Damage to cables in Baltic Sea At the end of 2024, underwater communication cables between Finland and Estonia were damaged in the Baltic Sea. The investigation led to the detention of the Eagle S vessel, which is part of Russia's shadow fleet. Two other ...

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 high costs of protecting undersea cables, Estonia's defence minister said on Wednesday following a spate of breaches.

Shipping companies using the Baltic Sea, one of the world’s busiest maritime routes, may face a new fee to help finance the

There has been a sharp rise in damage to undersea cables in the Baltic, with at least 11 incidents reported since October 2023.

Norwegian police announced today that a Norwegian-flagged vessel has been detained in Tromso under suspicion of being involved in Baltic cable sabotage. Latvian authorities asked the Tromso police to detain the 5,353 dwt Silver Dania (built 1989), which was sailing between St Petersburg and Murmansk.

The attacks come as Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania prepare to cut on February 8 their electricity links to Russia and Belarus.

NATO is deploying eyes in the sky and on the Baltic Sea to protect cables and pipelines that stitch together the nine countries with shores on Baltic waters.

a relatively shallow and nearly landlocked sea. A few examples are the 152-kilometer (94-mile) Balticconnector pipeline that carries gas between Finland and Estonia, the high-voltage Baltic Cable ...

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 high costs of protecting undersea cables, Estonia's defence minister said on Wednesday following a spate of breaches.

Estonia's defence minister on Wednesday said ships may have to pay a fee to use the Baltic Sea to cover costs of protecting undersea cables.

The crew of the Estonian minehunter EML Sakala kept a careful eye on any vessels slowing down suspiciously or suddenly changing course in the Baltic Sea after a suspected cable sabotage.