baltic sea


Sunday, May 3, 2026
Tanker Jin Hui, which was boarded by the Swedish Coast Guard off the coast outside Trelleborg, Sweden, May 3, 2026. TT News Agency/Johan Nilsson via REUTERS
Incidents

Swedish Coast Guard Seizes Suspected False Flag Tanker In Baltic Sea

STOCKHOLM, May 3 (Reuters) – The Swedish Coast Guard said on Sunday it had seized a tanker in the Baltic Sea believed to be part of Russia’s

May 3, 2026
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Ukrainian servicemen prepare a heavy combat drone before flying it over positions of Russian troops near the frontline town of Chasiv Yar
Defense

Ukrainian Drones Hit Russia’s Primorsk Port, Oil Tankers And Military Ships

May 3 (Reuters) – Ukraine launched a wave of drone attacks on targets across Russia on Sunday, hitting the Baltic Sea port of Primorsk and setting it

May 3, 2026
Total Views: 1163

Saturday, April 18, 2026
A satellite near-infrared image shows smoke rising from oil storage tanks at Russia's Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga, which was struck multiple times in Ukrainian attacks, in Ust-Luga
Defense

Ukraine Strikes Two Russian Refineries, Baltic Sea Port

April 18 (Reuters) – Ukrainian drones struck a handful of Russia’s oil facilities overnight, including two oil refineries in the Samara

April 18, 2026
Total Views: 1222

Friday, April 10, 2026
Estonia Says Detaining Russia’s Tankers in Baltic Sea is Too Risky
News

Estonia Says Detaining Russia’s Tankers in Baltic Sea is Too Risky

NATO member Estonia will refrain from detaining Russia's "shadow fleet" vessels in the Baltic Sea, worried that seizing oil tankers and other ships sanctioned

April 10, 2026
Total Views: 1829

Friday, April 3, 2026
Swedish police, coast guard head to boarded tanker off Trelleborg
News

Sweden Seizes Sanctioned Oil Tanker Suspected of Being Source of Spill

The Swedish Coast Guard said on Friday it had seized an oil tanker in the Baltic Sea that is believed to be part of the Russian shadow fleet and suspected to

April 3, 2026
Total Views: 1298

Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Russian Baltic Port Halts Crude Loading as Drones Cause Fire
Incidents

Russian Baltic Port Halts Crude Loading as Drones Cause Fire

Russia’s Ust-Luga port on the Baltic Sea has halted crude loadings as Ukraine carried out the most intense air strike on its foe in more than a year, setting

March 25, 2026
Total Views: 1207

Friday, March 13, 2026
Swedish Police and Swedish Coast Guard boarding the vessel Sea Owl I
News

Sweden Boards Sanctioned Tanker Suspected of Sailing Under False Flag

Swedish authorities have boarded a sanctioned oil tanker in the Baltic Sea after determining the vessel may be operating under a false flag, marking the second

March 13, 2026
Total Views: 972

Thursday, February 19, 2026
Nordic Nations Rule Out Seizure of Russian Shadow Fleet Ships
Defense

Nordic Nations Rule Out Seizure of Russian Shadow Fleet Ships

Leaders from two Nordic states expressed skepticism over ambitions to seize vessels linked to Russia’s so-called shadow fleet, signaling that proposals

February 19, 2026
Total Views: 863

Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Nuclear Icebreaker Sibir in the Baltic Sea
Shipping

Iciest Baltic in 15 Years Threatens to Cut Russian Exports

The most extensive sea ice in 15 years around Russia’s key Baltic Sea commodity ports could curb a chunk of the nation’s vast exports program because of a

February 17, 2026
Total Views: 1715

Monday, February 16, 2026
Nuclear Icebreaker Sibir in the Baltic Sea
Shipping

Russia Sends Nuclear Icebreaker From Arctic to Baltic Sea as Severe Ice Chokes Shipping

Russia has dispatched two powerful icebreakers, including a nuclear-powered vessel, from Arctic waters to the Baltic Sea to help keep shipping lanes open as

February 16, 2026
Total Views: 3457

Mukran LNG Terminal Reopens After Icebreakers Clear Channel in Frozen Baltic
Shipping

