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Monday, December 16, 2024
Finnish icebreakers
Defense

Finland Greenlights New Baltic Icebreaker

Finland’s government has taken a decisive step toward modernizing its critical maritime infrastructure by supporting funding for a new Baltic Sea Class B

December 16, 2024
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Friday, November 22, 2024
The picture provided by The Finnish Border Guard shows Finnish Border Guard's offshore patrol vessel Turva guarding on October 11, 2023 at sea near the place where damaged Balticconnector gas pipeline is pinpointed at the Gulf of Finland. Lehtikuva/FINNISH BORDER GUARD via REUTERS
News

Sabotage Suspicions: Sweden’s Navy Investigates Baltic Sea Cable Damage

Sweden’s Navy completed a survey of the seabed near one of the damaged data cables in the Baltic Sea as the Nordic country investigates potential sabotage

November 22, 2024
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Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Kremlin Says ‘Absurd’ to Suggest Russia Involved in Baltic Sea Cable Damage
Offshore

Kremlin Says ‘Absurd’ to Suggest Russia Involved in Baltic Sea Cable Damage

Russia dismissed as "absurd" on Wednesday any suggestion that it had been involved in damage caused at the weekend to two fiber-optic data telecommunication

November 20, 2024
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Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Germany Says Damage to Baltic Underwater Cables Should be Presumed Sabotage
Incidents

Germany Says Damage to Baltic Underwater Cables Should be Presumed Sabotage

The damaging of two undersea telecoms cables in the Baltic Sea should be presumed to be sabotage, Germany said on Tuesday, while Lithuania's armed forces

November 19, 2024
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Monday, November 18, 2024
The picture provided by The Finnish Border Guard shows Finnish Border Guard's offshore patrol vessel Turva guarding on October 11, 2023 at sea near the place where damaged Balticconnector gas pipeline is pinpointed at the Gulf of Finland. Lehtikuva/FINNISH BORDER GUARD via REUTERS
Shipping

Subsea Cable Linking Finland and Germany Severed

A fiber optic communications cable linking Finland and Germany along the seabed has stopped working and may have been severed by an outside force, Finnish

November 18, 2024
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Wednesday, November 13, 2024
The heavy ice breaker USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) breaks ice approaching McMurdo Station
Defense

U.S., Canada, and Finland Look to Boost Arctic Icebreaker Production with Landmark Agreement

The United States, Canada, and Finland have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaboratively develop and produce world-class Arctic and polar

November 13, 2024
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Thursday, October 31, 2024
The picture provided by The Finnish Border Guard shows Finnish Border Guard's offshore patrol vessel Turva guarding on October 11, 2023 at sea near the place where damaged Balticconnector gas pipeline is pinpointed at the Gulf of Finland. Lehtikuva/FINNISH BORDER GUARD via REUTERS
News

Finland Warns of Russia’s Satellite Jamming and Tanker Spoofing in Baltic Sea

HELSINKI, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Finland’s Coast Guard said it has detected constant disturbances to satellite navigation signals in the Baltic Sea

October 31, 2024
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Sunday, September 29, 2024
Investigation of the possible attack on the Balticconnector gas line continues. Lehtikuva/HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA via REUTERS
Defense

Finland and Estonia Agree to Joint Defense of Critical Balticonnector Gas Pipeline

By Kati Pohjanpalo (Bloomberg) Finland and Estonia agreed to boost cooperation in protecting underwater energy infrastructure roughly a year after a ship

September 29, 2024
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Wednesday, August 14, 2024
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
Offshore

China Calls for ‘Professional’ Probe Into Balticconnector Pipeline Incident

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China urged European nations to focus on the results of an investigation into damage to a key undersea pipeline last

August 14, 2024
Total Views: 2440

Friday, July 26, 2024
Photo of a large Russian landing ship underway
Defense

Finland Suspects Russian Vessel of Territorial Violation

COPENHAGEN, July 26 (Reuters) – Finland suspects a Russian vessel violated the Nordic country’s territorial waters on Friday, the

July 26, 2024
Total Views: 2292

Friday, July 12, 2024
CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent
Shipping

