sabotage


Friday, April 11, 2025
ship at anchor close-up
Shipping

Taiwan Charges Captain of Chinese Cable Cutter

aiwan prosecutors on Friday for the first time charged a Chinese ship captain with intentionally damaging undersea cables off the island in February, after

April 11, 2025
Total Views: 2599

Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Finnish Border Guard's ship Turva escorts Cook Islands-registered oil tanker Eagle S to sea.Handout via REUTERS
News

Finland’s Secret Service Says Frequency of Cable Incidents is ‘Exceptional’

The frequency of cable incidents in the Baltic Sea has been "exceptional" in recent years, but state actors have more effective ways of performing underwater

March 4, 2025
Total Views: 42

Friday, February 21, 2025
Image appears to show the Russian cargo ship Ursa Major listing heavily to port
Incidents

Russia Orders Diver Inspections at Ports After Tanker Blasts

Russian authorities are tightening measures at ports, including employing divers to inspect the underside of vessels, in response to rising threats to

February 21, 2025
Total Views: 9050

Thursday, February 13, 2025
Suspected shadow fleetl tanker Eagle S anchored near the Kilpilahti port in Porvoo
Shipping

Estonia’s Navy Steps Up Baltic Sea Patrols

Estonia's navy is prepared to act against vessels that pose a danger to Baltic Sea infrastructure even if they are in international waters, a senior official

February 13, 2025
Total Views: 865

Monday, February 3, 2025
Sweden Says Ship Broke Baltic Sea Cable by Accident
News

Sweden Says Ship Broke Baltic Sea Cable by Accident

The cargo ship Vezhen did damage a subsea cable linking Sweden and Latvia last month but it was an accident, not sabotage, a Swedish prosecutor said on

February 3, 2025
Total Views: 5135

Friday, January 31, 2025
The cargo ship Vezhen is anchored for examination by Swedish authorities outside Karlskrona, Sweden, January 27, 2025
Shipping

Second Ship Seized in Baltic Sea Cable Damage Investigation

Norwegian police said on Friday they had seized and boarded a Norwegian ship with an all-Russian crew on suspicion of involvement in causing damage to a

January 31, 2025
Total Views: 5216

Friday, January 24, 2025
HMS Somerset tracks a suspected Russian spy ship, Yantar, as it sails through waters close to the UK.
Shipping

Hybrid Warfare: Russian Spy Ship in English Channel Highlights Escalating Risks

The Royal Navy’s recent interception of the Russian spy ship Yantar in the English Channel marks the latest development in a series of incidents

January 24, 2025
Total Views: 1328

Wednesday, January 22, 2025
HMS Somerset tracks a suspected Russian spy ship, Yantar, as it sails through waters close to the UK.
Defense

Royal Navy Tracks Russian Spy Ship in English Channel

The UK Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the Royal Navy frigate HMS Somerset intercepted and monitored the Russian spy ship Yantar as it passed through

January 22, 2025
Total Views: 2511

Monday, January 6, 2025
A view of the anchor of the Chinese ship, the bulk carrier Yi Peng 3.
Shipping

Taiwan Accuses Chinese Vessel of Sabotaging Undersea Cable

Taiwan suspects a Chinese-owned cargo vessel damaged an undersea cable near its northeastern coast Friday, in an alleged act of sabotage that highlights the

January 6, 2025
Total Views: 2677

Monday, December 30, 2024
Shipping

Estonia Sends Navy Ship to Guard Subsea Power Cables

Estonia dispatched a navy ship to patrol a subsea power link after Finland seized an oil tanker suspected of damaging five cables with its anchor in what was

December 30, 2024
Total Views: 3256

Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Defense

Danish Navy Staying With Chinese Ship Suspected of Severing Baltic Sea Cables

The Danish military said on Wednesday that it was staying close to a Chinese ship currently sitting idle in Danish waters, days after two fiber-optic data

November 20, 2024
Total Views: 5546

Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Defense

European Officials Denounce Russian Hybrid Attacks Amid Sabotage Probes

European governments accused Russia on Tuesday of escalating hybrid attacks on Ukraine's Western allies, as Baltic nations investigated whether the cutting of

November 19, 2024
Total Views: 2550

Featured

Details of Baltic Sea Cable Incident Remain Murky as Danish Navy Shadows Chinese Vessel

A day after the C-Lion1 and BCS subsea data cables in the Baltic Sea, connecting Finland and Germany as well as Sweden and Lithuania, were damaged, specifics

November 19, 2024
Total Views: 29293