Fins board Russian ship find spy equipment

[Brad]

Russia-linked cable-cutting tanker seized by Finland 'was loaded with spying equipment'

https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1151955/Russia-linked-cable-cutting-tanker-seized-by-Finland-was-loaded-with-spying-equipment

Other sources report one of the anchors for this ship is missing.

[rcjordan]

related headline:

Germany Says Latest Undersea Cable Cut a 'Wake-up Call' - The Moscow Times

This one makes me hot.  I'm having to remind myself that the swear filter is off.

Who in their right mind would ever, ever think that undersea cables & pipelines wouldn't be among the first be targets?!?!  Hell, they're just lying there -miles and miles of exposure with saboteurs conveniently cloaked by bodies of water.

[rcjordan]

Debbie says this will ultimately fail.

NATO's Mark Rutte announces a new mission to protect undersea cables in the Baltic Sea region

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/14/nato-mark-rutte-announces-new-mission-protect-unde/

[ergophobe]

It's an awfully big attack surface. I can see your pessimism.

And what happens if they catch someone doing it? We protest most adamantly?

[rcjordan]

Breaking now:  An undersea fiberoptic cable connecting Latvia and Sweden has been destroyed. Foul play is suspected and 2 vessels are viewed as potential culprits. A large NATO operation has been launched in the Baltic Sea today  Update: Sweden has seized a ship

[Travoli]

https://www.twz.com/sea/royal-navy-nuclear-submarine-surfaced-next-to-russian-spy-ship-to-send-clear-message

"Royal Navy Nuclear Submarine Surfaced Next To Russian Spy Ship To Send A Clear Message - The Russian spy ship Yantar, accused of mapping underwater infrastructure, was back in U.K. waters this week."

"the Yantar has, in recent months, been "mapping the U.K.'s critical underwater infrastructure," at a time when NATO, in general, is increasingly concerned about apparent sabotage to undersea cables. "

[rcjordan]

No kidding

Submarine cables: Achilles heel of our digital world – DW – 02/03/2025

https://www.dw.com/en/submarine-cables-achilles-heel-of-our-digital-world/a-71494600?maca=en-GK-Inoreader-Science-21783-xml-mrss

[Brad]

Pesky oceans.

[rcjordan]

>Submarine cables: Achilles heel of our digital world

Microsoft Warns of Service Issues After Subsea Cables Cut in the Red Sea - Newsweek

https://www.newsweek.com/microsoft-warns-service-issues-subsea-cables-cut-red-sea-2125839