#Marine #Rüstung defence-network.com/ausstieg-f12...

„The consortium was selected on 16 July, 2025 and the project is part of NATO’s Digital Ocean and Antisubmarine Warfare Barrier Smart Defence Initiative. It is sponsored by twelve different nations led by the UK.“

[Subsea Cables Parted in Red Sea Again] In this post for @kentikinc, I utilize our unique datasets (NetFlow, BGP and latency) to analyze the latest round of submarine cable cuts in the Red Sea affecting internet traffic between Europe and Asia. www.kentik.com/blog/subsea-...

Submarine cable cuts in the Red Sea disrupt connectivity between Europe and Asia. Latency spikes as traffic is re-routed around the broken cables. @kentik.bsky.social's Cloud Latency Map captures the impacts here: clm.kentik.com?q=4084ef2b1d...

Two cable faults near Jeddah 🇸🇦. Affected systems: SEA-ME-WE 4, I-ME-WE

[Video] Denmark unveils new USV for maritime domain awareness (MDA) and critical underwater infrastructure (CUI) surveillance missions 🇩🇰 www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...

Captain and 1st + 2nd mate of EAGLE S are charged with "outrageous destruction and outrageous interference with telecommunications + alternative criminal offenses."* EAGLE S dragged her anchor for nine hours Dec 2024 in an attack on comms and power infrastructure of Gulf of Finland.

🇫🇮 Finnish prosecutors are now charging the captain and first and second officers of the #EagleS with “aggravated vandalism and aggravated interference with telecommunications and further criminal charges”, says the Deputy Attorney General. The case will soon be heard in the Helsinki District Court.

Das ZDF berichtet, dass mehrere Boote des 3. Minensuchgeschwaders nicht an einer Übungsfahrt nach Oslo teilnehmen konnten. Grund: Personalmangel. m.youtube.com/watch?v=y_4N...

Unconfirmed reports that, in addition to soldiers, missiles and howitzers, Russia is now importing ship launching expertise from North Korea. New Russian navy ship Captain Ushakov capsized

Another case of suspected sabotage after a fire in a cable duct along a train line in Western Germany, shutting down an important railway route.

False flagged transits of the Baltic since NB8++ statements Let me know if I have missed any.

Submarine comms cable Shefa-2 has been damaged affecting a limited amount of users on Orkney and Shetland, islands north of Scotland. A hospital was caught without redundancy (shame card updated). Tnx follower! www.bbc.com/news/article...

Approximately three-quarters of subsea cables in the Northern Hemisphere pass near or through Irish waters, making it a critical nexus for international connectivity. Read more on the future of subsea cables from the CSIS Project on Prosperity and Development: www.csis.org/analysis/str...

ℹ️ Confirmed: #Angola has experienced a wide scale disruption to internet connectivity, attributed by operator Angola Cables to a fiber optic cut between the Angonap and Sangano power plants due to roadworks 📈

Geheimprojekt „Harmonie“: In #Frankfurt steht ein Geschäftsmann vor Gericht. Er soll zu einem Netzwerk gehört haben, das Technik aus Europa für ein geheimes Unterwasser-Spionageprogramm nach #Russland geliefert haben soll. Unser Bericht: www.tagesschau.de/investigativ... #Marine #Navy #Garmoniye

The #NewNewPolarBear captain, a 🇨🇳 Chinese national named Wan Wenguo, 43, „appeared at 🇭🇰 Hong Kong’s Eastern Court on Thursday to face a count of criminal damage and two charges for alleged violations of local marine by-laws during the NewNew Polar Bear’s voyage from October to December of 2023.“

Court records (in Danish) from the Danish Maritime and Commercial Court, on the anchor dragging of SAMUS SWAN, in February 2022. This resulted in a 6 hour blackout of Bornholm and a huge repair bill (5M EUR).

Denmark allocates 3.4bn (456m EUR) to satellite-based detection and intelligence gathering to improve situational awareness. The package includes additional satellite capacity to cover wider geographical areas more often as well as analytical- and decision-making capability

From Houthi attacks to Russian activities, both the Asia-Pacific and Europe have become flashpoints for suspected assaults on undersea infrastructure. 🎙️ Katja Bego (@katjabego.bsky.social) & Brendon J. Cannon (ISDP, @isdp-sweden.bsky.social) youtu.be/UsHm4m2WhwI

Tune in (or rewatch) the #IGF25 Session on the Protection of Subsea Communication Cables here webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1n...

Autonomous, green energy-powered, surveillance sail drones to patrol the Baltic and North Sea www.stripes.com/theaters/eur...

Oh-oh… 🫣 It appears the German Navy’s replenishment ship (EGV) Berlin, with its 20,000t, struck a lock in Wilhelmshaven and caused significant damage to the lock’s infrastructure. No further details are yet known.

Finnish Prosecutors Consider Charges Against Officers of Tanker 'Eagle S' Over Baltic Cable Damage gcaptain.com/finnish-pros...

New EU Ocean Pact & the role subsea data cables: A quick assessment: eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten... 1/ Reiteration: these infrastructures are recognised as critical to both connectivity and security, which follows the EU Action Plan (03/2025) and Cable Recommendation (02/2025).

