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Environmental Rescue to be Investigated

The National Audit Office is launching an investigation into the state's work to improve its management of marine environmental rescue operations.

This means the Nato operation in the Baltic Sea

The submarine incident in the Gulf of Finland has prompted a NATO summit meeting, simultaneously as the defense alliance plans a large operation in the Baltic Sea. It is clear that it is a major diplomatic marker to elevate it to a summit meeting format. It shows that the alliance takes this very seriously, says Magnus Christiansson, military scientist at the Defense University.

They sabotaged the cables: This is what has happened

Several power and data cables in the Baltic Sea are suspected to have been destroyed – now Nato is planning a larger naval operation. This has happened in the wake of the destroyed underwater cables.

NATO plans operation in the Baltic Sea

The Defense Alliance Nato is planning a larger naval operation in the Baltic Sea to protect cables and sea cables, according to Swedish and Finnish media. Finland is calling a top meeting on Tuesday next week to discuss the suspected cable sabotage in the Gulf of Finland on Christmas Day.

Russian vessels circling in the Kattegat

AI to sound the alarm on suspicious ships near cables

The British-led rapid response force JEF, which Sweden is part of, uses AI to help protect cables and monitor the Russian shadow fleet in the Baltic Sea.

Damaged Baltic Sea Cables Repaired

Taiwan suspects Chinese ship of cable sabotage

It is not only countries around the Baltic Sea that are struggling with suspected sabotage of underwater cables – Taiwan has also been affected. The cable break is no "innocent accident", according to Taiwan's security service.