Subsea sabotage – the hidden front of warfare

As global tensions spread to threatening Europe’s critical underwater infrastructure, particularly in the Baltic Sea region, governments are addressing the challenges of protecting vital subsea links requiring potentially military-level responses but involving infrastructure that has traditionally been the domain of the commercial sector.

A new breed of cable laying and repair vessels are appearing in Europe (Peter Barker)

As global tensions spread to threatening Europe’s critical underwater infrastructure, particularly in the Baltic Sea region, governments are addressing the challenges of protecting vital subsea links requiring potentially military-level responses but involving infrastructure that has traditionally been the domain of the commercial sector.