administrative center of the …
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Russian nuclear submarine breaks down in Baltic Sea
There was an accident on the Russian nuclear submarine K-266 Orel, reports the Danish Navy press service on its Facebook Page.
The submarine, which was built in the late 1980s, is equipped with two nuclear reactors and belongs to the same class as the Kursk submarine sunk in 2000.
According to the Danish Navy, the submarine stalled in the Baltic Sea near Aarhus, Denmark's second largest city, and was unable to move due to possible problems with the propulsion system.
The incident occurred on …
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Russian nuclear bombers fly over Baltic Sea
Two Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons flew over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea, prompting Finnish, Danish, Polish and Swedish aircraft to escort them.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, this was a regular flight and the Russian bombers strictly complied with international airspace rules.
Russia regularly conducts similar training flights over the Arctic, Atlantic and Pacific oceans, as well as over the Black and Baltic Seas, and some NATO …
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Russian Navy conducts firing drills in Baltic amid NATO exercise
A group of ships from Russia’s Baltic Fleet has entered the Baltic Sea to conduct an exercise, the Russian Defense Ministry reports.
The group includes the corvettes Boikiy and Stoikiy, the small missile vessels Serpukhov, Zeleny Dol, Liven and Passat, and the anti-submarine ship Alexin. They entered the Baltic in order to practice firing torpedoes, missiles and artillery against imaginary enemy ships and airborne targets.
During the drill, the ships will rehearse search and destroy …
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Hungarian and British fighters intercept two Russian warplanes over the Baltics
Hungarian Gripen fighters deployed at the Siauliai airfield in Lithuania on May 14, for the second time in the last 24 hours, were scrambled over the Baltic Sea to intercept Russian aicraft as reported by the Hungarian Ministry of Defense. According to the report, British Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft from the Estonia's Amari Air Base flew to their aid, reports Radio Liberty.
According to the information of the Hungarian Ministry of Defense, these fighters flew to intercept Russian military …