This is in English, after Eugene Romer of Układ Sił media introduces me in Polish. This was at the “3 Seas -1 Opportunity Forum” in Gdansk, last June 4-5, 2024. I have been wanting to post it ever since, as the questions remain relevant. My thanks to Eugene and his team, and to his Opportunity Think Tank colleagues.
My panel at the forum was on problems of relying on energy security that arrives via the sea. So, think Poland and Lithuania’s LNG terminals, of the many sub-sea pipelines, power and communications cables between Baltic and Nordic states. And, since June, all the incidents where ships leaving Russian ports “accidentally” dragged their anchors, cutting such vital links. So, this conference was rather prescient. My sincere thanks to our hosts The Opportunity Institute for Foreign Affairs.
Here’s a promotional video – in Polish – about this really very useful and informative conference. Besides experts from Poland, there were others from especially other Central and Eastern Europe states, Baltic States, Nordics, Balkans, and from Ukraine. … as well as a few of us Americans who reside in Europe or in the USA.
For more information, see also:
THREE SEAS ONE OPPORTUNITY: NEW WAVE, 4-5 czerwca 2024, Gdańsk – YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNH-xAjvVo4
3 Seas 1 Opportunity https://www.3s1o.org/
Opportunity Institute for Foreign Affairs https://theopportunity.pl/
For more information on the cable cutting incidents, widely suspected to be instigated by the Russian Federation, here are some links
Baltic Sea sabotage crew were poised to cut more cables …
15 Jan 2025 — Crew on board an oil tanker accused of sabotaging undersea power and communications cables in the Baltic Sea were poised to cut other cables and pipelines.
Christmas Day Cable Cuts in the Baltic Sea
31 Dec 2024 — In addition, an underwater electricity cable and a gas pipeline have been cut by a ship anchor. These damages occurred in three separate …
A Chinese-Flagged Ship Cut Baltic Sea Internet Cables. …
3 Dec 2024 — The anchor of a Hong Kong–flagged, Chinese-registered vessel named NewNew Polar Bear damaged two subsea data cables and a gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea.
Chart: Baltic Sea Cable Incidents Pile Up
6 hours ago — The ships have been slicing the cables and pipes by dragging their anchors – often for extended periods of time. While this has led some …
Chinese Ship Suspected of Dragging Anchor to Cut Baltic …
29 Nov 2024 — European investigators suspect a Chinese vessel dragged its anchor for over 100 miles to cut two underwater cables in the Baltic Sea earlier this month.
Finland police say Russia-linked ship held in severed …
30 Dec 2024 — Police in Finland probing damage to undersea cables say a shadowy Russia-linked ship may have dragged its anchor for more than 60 miles.
Vessel In Baltic Cable Cut Case “Has Serious
8 Jan 2025 — An oil tanker suspected of damaging undersea cables in the Baltic Sea was found to have serious deficiencies and will not be allowed to operate until repairs …
Dark fleet tanker crew had plans to cut more cables, probe ….
14 Jan 2025 — The crew on the dark fleet tanker suspected of Baltic Sea sabotage reportedly had plans to cut more cables and pipelines when Finnish authorities boarded it.
Investigators suspect Baltic Sea cable cuts were deliberate, …
28 Nov 2024 — International investigators suspect a Chinese ship’s crew of deliberately dragging an anchor 111 miles along the sea bed to sever two subsea cables in the …
NATO, EU on high alert as undersea cable attacks escalate …
8 days ago — The Vezhen, a Bulgarian-owned vessel, was detained this week in the Baltic Sea, suspected of dragging its anchor across the seafloor, severing a …
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