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

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💥🎙️🎧 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

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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...

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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

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"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/...

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

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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...

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

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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...

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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...

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"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

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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.

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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...

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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

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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

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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...

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@mercoglianos.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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'Estonia's navy is prepared to act against vessels that pose a danger to Baltic Sea infrastructure even if they are in international waters, a senior official patrolling the busy Gulf of Finland shipping lane said on Thursday.' www.reuters.com/world/europe...

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Police investigations come to an end with the main question unanswered. Who intentionally cut the fiber optic cable to Evenes Air Station in Northern Norway?

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Nice chart of Baltic Sea critical undersea infrastructure damage incidents since 2022. Source: www.statista.com/chart/33892/...

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The German Navy has confirmed multiple instances of sabotage on its warships, including one involving the FGS Emden, one of its newest units.

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Many women, one mission: LOEWE top research from Hesse. February 11: Women & Girls in Science Day. @tuda.bsky.social @jlugiessen.bsky.social @goetheuni.bsky.social @unikassel.bsky.social @unimarburg.bsky.social @thm.de @synmikro.bsky.social @ciesek.bsky.social @susanneherold.bsky.social @sgn.one

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New Baltic Sea cable break it seems. This time a Latvian state comms cable from Ventspils to Gotland. If anyone can find more facts such as time of disconnect it would be swell. @eldomador.bsky.social ?

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Analysis of AIS data shows that in November 2023 the tanker Eagle S was navigating at minimal speed for 2 hours above the 'Atlantic Crossing 1' cable North of the Netherlands, newspaper NRC reports. The ship has been detained by Finland on suspicion of having damaged cables in the Gulf of Finland.

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“According to ship tracking data seen by the FT, the Shunxing39 had been criss-crossing waters close to Taiwan’s north coast since December 8 at least. The pattern suggested the cable damage was not an “innocent accident”” www.ft.com/content/be99...

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Russian intelligence vessel YANTAR exited an Egypt naval base today. Last AIS-message heading 318° then shut down AIS.

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New AI data centers are coming online so fast that the electricity demand is straining global power grids and threatening clean energy goals

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The incident involving undersea cables in the Baltic Sea is the latest in a series of suspected attacks on critical infrastructure. We commend the Finnish authorities for their swift action in boarding the suspected vessel. My joint statement → europa.eu/!k6cCfB (1/3)

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Finnish presser live: 3km No fly zone over Eagle S declared, finnish police and border guards on board and conducting investigation. Eagle S suspected of breaking the Estlink 2 power cable and other (unspecified) cables.

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Multiple subsea cable faults 🚨 4 data cables and 1 electrical cable outage in the Finnish Gulf between Estonia and Finland. Shallow sea with 100m max depth. Suspected vessel detained by 🇫🇮 coast guard. Positive: Authorities react much quicker than in previous incidents.

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After todays Chinese police investigation (with passive police guests from affected countries) cable saboteur Yi Peng 3 is left to her own devices in Kattegatt. She has been constantly guarded since forced to stop Nov 19, but no more it seems. Danish navy was last to leave.

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Warum wir weit mehr in die Abschreckung von Sabotage von Unterseekabeln investieren müssen und gleichzeitig in mehr Resilienz. Mein Stück in der IP zu den Lehren aus Yi Peng 3 und Newnew Polar Bear und der Vorbereitung auf den Kriegsfall. internationalepolitik.de/de/unterseek...

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Chinese authorities have now boarded to inspect Yi Peng 3 and have invited Swedish police and representatives from Finland, Denmark and Germany as observers, who are "not to do anything active on board". Presumably the conclusion will be that everything is fine, no need for further investigation.

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Devastated and Disconnected Island Communities On Dec 14, French overseas territory #Mayotte was hit by a devastating cyclone killing thousands. On Dec 17, a 7.3-mag earthquake hit Pacific island nation of #Vanuatu. Rescuers are searching for survivors.

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O. M. G. Look at that track. Danish TV2 found proof of a second Yi Peng 3 sabotage attempt, ten days earlier than the known sabotage. 3 x experts deem the bottom-track man made and not by fishing. It matches the course of YP3 and she made a suspicious AIS-track exactly at the spot. Link below.

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