The Royal Navy could soon deploy a new underwater robot designed to tackle sabotage attempts and legacy ordnance around pipelines and seabed cables. ukdefencejournal.org.uk/royal-navy-t...

🟢 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀 ranked high in this week's 2025 𝗜𝗜𝗦𝗦' 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗶-𝗟𝗮 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲! 💬🧵 🛡️ A dedicated plenary session was devoted to the topic ➡️ www.iiss.org/events/shang... with keynotes by Defence Ministers from New Zealand, France & Finland 🇳🇿🇫🇷🇫🇮

Wie leistungsfähig ist die deutsche Marine?#Marine#Bundeswehr

In a first-of-its-kind demonstration mission, Saildrone, in partnership with Meta, successfully completed a deep-water cable route survey in the North Atlantic using the Saildrone Surveyor, a 20-meter uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) 🇺🇸 www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...

Finland’s defence minister: Russia will highly likely continue strengthening and developing its armed forces, and hybrid warfare in all the domains…China has enabled Russia’s war effort in Europe.” Points to “intensifying hybrid ops” incl cable sabotage in Europe and Asia.

Durchtrennte Kabel, gestörte Signale: Die russische Schattenflotte wird mit zahlreichen möglichen Sabotageakten in Verbindung gebracht. Außenminister Wadephul spricht nun von einer weiter verschärften Bedrohungslage.

💥🎙️🎧 Zivile Infrastruktur wie Windparks soll künftig in Nord- und #Ostsee genutzt werden, um Informationen über russische Schiffsbewegungen für die #Bundeswehr zu sammeln. Warum das gemacht werden soll, darüber ich gestern mit NDR Info gesprochen: www.ndr.de/nachrichten/... #Russland #KRITIS #Marine

Interessant: "Prosecutors held the defendant, who is from mainland China, liable for the damages caused to the (..) #Balticconnector, a natural gas pipeline, [and] a nearby telecoms cable, when the freight vessel sailed through the Gulf of Finland on October 8 [2023]." www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...

Massive power outage in Spain/Portugal at 10:34 UTC (12:34pm local) leading to plummeting levels of internet traffic flowing to the countries. #apagao #apagonenespana #apagon

"Achieving Depth - Subsea Telecommunications Cables as Critical Infrastructure", United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research UNIDIR-Report u.a. von ATHENE-Experten @jonasfranken.bsky.social / @tuda.bsky.social über Unterseekabel als Teil kritischer Infrastruktur unidir.org/publication/...

Durchtrennte Kabel, beschädigte Pipelines: Russland schickt Tanker unter falscher Flagge durch die Ostsee, die Sabotageakte gegen Europa begehen. Die Nato hält dagegen.

For more information about this topics discussed in this podcast, check out these blog posts: www.kentik.com/blog/ending-... www.kentik.com/blog/starlin...

Heiko Meiertöns discusses the legal framework for the protection of #SubmarineCables under the #LawOfTheSea. Baltic sea cables damages show the need for a stronger the Protection. #🌊, #Aggression, #UNCLOS voelkerrechtsblog.org/seabed-warfa...

" #Taiwan charges Chinese captain with damaging undersea cables" - #China www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

10) The 🇬🇧 military is however more worried about "the ability of Russia to map, tap into or destroy military cables vital to its operations around the world. 'There are cables that are not public,' said one senior source. 'The Russians have the capability to cut military cables.'"

Subsea Cables and Lord of the Rings…🤩 Great piece by Tim Stronge @telegeography.bsky.social about the recent Chinese cable cutting patent hysteria. blog.telegeography.com/demystifying...

Fibre conference: Telecom industry on edge as EU weighs regulatory overhaul Telecom operators, investors, regulators, and lawmakers are preparing for turbulence as the @ec.europa.eu considers a regulatory overhaul - @euractiv.com www.euractiv.com/section/tech...

"In Darmstadt soll das bundesweit erste nationale Zentrum für digitale Resilienz in Katastrophen entstehen. Es soll helfen, die Infrastruktur in Deutschland krisenfester etwa gegen Cyberattacken oder Naturkatastrophen zu machen." www.hessenschau.de/politik/darm... #Bevölkerungsschutz

Submarine cable cutters are necessary equipment for cable maintenance and repair. Every cable repair ship carries a similar device. The fact that a Chinese patent was recently filed for a submarine cable cutter isn’t the smoking gun people seem to think it is.

Spies, power, and the birth of modern communication. POSTAL INTELLIGENCE by Rachel Midura uncovers how early #postal networks shaped #diplomacy, surveillance, and state control in early modern #Europe. A must-read for #history lovers! www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

Publication Alert! 🌊 Our (@peasec.de, @cyberpeace1.bsky.social) latest publication at Technological Forecasting and Social Change explores the hidden structures behind the global subsea data cable network. Open access: doi.org/10.1016/j.te... #SubseaCables #Connectivity @athenecenter.bsky.social

Cable saboteur suspect EAGLE S will leave Finnish arrest. Three of her crew will not. Investigation is ongoing and concerns serious sabotage of comms and power cables. yle.fi/a/7-10073563

Another suspected cable break has been discovered in the Baltic Sea off Gotland, the Swedish Coast Guard confirms. The cable in question, the C-Lion1, which runs between Finland and Germany, was also damaged during the incidents in November and December last year. www.svt.se/nyheter/utri...