Baltic Sea
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| Max. depth | 459 m (1,506 ft) |
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| Locations | Europe |
| Max. width | 193 km (120 mi) |
| Max. length | 1,601 km (995 mi) |
| Islands | Rügen |
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| Gotland | |
| Öland | |
| Saaremaa | |
| Hiiumaa | |
| Did you know | Artificial waterways connect the Baltic Sea to the White Sea, and the German Bight of the North Sea. |
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| ID | 405872 |
About Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, enclosed by Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, northwest Russia, Poland, Germany and the North and Central European Plain. The sea stretches from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 10°E to 30°E longitude.
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...By Ali Abbas Ahmadi BBC NewsFinnish police have said that the rupture of a gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea was probably caused by an anchor dragging along the seabed...
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... Countries on the Baltic Sea have been in a state of heightened vigilance regarding potential sabotage of undersea infrastructure since last September, when the Nord Stream 2 undersea pipeline was rendered inoperable by a series of explosions...
Finland investigates suspected sabotage of Baltic-connector gas pipeline
... along Finland s Baltic Sea coast at 01:20 on Sunday (22:20GMT on Saturday)...
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... Route 666 usually runs in the summer along the Baltic Sea coast...
Ukraine war: Nato watches Russian 'Zombies' in Estonia
... With Finland now joining Nato, the Baltic Sea is bordered by seven members of the Western alliance, soon to be eight when the way is cleared for Sweden to join...
Nato gathers to welcome Finland as 31st member
... Nato will now have seven members on the Baltic Sea, further isolating Russia s coastal access to St Petersburg and its small exclave of Kaliningrad...
Finland to join Nato military alliance on Tuesday
... Finland will become the seventh Nato country on the Baltic Sea, further isolating Russia s coastal access at St Petersburg and on its small exclave of Kaliningrad...
Finland says gas pipeline damage probably caused by dragging anchor
By Ali Abbas Ahmadi BBC News
Finnish police have said that the rupture of a gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea was probably caused by an Anchor dragging along the seabed.
Finnish police said they found an Anchor near the pipeline and are investigating if it was an accident.
Authorities initially suspected the damage was deliberately caused by Russia, possibly as " retribution" for Finland joining Nato.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin The Accusation .
Police said that broad drag marks were visible on the seabed leading to where the pipeline was ruptured, and the Anchor was lying just beyond the damaged spot.
A piece of the Anchor - One of its two spikes - had broken off, they added.
Finland's National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said on Friday that they were now focusing their probe on the Chinese NewNew Polar Bear container vessel, which had passed over the pipeline around The Time of the damage.
Earlier today, the NBI said they had confirmed that the NewNew Polar Bear was indeed missing an Anchor .
They added that they have unsuccessfully tried to contact the vessel to see whether the recently-found Anchor belonged to The Ship .
The Baltic-connector is an underwater natural gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia.
It shut down earlier this month after a sudden drop in pressure, and authorities said at The Time that the pipeline and a telecoms cable had been damaged in two places by an external mechanical force.
The pipeline has been the only channel through which Finland could import natural gas since Russian imports were halted in May Last Year , following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Natural gas accounts for about 5% of Finland's energy consumption.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
