It is estimated that about 300,000 metric tons of unexploded ordnance (UXO) remain in the German Baltic Sea. Most of this originates from deliberate dumping after the end of the Second World War.

For decades the Baltic Sea has served as a delicate buffer zone between a growing number of NATO members and Russia, more ...

It is well known that the Baltic Sea is contaminated with remnants of munitions from past wars. However, many questions ...

A subsea data cable that has sustained damage offshore the Swedish island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea remains operational, its Finnish owner said. There’s likely a scratch on the high speed C ...

Power and communications cables and gas pipelines stitch together the nine countries with shores on the Baltic, a relatively shallow and nearly landlocked sea. A few examples are the 152-kilometer ...

WSJ unpacks the allegations of sabotage that have turned the Baltic Sea into the focal point of Moscow’s hybrid war with NATO. Photo Illustration: Louisa Naks Just after midnight on Dec. 26 ...

I'm RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak, and this week I'm drilling down on two issues: How the Baltic Sea countries are looking into protecting undersea infrastructure and the EU's new attempt to ...

The Baltic Sea ecosystem is reeling from the impact of environmental pollution and overfishing. A recent report paints a grim picture—the situation is dire, says the German media. "Bild," a ...

Ukraine's NATO allies have recently sounded the alarm over Russia's increased activity in the Baltic Sea, accusing Moscow of engaging in suspicious maneuvers near key undersea communication cables ...

Teams of sea rescuers and wildlife experts have successfully freed a whale that got caught in fishing nets near a popular Baltic Sea resort in Poland WARSAW, Poland -- Teams of sea rescuers and ...

Sea rescuers and wildlife activists in dinghies approach a whale to cut it loose from fishing nets off the Baltic Sea beach near Miedzyzdroje, Poland, on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Maritime Search ...