Baltic Sea, NATO

At least 11 Baltic undersea cables have been damaged in 15 months, prompting NATO to up its guard
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.
At Least 11 Baltic Cables Sabotaged in 15 Months: What to Know
There has been a sharp rise in damage to undersea cables in the Baltic, with at least 11 incidents reported since October 2023.
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.
Lawmakers spar over undersea cables, release dam bills
Debate over Georgia Republican Rep. Buddy Carter’s H.R. 261, the “Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025,” dominated a Thursday meeting of the Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries, as the panel took up several legislative proposals left over from the previous Congress.
Sweden opens sabotage probe into Baltic undersea cable damage
An undersea fibre optic cable between Latvia and Sweden was damaged on Sunday, likely as a result of external influence, Latvia said, prompting NATO to deploy patrol ships to the area and triggering a sabotage investigation by Swedish authorities.
CNN gets close-up look of NATO’s mission to protect undersea cables after some were damaged
CNN International Diplomatic Editor Nic Robertson reports from the Baltic Sea after an undersea fiber optic cable between Latvia and Sweden was damaged, likely as a result of external influence, Latvia said,
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.
Vilnius urges new navigation rules after latest undersea cable damage
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys has called for a review of the current regulations for shipping, following the most recent incident of damage to an undersea cable. "Navigation rules in the Baltic Sea need to be reviewed,
Russia says it does not threaten undersea cables after UK raises alarm
The Russian Embassy in London said that Russia posed no threat to undersea cables in Britain and other NATO countries, after ...
A British submarine secretly tracking a Russian spy ship hanging around undersea cables surfaced close to it to send a message, UK says
The UK authorized the British submarine to surface closely to the Russian vessel to warn it off, British defense secretary ...
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Underwater espionage: How attacking undersea cables became a new form of warfare
A series of purported acts of sabotage targeting undersea cables has raised concerns about the growing threat facing the interconnectivity of the international community. Undersea cables date ...
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NATO tests satellite internet as backup to sabotaged undersea cables
As apparent acts of sabotage cut undersea data cables around the world, NATO held its first demonstration of a project to ...
Finland had 12 minutes left to stop a Russia-linked oil tanker from dealing 'much worse' damage to its undersea cables, president says
"Had it continued for another 12 minutes, the carnage would have been much worse than the four basic cables that were there," ...
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Baltic Sea, as China and Russia Start Cutting Undersea Cables, Is Emerging as a ‘Theater of Military Operations’
Chinese researchers apply for patents for ‘submarine cable cutting devices,’ while Russian experts boast on television that ...
Taiwan activates back-up communication for Matsu Islands after undersea cables malfunctioned
Taiwan's Ministry of Digital Affairs said on Wednesday that undersea cables to the Matsu Islands, which lie close to the coast of China, were disconnected due to "natural deterioration" and back-up ...
British submarine hunters will be flying new patrols amid fresh fears bad actors could cut critical underwater cables
NATO is stepping up its military presence in the Baltic Sea after several underwater cables were damaged in recent months.