“External impact” Damaged Russian Cable
. Finland's coast guard said earlier on Saturday on platform X that it was monitoring a Russian vessel repairing a broken Russian cable in the Gulf of Finland.The Baltic Sea region has been on high alert after a string of outages affecting power cables, telecom links and gas pipelines between the Baltics and Sweden or Finland, leading to increased surveillance operations by NATO members.All were believed to have been caused by ships dragging anchors along the seabed following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Russia has denied any involvement.(Reuters - Writing by Lidia Kelly in Melbourne; Additional
Baltic States Switch from Russian to European Power Grid
cut cross-border high-voltage transmission lines in eastern Latvia, some 100 metres from the Russian border, handing out pieces of chopped wire to enthusiastic bystanders as keepsakes.HIGH ALERTThe Baltic Sea region is on high alert following power cable, telecom and gas pipeline outages between the Baltics and Sweden or Finland. All were believed to have been caused by ships dragging anchors along the seabed following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.Russia has denied any involvement.Poland and the Baltics deployed navy assets, elite police units and helicopters to monitor the area after an undersea
The Top 10 Offshore Wind Energy Trends to Watch in 2023
security policies.2. New kids on the block: Offshore wind activity is expected to remain strong in all established markets – China, the UK, the European Union, and Taiwan. Commercial-scale wind farms will advance in the US, new European Union markets (Greece, Ireland, Italy, Poland and the Baltics, Portugal, Spain, etc.), Japan, and South Korea. Governments in Australia, India, the Philippines, Canada, Brazil and Columbia will all take steps to advance offshore wind project permitting.3. P2X is a game changer: Power-to-X in offshore wind terms means converting electrons to moveable and
Insights from the 50th International Congress of Maritime Museums
relocation and expansion of public and educational programming and the future opening of their Swire Marine Discovery Center next year.-In Sweden, Vrak — Museum of Wrecks opened just over a year ago with the goal of broadening views, knowledge and experience through its focus on shipwrecks in the Baltics. The maritime archeology museum utilizes digital technology to bring the public closer to some of tens of thousands of wrecks without having to remove them from the seafloor where they’re well preserved.-La Musée National de la Marine, which is spread across five sites in France, will
Applied Acoustics Delivers Pair of USBL Systems to GEOxyz
, and aae’s equipment delivers this. In the case of the Nexus 2, the ease of integration into the whole spread of equipment used in our operations meant it was very easy to train staff quickly on the new systems.”GEOxyz, who are based in Belgium, with operations around the North Sea and the Baltics, provide comprehensive offshore geophysical, geotechnical, and hydrographic surveys mainly in renewables, and oil & gas sectors
Design Studies for Replacement of R/V DANA
;s expected service profile in 2023.The following objectives have been prioritized:- Maximum capacity for hydro acoustic scientific performance- High efficiency in fish stock monitoring- High scientific multidisciplinary performance through versatile design- Year-round operation in North Sea and Baltics- Summer/ Autumn operation in Greenland and Polar waters- Low operational costsThe vessel is designed for class notation DNVGL ✠ 1A, SPS, EO, DYNPOS (AUTS), PC (6), and to comply with the ICES CRR 209 standard for low underwater radiated noise (URN) emission. In carrying out the design, the key design
Finnish Defense Forces Upgrade Naval Sonars
fleet.The ST2400 VDS is designed to provide accurate and highly reliable performance for detecting submarines, mines and Unmanned Underwater Vehicles in Littoral waters. The ST2400 VDS upgrade will enable the Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) capability on all four Hamina-Class Corvettes operating in the Baltics.The ST2400 VDS is a medium-frequency sonar designed with an emphasis on performance and operation in shallow waters. It features a compact design, weighing under three metric tons and can be rapidly deployed for high speed maneuvering in addition to full stop (dipping mode). The unique ST2400 VDS
Kongsberg Naval Sonars for Göteborg-Class Corvettes
program for the Göteborg-Class Corvettes fleet. The main purpose of the ST2400 VDS is to detect submarines, mines and Unmanned Underwater Vehicles in Littoral waters. The ST2400 VDS upgrade will strengthen the Göteborg-Class Corvettes Anti-Submarine capability operating in the Baltics. The ST2400 VDS is a medium-frequency sonar designed with an emphasis on improving performance and operation in shallow waters. It features a compact design, weighing under 3 tonnes and can be rapidly deployed for high speed manoeuvring in addition to full stop (dipping mode). Key features
Study: Climate Change Shifts Timing of River Floods
team studied European river data from more than 4,200 measuring stations from 1960-2010 and said the findings, published in the journal Science, were the first to link global warming to floods across a continent. The clearest evidence was in northeastern Europe, spanning western Russia, the Baltics and Nordic nations, where snows were melting earlier in spring. Peak floods in spring were often more than eight days earlier than in 1960, it said. "Years with late snow melt have become rare" in the region, co-author Berit Arheimer of the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological
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