Nord Stream Construction to Start in 2010 Oct 30, 2009
After Denmark's green light, the controversial natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea will likely get underway next year ... Construction on the controversial Russian-German gas pipeline through the Baltic Sea looks set to start next year, after Denmark recently gave a green light to the environmental impact of the project, Nord Stream's point man in Brussels told this website ... The shallow, dying Baltic Sea and especially the Gulf of Finland, pose particular... (BusinessWeek)
EU summit opens to discuss climate change Oct 30, 2009
The EU Baltic Sea Strategy is also on the agenda. The summit is to discuss guidelines for the strategy, adopted by Ministers for EU Affairs on Oct. 26. (Xinhuanet, China)
Missile shield shift opens common ground for Russia and US Oct 29, 2009
"Russia has much more to offer than just radars," across a geographical expanse that runs from the North Korean border to the Baltic Sea, says Vladimir Dvorkin, head of the Center for International Security, a Moscow think tank. "We have a well-developed infrastructure for anti-ballistic missile systems and we're ahead of the US in the high-speed missile technology that's essential for anti-missile weapons," he adds. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Watery grave Oct 23, 2009
The wreck of a British naval submarine lost for more than 90 years has been found in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Estonia. HMS E18 - with its complement of three officers and 28 ratings - went out on patrol in May 1916 and was never seen again. (BBC News -- UK)
Denmark O.K.'s Nord Stream Baltic Gas Pipe Oct 23, 2009
The Danish Energy Agency has given a go-ahead for the controversial Gazprom natural gas pipeline to transit its territory under the Baltic Sea ... Denmark moved on Tuesday to provide Russian gas giant Gazprom () with the go-ahead to lay a controversial pipeline through Danish waters in the Baltic Sea. (BusinessWeek)
Predicting Seabed Response To Climate Change Oct 20, 2009
Sedsim has been used successfully in Germany to model coastal changes in the Baltic Sea where the coastline retreats on average 45 metres every 100 years. In Australia, the versatile model will be applied to predict the effects of various disturbances on seabed environments and develop response scenarios and coastal protection strategies. (Science Daily)
New Insights Into Marine Ecosystems And Fisheries Production Oct 19, 2009
19, 2009) NOAA and Norwegian researchers recently completed a comparative analysis of marine ecosystems in the North Atlantic and North Pacific to see what factors support fisheries production, leading to new insights that could improve fishery management plans and the ecosystems. Known as MENU, for Marine Ecosystems of Norway and the U.S., the collaborative project involved scientists at the NOAA Fisheries Service s Northeast Fisheries Science Center and Alaska Fisheries Science Center and... (Science Daily)
NYT: Eastern Europe fears Russian dominance Oct 14, 2009
MOSCOW - With an ambitious new pipeline planned to run along the bed of the Baltic Sea, the Russian giant is driving a political wedge between Eastern and Western Europe. While the Russian-German pipeline offers clear energy benefits to Western Europe, Central and Eastern European leaders fear it could lead to a new era of gas-leveraged Russian domination of the former Soviet bloc. (MSNBC -- International)
Warmer Climate Not The Cause Of Oxygen Deficiency In The Baltic Sea Oct 14, 2009
13, 2009) Oxygen deficiency in the Baltic Sea has never been greater than it is now ... This is the finding of researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, who have analysed the ocean climate of the Baltic Sea since the 16th century ... 85 million people live in the drainage basin of the Baltic Sea. (Science Daily)
Crystal Cruises 2010 Worldwide Cruise Atlas & Cruise Guide Highlight 20th Anniversary Value Oct 13, 2009
In 2010, the freshly redesigned, 922-guest, 50,000-ton Crystal Symphony, and the 1,070-guest, 68,870-ton Crystal Serenity cruise through the Middle East, Africa, Caribbean, South America, Mediterranean, Canary Islands, Black Sea, Panama Canal, Mexican Riviera, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, South Pacific, British Isles, Baltic Sea, Arctic Circle and New England/Canada. New destinations range from maiden calls in Iran, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia on the World Cruise to new North American cruises to... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Tours of escape tunnels mark Berlin Wall history Oct 13, 2009
