Germany Nato: Ships, aircraft and drones to protect the Baltic Sea
In future, Nato will monitor important cables and pipelines in the Baltic Sea with significantly more ships, aircraft and drones.
14.01.2025, 12:57
14.01.2025, 12:58
SDA
"I can announce today that NATO is launching Operation Baltic Sentry," said NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at a press conference at the end of a Baltic Sea summit in the Finnish capital Helsinki. The aim is to strengthen maritime presence and surveillance in key areas of the alliance.
As part of the efforts, Rutte also mentioned an initiative to use new technologies. This includes a small fleet of naval drones to ensure improved surveillance and deterrence.
With the summit in Helsinki, the participating NATO countries of Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Sweden are reacting to several incidents in which lines and cables in the Baltic Sea are suspected to have been deliberately cut.
In the latest incident, the oil tanker "Eagle S" is suspected of having deliberately damaged a power line and several communication cables at Christmas by dragging its anchor on the seabed behind it. The Finnish criminal investigation department has arrested the ship and is investigating possible sabotage.
