Baltic Sea, NATO and Finland

NATO will step up Baltic Sea patrols as Finland probes the possible sabotage of undersea cables
General Mark Rutte says the military alliance will step up patrols in the Baltic Sea area as Finnish investigators work to establish whether a ship linked to Russia sabotaged undersea cables there this week.
Finland finds drag marks on Baltic seabed after cable damage
Finnish police said on Sunday they had found tracks that drag on for dozens of kilometres along the bottom of the Baltic Sea where a tanker carrying Russian oil is suspected of breaking a power line and four telecoms cables with its anchor.
NATO to boost Baltic Sea presence after power, internet cable damage
NATO said on Friday it would boost its presence in the Baltic Sea after the suspected sabotage this week of an undersea power cable and four internet lines, while alliance member Estonia launched a naval operation to guard a parallel electricity link.
Finland stops Russia-linked vessel over damaged undersea power cable in Baltic Sea
Police and media reports say that Finnish authorities have detained a Russia-linked ship as they investigate whether it damaged a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables.
Finland finds drag marks on the bottom of the Baltic Sea after cable damage
Baltic Sea countries have been on high alert after a string of outages of power cables, telecom links and gas pipelines since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022
What to know about Finland, Russia's 'shadow fleet' and a severed undersea cable
Finland says a ship affiliated with Russia's "shadow fleet" is linked to a 60-mile-long anchor drag mark on the seafloor. A power cable in the Baltic Sea was severed last week.
Finnish investigators say Baltic Sea cable damage involved Russia-linked vessel
This photo provided by Rajavartiosto (Finnish Border Guard) on Thursday, 26 Dec 2024, shows the oil tanker Eagle S, background, and the Finnish Border Guard ship Turva.
Russian 'shadow' ship raided after 'sabotaging undersea cable' between two NATO members
Finnish authorities raided a ship with alleged links to Russia that has been accused of rupturing a key source of communication in the Baltic Sea.
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Finns detain Russian tanker with espionage gear in Baltic Sea
The Finns have detained the tanker Eagle S, which belongs to the Russian "shadow fleet." The owner of the vessel, Caravella ...
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Seized oil tanker in Finland tied to Baltic Sea cable sabotage
Finland has seized the Eagle S, a Cook Islands-flagged oil tanker, as part of an investigation into severe damage to ...
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NATO to strengthen Baltic Sea military presence following suspected underwater cable sabotage
NATO allies met on Dec. 30 to address the security of critical infrastructure in the Baltic Sea, following damage to undersea ...
NATO’s Estonia deploys warship to Baltic Sea after Russia allegedly cut another undersea cable
Investigators have discovered anchor drag marks along the seabed allegedly caused by the Russian ship’s antics.
‘Sabotage cannot be ruled out’: Baltic Sea power cable suffers Christmas Day cut
A power cable connecting Finland and Estonia under the Baltic Sea suffered a power outage on Wednesday, prompting an ...
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Latvia may seize Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ if threats arise in the Baltic Sea — Prime Minister
She emphasized that the country is prepared to defend its borders and critical infrastructure both on land and at sea. The ...
Finland discovers anchor ‘dragging track’ amid suspicions of Russian subsea sabotage
In November, a Chinese bulk carrier, the Yi Peng 3, was suspected of severing two fiber-optic data cables in Swedish waters ...