While some flew over the barrier in hot air balloons, others sailed far around it across the Baltic Sea and still others snuck across, hidden in secret compartments in cars. But several hundred took advantage of the soft, sandy soil beneath Berlin to tunnel their way beneath the wall. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Tale of hijacking in European waters grows more mysterious Oct 12, 2009
The hijackers, meanwhile, continue to deny any wrongdoing, maintaining that they were ecologists conducting research in the Baltic Sea when they encountered inclement weather and sought refuge aboard the Arctic Sea ... The hijackers, meanwhile, continue to deny any wrongdoing, maintaining that they were ecologists conducting research in the Baltic Sea when they encountered inclement weather and sought refuge aboard the Arctic Sea. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
The Backroads: Hello, Rio Oct 4, 2009
President Barack Obama said that at about 10 a.m. Friday, somewhere in Copenhagen, the capital of the small nation of Denmark that bridges the Baltic Sea between Germany and Sweeden. That was at 1 a.m. back in Obamas adopted hometown of Chicago the city to which he had hoped to bring the 2016 Summer Olympics. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Iran and the `Pipelineistan' Opera Oct 2, 2009
1 billion Nord Stream that will soon enough snake from Western Russia under the Baltic Sea to Germany, which already imports 41 ... By 2010, it will be tunneling under the Baltic Sea heading for Germany. (CBS News)
All gas, no vodka,for Putin in Yamal Sep 30, 2009
There, Russia is alternating offers to deliver first-phase gas to Germany and other West European countries through the planned Nord Stream (or North Stream) pipeline, via the Baltic Sea, or to North America as LNG.. Russia's Yamal initiative may, if pursued, impact negatively on Shtokman's prospects. (Asia Times Online)
Walk on the Wild Side: Naked Hiking Hits Germany Sep 25, 2009
The country has a tradition of naturalism -- known by its German acronym of FKK -- dating back to the late 19th century, and nude bathing is widely accepted, especially on designated beaches on the Baltic Sea coast. 1. (ABC News)
Russia plays pipeline politics Sep 25, 2009
The North Stream pipeline would skip Ukraine to get to Germany via the Baltic Sea, along the routes taken by ancient ships of the Hanseatic League. South Stream would be a new pipeline crossing the Black Sea and the Balkans to reach Europe via Italy or Hungary. (Asia Times Online)
Crew 'welcomed' Russian 'pirates' Sep 24, 2009
Eight alleged hijackers of the Russian ship the Arctic Sea were in fact welcomed on board after being rescued in the Baltic Sea, a lawyer claims ... There were many more parties after that first night as the boat continued its voyage from the Baltic Sea through the English Channel and out into the Atlantic Ocean, Mr Baranovsky said ... As they headed out into the Baltic Sea they say they were hit by bad weather which damaged the navigation system. (BBC News -- Europe)
Schroeder Comes to Steinmeier's Aid in Final Spurt Before German Elections Sep 23, 2009
We have proven that we have the better people, said Schroeder, who now chairs venture which is building a 1,200-kilometer (745-mile) pipeline under the Baltic Sea to supply Russian natural gas to Germany. In the only televised debate of the campaign, on Sept. 13, Steinmeier was self-confident and Merkel provided nothing in terms of content, he said. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Germany OKs Huge Offshore Wind Farms Sep 22, 2009
Of the 40 wind farms, 30 would be in the North Sea and 10 in the Baltic Sea. Of these, 25 have already received approval 22 in the North Sea and three in the Baltic Sea ... "From our planned farms in the North Sea alone, we could provide 6.8 million additional homes with electricity," Tiefensee told reporters, adding that the farms in the Baltic Sea could provide energy for 1. (BusinessWeek)
Ferry Services to Helsinki and Turk... Sep 21, 2009
It also has a long coastline on the Baltic Sea. There are ferry services from Turku. (Suite101.com)
Gates responds to missile critics Sep 20, 2009
