Russian Fishing Vesselโค Conducts โSuspicious Maneuvers Near Polish Gas Pipeline
Wลadysลawowo, Poland – A Russianโข fishing shipโ engaged in suspicious activity near the Petrobaltic โpipeline in the Baltic โฃSea on October โ1st, prompting a warning from Polish border guards,โ according to a Reuters report. The โvessel slowed its speed adn performed unusual maneuvers approximately 18 nautical miles north of Wลadysลawowo, bringing it within 300 meters of the critical infrastructure.
Following โฃa radio warning, the ship โaltered course and moved โaway โfromโข the pipeline. Polish Interior Ministry spokesman Karolina Galecko confirmed the vessel’s proximity โฃto the pipeline. The incident occurred amid heightened tensions in the Baltic Sea region, where NATOโ members have โฃincreased โขefforts to protect underwater โฃcables and pipelines following โฃa series of suspected sabotage attacksโ largely attributed to Moscow.
This incident comes after Polish Prime Ministerโ Donaldโฃ Tusk referenced ongoing Russian provocations in the Baltic Sea during an EU summit in Copenhagen on Thursday, though he did notโ detail โขthe specifics of โคthe event near the port of Szczecin, located approximately 300 kilometers southwest of Wลadysลawowo.
The Russian embassy in Warsaw has yet to respond to requests for comment regarding the incident. The Balticโ Seaโข is bordered by six NATO countries – Poland, Lithuania, โขLatvia, Estonia, Finland, and Germany โ- all of whom are now prioritizing the security of their underwater infrastructure.