Security of Underwater/Overwater Installations - Cables and Piplines, Oil Rigs etc

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Defense confirms: Russia had special vessel near Nord Stream's detonation point

The Russian SS-750 special craft, which has a mini-submarine on board, was photographed near the place where the Nord Stream pipes were sabotaged, the Defense Command confirms
See - https://www.information.dk/indland/2023 ... t?lst_frnt
Note the 3 'Also Read' articles.

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MoD to procure deep-water ‘Remotely Operating Vehicle’

The UK’s Ministry of Defence’s Salvage and Marine Operations (SALMO) team, previously issued three Prior Information Notices (PINs) regarding their interest in procuring a deep-water work class Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) and its supporting equipment.

An additional PIN is being issued, offering further insight into the estimated contract notice release and the potential involvement of UK and overseas contractors.

The expectation is to have a UK prime contractor handle both manufacture and support, with the possibility of subcontracting some components to overseas companies.
See - https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/mod-to- ... g-vehicle/

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U.S. nuclear-powered submarine visits Faroe Islands

The U.S. nuclear-powered submarine USS Delaware docked in the Faroe Islands, marking the first-ever visit of its kind to the North Atlantic archipelago, the U.S. Navy have revealed.
On Monday, the submarine made a scheduled stop at Torshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands, following a similar visit in Iceland amidst mounting NATO and U.S. apprehensions over Russian underwater activity in the Atlantic Ocean.
Continues at - https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/u-s-nuc ... bjUf2413O0

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How UUVs have the potential to change the balance of power in modern naval warfare

See - https://www.theredlinepodcast.com/post/ ... ed-warfare
And - https://twitter.com/CovertShores

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Lab Analysis Does Not Detect Explosives Used in Nord Stream Sabotage. Did Someone Clean Up the Crime Scene?

Sediments collected at a blast site don't contain explosive traces, according to a lab report. Was evidence in the attack on the pipelines that carried natural gas from Russia to Europe removed?
Continues at - https://jeffreyabrodsky.substack.com/p/ ... explosives

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Eel be back – successful Anglo-Norwegian anti-submarine exercise becomes calendar fixture

https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-l ... ar-fixture

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BREAKING:

Finish media reporting undersea #Balticconnector gas pipeline and communications cables between Finland & Estonia were damaged on Sunday - likely due to sabotage.

See - https://twitter.com/NavyLookout/status/ ... 3144491462

And - https://yle-fi.translate.goog/a/74-2005 ... r_pto=wapp

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Telecom cable between Sweden and Estonia was damaged

Swedish officials said the incident occurred around the same time Finland reported a gas pipeline leak.

Continues at - https://www.politico.eu/article/telecom ... __7WrvSEvw

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Finnish Navy investigators find a damaged anchor on seabed near the broken Finnish-Estonian Baltic connector gas pipeline.

The Chinese-owned container ship MV Newnew Polar Bear was at the site around the time of the incident - seen later in the Port of Arkhangelsk with its anchor missing.

Photos at - https://twitter.com/NavyLookout/status/ ... 81/photo/1

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Swedish Navy has investigated underwater infrastructure in Baltic Sea and The Gulf of Finland in cooperation with Estonia &Finland.

Communication cable between Estonia & Sweden has been physically moved out of position, but cause cannot be determined at present time.

Video at - https://twitter.com/NavyLookout/status/ ... 8226231737