Baltic Sea, Russia and Germany

Germany says Russia 'shadow fleet' ship adrift in Baltic Sea
The vessel "Eventin," loaded with 100,000 tons of oil, is adrift off the northern German coast. Germany's foreign minister said the ship is one of Moscow's "dilapidated oil tankers" used to circumvent sanctions.
German tug secures 'shadow fleet' oil tanker adrift in Baltic Sea
German rescue teams on Friday secured towing lines to a loaded oil tanker that lost the ability to manoeuvre in the Baltic Sea near the German island of Rügen. The stricken tanker Eventin, loaded with 99,
Germany calls a Russian oil tanker adrift in the Baltic Sea a threat to security
An oil tanker believed to be part of Russia's efforts to evade sanctions went adrift and had to be towed by a German tugboat Friday in what Germany's foreign minister called a danger to security and tourism in the Baltic Sea.
Russian oil tanker reportedly drifting in Baltic Sea near German island
The German news agency dpa is reporting that a Russian oil tanker is drifting in the Baltic Sea north of the German island of Rügen. Dpa reported Friday that the Eventin, believed to be carrying around 99,
German tug secures disabled oil tanker adrift in Baltic Sea
German rescue teams have managed to secure towing lines to a loaded oil tanker that lost the ability to manoeuvrer in the Baltic Sea near the German island of Rügen, authorities said on Friday. The stricken tanker Eventin,
Germany secures oil tanker adrift off its Baltic coast
A tugboat has stopped a tanker carrying around 99,000 metric tons of oil from Russia from drifting out of control off Germany's Baltic Sea coast near the island of Ruegen, emergency services said on Friday.
Oil Tanker In Russia's 'Shadow Fleet' Adrift Off German Coast
Germany charged that a heavily loaded tanker adrift off its northern coast Friday was part of the "shadow fleet" Moscow uses to avoid sanctions on its oil exports.

Estonia Steps up Patrols in the Icy Baltic Sea

The North Sea Is a Graveyard of Unexploded Bombs. Can Scientists Defuse the Threat Before It’s Too Late?
Since the close of World War II, more than 115 people have died from encounters with unexploded ordnance in the North Sea—but ...
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Miles-long anchor drag mark found on Baltic seabed after suspicious cable damage, Finnish investigators say
Finnish investigators probing the damage to a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables said they found an anchor drag mark on the seabed, apparently from a Russia-linked vessel that has ...
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Investigators find anchor drag mark on Baltic seabed following cable damage
Investigators in Finland probing damage to a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables said they found an anchor drag mark on the seabed, apparently from a Russia-linked vessel that has ...
German Defence Minister: Russian hybrid attacks occur in Baltic Sea every day – AFP
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has warned that the threat of hybrid attacks by Russia against Western countries in ...
Why the Barents Sea plays a key role in Russia's conflict with the West
Climate change and Russia’s aggressive stance toward the West have made the Barents Sea a geopolitical hot spot. Because of ...