Under the original plan, the US signed a deal in August 2008 with Poland to site 10 interceptors at a base near the Baltic Sea, and with the Czech Republic to build a radar station on its territory. Russia, which had always seen that plan as a threat, welcomed the decision to abandon it. (BBC News -- Americas)
U.S., NATO Consider Anti-Missile Shield Link With Russia, Rasmussen Says Sep 19, 2009
Russia reciprocated Obamas offer today by planning the freeze, and considering the cancellation, of a possible deployment of short-range Iskander missiles in its Kaliningrad exclave on the Baltic Sea, Interfax reported, citing an unidentified diplomat in Moscow. Obamas initiative is a positive step that will involve an even greater role for NATO with regard to missile defense in Europe, Rasmussen said. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Lawyers: Alleged Arctic Sea Pirates Needed Help Sep 19, 2009
(AP) Lawyers for eight men accused of hijacking the Arctic Sea freighter as it passed through the Baltic Sea said Wednesday their clients are peaceful seamen who were merely practicing maritime skills when their boat ran into trouble ... One of the lawyers, Omar Akhmedov, told reporters that the suspects were practicing navigation in the Baltic Sea when they got lost and their rubber boat began taking on water. (CBS News -- World)
Top Russian official: no missiles near Poland Sep 19, 2009
Russia staunchly opposed the Bush administration's plan to deploy 10 missile interceptors in Poland and a related radar in the Czech Republic and threatened to respond by deploying the Iskander missiles in its westernmost Baltic Sea region. Obama's decision to scrap the plan was based largely on a new U.S. intelligence assessment that Iran's effort to build a nuclear-capable long-range missile would take three to five years longer than originally thought, U.S. officials said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Russia hails US missile overhaul Sep 18, 2009
The missile shield in question was first confirmed in August 2008, when the US signed a deal with Poland to site 10 interceptors at a base near the Baltic Sea, and with the Czech Republic to build a radar station on its territory. On Thursday Mr Obama said the review he had ordered had shown the threat from Iran had altered. (BBC News -- Europe)
Q&A: US missile defence Sep 17, 2009
The United States has signed a deal with Poland allowing it to install missiles at a base on the Baltic Sea ... Poland signed a preliminary agreement with the US over siting missiles at a Baltic Sea base in August 2008. (BBC News -- Europe)
US 'to cut missile defence plan' Sep 17, 2009
In August 2008, the US signed a deal with Poland to site interceptors at a base near the Baltic Sea, and with the Czech Republic to build a radar station on its territory. A Czech government spokesman said Mr Obama spoke to Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer on Wednesday, but declined to release further details. (BBC News -- Europe)
Arctic Sea investigation 'over' Sep 17, 2009
Russia says it has finished looking into the case of a cargo ship allegedly hijacked in the Baltic Sea in July. They say they are preparing to hand the MV Arctic Sea to authorities in Malta, where it is registered. (BBC News -- Europe)
International and Domestic Airports... Sep 13, 2009
It has coasts on the Gulf of Finland and the Baltic Sea ... rdla on the Estonia island of Hiiumaa in the Baltic Sea ... Kuressaare Airport on Saaremaa Island in the Baltic Sea. (Suite101.com)
Troublesome Green Algae Harnessed To Make Paper-Based Batteries Sep 12, 2009
(July 15, 2008) Most international cruise ship companies operating in the Baltic Sea have refused to co-operate with a plea from WWF to stop dumping their sewage straight into the water. The Baltic, an inland sea. (Science Daily)
US pilot returns to site of WWII crash Sep 10, 2009
Three days later, they were loaded onto a train to Frankfurt, interrogated and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp in Barth, on the Baltic Sea coast. After 10 months in the POW camp, the Germans fled the approaching Russian army, who then liberated the 7,500 prisoners. (Concord Monitor)
Russia denies mystery ship was carrying missiles to Iran Sep 10, 2009
Mr. Voitenko broke the story of the ships initial "disappearance" from the Baltic Sea. Speculation that Russia's official version of events, that the pirates were simply hoping to ransom the crew and the Arctic Sea's low-value cargo, is unlikely to abate. (Christian Science Monitor)
