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Why Baltic Sea Cables Are in the News and What NATO Is Doing to Protect Them
NATO is ratcheting up its guard against suspected attempts to sabotage underwater energy and data cables and pipelines that crisscross the Baltic Sea.
Ships, sea drones and AI: How NATO is hardening its defense of critical Baltic undersea cables
After a series of suspected undersea cable cuttings, NATO has launched a new surveillance and deterrence mission to protect critical infrastructure under the Baltic Sea.
Bulgarian ship suspected in Baltic Sea cable damage probe
A Bulgarian cargo ship may have damaged the underwater cable in the Baltic Sea, raising suspicions of a possible "sabotage act." Investigators are examining whether an anchor was involved in the incident,
Baltic Sea data cable damaged in latest case of potential sabotage
An underwater data cable between Sweden and Latvia was damaged early on Sunday morning, in at least the fourth episode of potential sabotage in the Baltic Sea in recent months that has caused concern in Nato about the vulnerability of critical infrastructure.
Latvia, Sweden Investigate as Baltic Sea Data Cable Damaged
A subsea data cable between Latvia and Sweden was damaged early Sunday, sparking a criminal investigation, a third such incident in the Baltic Sea in the past three months.
Baltic Sea cable damage exposes security challenges
General Kaspars Pudans, the new commander of the Latvian armed forces, admitted that it is not possible to fully oversee the Baltic Sea's underwater infrastructure. This was in response to the recent damage to the fiber optic cable between Latvia and Gotland.
Suspected Baltic Sea cable sabotage by Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ is ramping up regional defence
Numerous incidents of suspected Russian-linked sabotage of undersea cables in the Baltic Sea has seen tensions rise among ...
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nord stream blasts caused historic methane leak in baltic sea
The destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines in 2022 not only escalated geopolitical tensions but also led to the largest ...
International underwater cable attacks by Russia, China are no ‘mere coincidence’ warns EU’s top diplomat
Attacks on underwater cables in strategic areas connecting telecommunication lines and power sources in Asia and Europe are ...
Scientists Are Racing to Unearth the Secrets of an Ancient Underwater World
Historians and divers are trying to retrieve prehistoric clues from beneath the waves—but they have to act fast.
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Accidents, not Russian sabotage, behind undersea cable damage, officials say
An emerging consensus among U.S. and European security services holds that accidents were the cause of damage to Baltic ...
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Baltic Sea undersea 'sabotage' sets stage for escalating NATO-Russia contest
A spate of alleged underwater incidents has allied leaders on alert. LONDON -- A spate of alleged sabotage operations against undersea cables in the Baltic Sea has raised the prospect of a ...
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Nord Stream methane spread across the southern Baltic Sea
Methane from the destroyed Nord Stream pipelines spread over a large part of the southern Baltic Sea and remained for several ...