The assignment was part of a new program aimed at suspected Russian sabotage. None has occurred since NATO began patrols.

It is well known that the Baltic Sea is contaminated with remnants of munitions from past wars. However, many questions ...

A research team led by the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW) was able to revive dormant stages of algae that sank to the bottom of the Baltic Sea almost 7,000 years ago.

During the Cold War, the Baltic was a neutral sea with Finland and Sweden keeping the peace between NATO and the Warsaw Pact at either end. Today, it is effectively an EU sea but with Russian ...

One of the Kremlin’s newest threats, according to NATO, is targeting undersea cables carrying vast quantities of data and ...

However, the war in Ukraine, matched with ever-increasing focus on global power competition, resulted in a proliferation of nefarious activities in the Baltic Sea, particularly given the location ...

The hope is that this pilot project will serve as a blueprint for future large-scale efforts, proving the systematic ...

Giant clone of seaweed in the Baltic Sea Date: March 4, 2025 Source: University of Gothenburg Summary: Researchers have discovered that what was previously thought to be a unique seaweed species ...

WSJ unpacks the allegations of sabotage that have turned the Baltic Sea into the focal point of Moscow’s hybrid war with NATO. Photo Illustration: Louisa Naks Just after midnight on Dec. 26 ...

ON THE BALTIC SEA — The crew ... below alongside wrecks from World War II. NATO has accused Russia of waging “hybrid warfare” on both land and sea — covert acts of sabotage big enough ...

ON THE BALTIC SEA — The crew ... below alongside wrecks from World War II. NATO has accused Russia of waging “hybrid warfare” on both land and sea — covert acts of sabotage big enough ...