Mukran LNG Terminal Reopens After Icebreakers Clear Channel in Frozen Baltic

Operations at the floating LNG import facility Mukran off the Baltic coast of Germany resumed this week after icebreaking efforts by the multipurpose vessel

February 16, 2026
Total Views: 1705

Friday, February 13, 2026
Denmark Records 292 Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tankers Passing Through Danish Straits
Featured

Denmark Records 292 Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tankers Passing Through Danish Straits

New data compiled by the Danish Maritime Authority reveals that EU-sanctioned tankers linked to Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” made 292 voyages

February 13, 2026
Total Views: 33658

Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Finnish Border Guard's photo of a Hong Kong registered cargo ship 'Newnew Polar Bear', which was spotted moving close to the Balticconnector gas line, during the joint press conference of the investigation of the possible attack on the Balticconnector gas line on 8th Oct., 2023 between Finland and Estonia at the headquarters of the National Bureau of Investigation in Vantaa, Finland, 24 October 2023. Lehtikuva/HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA via REUTERS
Incidents

Chinese Captain Pleads Not Guilty to Baltic Sea Cable Damage

The Chinese captain of a Hong Kong-registered cargo ship pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to a charge of criminal damage, following allegations that his vessel

February 11, 2026
Total Views: 731

Thursday, February 5, 2026
Stern view of the con-ro vessel BALTIC SPIRIT underway, with containers stacked on deck.
Maritime Security

Estonia Clears Russia-Bound Ship After Drug Raid

Estonian authorities released the Russia-bound Baltic Spirit early Wednesday after finding no drugs despite a helicopter-borne SWAT operation. The failed

February 5, 2026
Total Views: 718

Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Estonia Detains Ship Heading for Russia Suspected of Smuggling
News

Estonia Detains Ship Heading for Russia Suspected of Smuggling

Estonia's Tax and Customs Board said late on Tuesday it had detained a container ship sailing under the Bahamian flag in Estonia's internal waters that may be

February 4, 2026
Total Views: 1257

Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Germany secures oil tanker adrift off its Baltic coast.Handout via REUTERS
Shipping

European Nations Issue Warning to Russia-Linked Shadow Fleet

A group of 14 European nations have issued an open warning to shadow-fleet tankers in the Baltic and North Seas, raising the stakes for vessels they say are

January 27, 2026
Total Views: 977

Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Finnish Border Guard's photo of a Hong Kong registered cargo ship 'Newnew Polar Bear', which was spotted moving close to the Balticconnector gas line, during the joint press conference of the investigation of the possible attack on the Balticconnector gas line on 8th Oct., 2023 between Finland and Estonia at the headquarters of the National Bureau of Investigation in Vantaa, Finland, 24 October 2023. Lehtikuva/HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA via REUTERS
News

Hong Kong Court to Call 18 Witnesses Over Baltic Sea Cable Damage Case Against Ship’s Captain

A lawyer for a Chinese captain of a Hong Kong-registered ship alleged to have damaged undersea cables in the Baltic Sea said on Tuesday 18 witnesses would

January 20, 2026
Total Views: 998

Friday, January 16, 2026
Finnish Border Guard's ship Turva escorts Cook Islands-registered oil tanker Eagle S to sea.Handout via REUTERS
Featured

Germany Denies Baltic Sea Entry to Shadow Fleet Tanker ‘Tavian’ in Unprecedented Move

In a first for Germany and a potential turning point in the battle over so-called “shadow fleet” tankers, German authorities refused the Russian-linked oil

January 16, 2026
Total Views: 74117

Monday, January 12, 2026
Finland Releases Ship Suspected of Last Month’s Cable Damage
Incidents

Finland Releases Ship Suspected of Last Month’s Cable Damage

Finland lifted the seizure of a vessel suspected of damaging a telecommunications cable in the Baltic Sea last

January 12, 2026
Total Views: 882

Monday, January 5, 2026
Finland seizes ship sailing after suspected cable sabotage in Baltic Sea
News

Latvia Finds No Link Between Ship and Baltic Cable Breach, Probe Goes On

OSLO, Jan 5 (Reuters) – Latvian police have found no evidence linking a ship docked in the port of Liepaja to damage to an underwater

January 5, 2026
Total Views: 381