Estonian naval ships are taking part in stepped-up patrols in the Baltic Sea by NATO countries after undersea power and communications cables have been damaged in recent months.

A large Nato flotilla has gathered off the coast of Estonia, with the goal of securing the critical undersea cables and pipelines that run across the Baltic Sea. This mission comes in response to a series of incidents where important infrastructure was damaged,

Ten Baltic Sea cables have been damaged since 2023, affecting Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Germany and Lithuania. At least two incidents involved ships later accused of dragging their anchors.

The Baltic Sea is also relatively shallow ... After the damage to Estlink 2 was reported, for example, Estonia said it dispatched naval vessels to protect Estlink 1. November's Bold Machina ...

What we know is this: on Christmas Day, one power cable and four telecommunications cables linking Estonia and Finland in the Baltic Sea were damaged. A section of the Estlink-2 power cable ...

French developer Oxan Energy won Estonia's first floating offshore wind auction and will now develop a 900MW project in the Baltic Sea.

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania must work together to find new sources of funding for defense at the European Union level, Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur (Reform) said in Vilnius on Thursday (January 23.

The RC-135W Rivet Joint, a dedicated electronic surveillance aircraft, is equipped to gather electronic emissions from communications, radar, and other systems.

A Russian spy ship seen in U.K. waters points to continuing worries over the safety of undersea cables that link the global economy.

Russian ships which damage British underwater cables face being raided and seized by Royal Marine Commandos, Defence Secretary John Healey has signalled. He stressed that the UK was willing to take “the strongest possible response” as part of its “homeland” security operations.

Russia on Thursday denied ever targeting underwater communications cables, a day after London accused a “Russian spy ship” of passing through British waters and issued a direct warning to President Vladimir Putin.