U.S. to Partner with Canada and Finland to Fix Icebreaker Program and Shipbuilding

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – The U.S. intends to create an Icebreaker Collaboration Effort (ICE) with Canada and Finland to overcome challenges of

July 12, 2024
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Saturday, June 8, 2024
Oil leaking from bulk carrier off Gibraltar after tanker collision. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
Shipping

Finland Wants EU Oil-Spill Vessel To Counter Shadow Fleet Risks

By Leo Laikola (Bloomberg) –Finland called for the European Union to procure a vessel to be on standby for oil spills in the northern parts of the

June 8, 2024
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Friday, April 19, 2024
Lt. Charmaine Solis observes commercial vessels sailing alongside the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) while ship operates in support of Operation Prosperity Guardian (OPG), led by Combined Task Force 153 of Combined Maritime Forces, in the Gulf of Aden, Dec. 26. U.S. Navy Photo
Shipping

Finland Joins World’s Largest Maritime Security Partnership

Finland has officially joined the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), becoming the 43rd member of the world’s largest maritime security partnership. Vice

April 19, 2024
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Monday, December 4, 2023
The picture provided by The Finnish Border Guard shows Finnish Border Guard's offshore patrol vessel Turva guarding on October 11, 2023 at sea near the place where damaged Balticconnector gas pipeline is pinpointed at the Gulf of Finland. Lehtikuva/FINNISH BORDER GUARD via REUTERS
Shipping

UK, Finland, Estonia Practice Subsea Infrastructure Protection in Baltic Sea

By Anne Kauranen HELSINKI, Dec 4 (Reuters) – The navies of Britain, Finland and Estonia were practising subsea infrastructure protection in the

December 4, 2023
Total Views: 1283

Sunday, December 3, 2023
Investigation of the possible attack on the Balticconnector gas line continues. Lehtikuva/HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA via REUTERS
Shipping

Finland Demands Investigators On Vessel That Broke Gas Pipeline

By Kati Pohjanpalo (Bloomberg) –Finland will demand its investigators be allowed on board the NewNew Polar Bear, a Hong Kong-flagged vessel whose

December 3, 2023
Total Views: 12746

Wednesday, November 8, 2023
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

Finland Says China Promised Full Cooperation in Pipeline Probe

HELSINKI, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Finland on Wednesday said China had promised to fully cooperate in the investigation of the destruction last month

November 8, 2023
Total Views: 1388

Saturday, October 28, 2023
A damaged Balticconnector gas pipeline that connects Finland and Estonia is pictured in this undated handout picture in the Baltic Sea. Finnish Border Guard/Handout via REUTERS
Incidents

Three Baltic Pipe And Cable Incidents ‘Are Related’

By Andrius Sytas and Anne Kauranen VILNIUS/HELSINKI (Reuters) – The three incidents that resulted in damage to a gas pipeline and two telecom cables

October 28, 2023
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Tuesday, October 24, 2023
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
Shipping

Finland Says Damaged Pipeline Caused by Ship’s Dragged Anchor

By Essi Lehto HELSINKI, Oct 24 (Reuters) – Damage to a Baltic Sea gas pipeline earlier this month is believed to have been caused by a ship

October 24, 2023
Total Views: 9970

Friday, October 20, 2023
Photo of Baltic-conector pipeline repair
Incidents

Baltic Sea Pipeline: Finland Questions China & Russia

by Anna Kauranen (Reuters) – Finland’s foreign ministry said on Friday it had contacted China and Russia via diplomatic channels regarding the

October 20, 2023
Total Views: 1816

Friday, October 13, 2023
The picture provided by The Finnish Border Guard shows Finnish Border Guard's offshore patrol vessel Turva guarding on October 11, 2023 at sea near the place where damaged Balticconnector gas pipeline is pinpointed at the Gulf of Finland. Lehtikuva/FINNISH BORDER GUARD via REUTERS
News

Seismologists Detected Blast-like Waves Near Broken Baltic Sea Pipeline

COPENHAGEN, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Nordic and Baltic seismologists said that they had detected blast-like waves on Sunday when a Baltic Sea gas

October 13, 2023
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