Russia: Ship wasnt taking arms to Iran Sep 9, 2009
The freighter Arctic Sea was allegedly seized by pirates in the Baltic Sea in late July after leaving a Finnish port. Russian naval vessels intercepted the ship weeks later off Cape Verde, thousands of miles from the Algerian port where it was purportedly supposed to deliver a load of timber. (MSNBC -- International)
Climate Change Influences The Size Of Marine Organisms: Big Advantage For The Small Sep 8, 2009
Very different organisms showed this tendency: bacteria, plankton-algae, zooplankton and fishes in the North and Baltic Sea and in French rivers ... The bacteria, algae and zooplankton were examined in experiments of Baltic Sea plankton as part of the German Research Foundation-programme AQUASHIFT. The results about fish size are based on long term measurements in the North Sea, the Baltic Sea and in French Rivers. (Science Daily)
Stylish cool in Scandinavia's floating city Sep 8, 2009
laren meets the Baltic Sea, Stockholm is a soft-hued vision of light and water, the bewitching start to an archipelago of some 24,000 islands and islets. Sweden's neutrality during World War II means was spared the bombing inflicted on most European capitals; the result is the unspoiled old town of Gamla Stan, with its winding, cobbled streets. (CNN -- International)
International Airports in Latvia Sep 8, 2009
Latvia is a country in northern Europe on the Baltic Sea. This article gives details of Latvian international airports and the airlines that fly to them. (Suite101.com)
Russia, Belarus kick off joint military exercise Sep 8, 2009
The maneuvers will feature combined arms teams, key air force components and ships from the Black Sea Fleet, the Northern Fleet and the Baltic Sea Fleet. "These will be very important exercises. We haven't conducted anything like that in terms of composition and scale for a long time," Nikolai Makarov, chief of Russia's General Staff, told the Itar-Tass news agency on Monday. (Xinhuanet, China)
Russian Expert In Arctic Sea Case Flees Country Sep 5, 2009
The Russian commentators point to the two weeks the freighter spent undergoing repairs in Kaliningrad, a Russian exclave on the Baltic Sea. They also note that the day after Russia announced it had reached the ship, Israeli President Shimon Peres paid an unexpected visit to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. (CBS News -- World)
Storms and winds lash Poland Sep 5, 2009
The storm hit on Thursday night and early on Friday on a front stretching from Poland's Baltic Sea coast in the north down to the Czech border in the south. The stiff winds and rain caused the greatest damage in Opole in Lower Silesia, where a tree fell on a car, crushing the vehicle and killing one person and injuring another. (BBC News -- Europe)
Stockholm's noble past, present Sep 4, 2009
Cameron Hewitt On the Baltic Sea, Stockholm is one-third water, one-third parks, one-third city. Rick Steves At the Skansen open-air museum, youll find fiddlers, folk dancers, and guides in traditional garb. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Farming: The Latest Kid-Friendly Holiday Sep 4, 2009
Whether it's Helge's old flour mill near the Baltic Sea, in northern Germany, or Paula's Bauernhof (farm) in Bavaria, in the south, farm holidays are a very in Germany for families with kids and a. "The guest figures are rising and the feedback we're getting is very positive," Anna Stute, spokesperson of the Farm and Country Tours Agency in Berlin, explains. (ABC News)
Did Hitler Want War? Sep 4, 2009
How do you conquer the world with a navy that can't get out of the Baltic Sea. If Hitler wanted the world, why did he not build strategic bombers, instead of two-engine Dorniers and Heinkels that could not even reach Britain from Germany. (Human Events Online)
Europe marks 70 years since start of World War II Sep 2, 2009
Former World War II enemy nations Tuesday marked the anniversary of the outbreak of history's bloodiest conflict, 70 years after the first salvo on the shores of the Baltic Sea. At a memorial ceremony, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said her country's Nazi-era invasion on September 1, 1939, opened the "most tragic chapter" in European history. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Collective security: Putin draws a lesson from World War II Sep 2, 2009
45am when a German battleship opened fire on a Polish fort in Westerplatte on the Baltic Sea. Mr Putin, along with leaders of two dozen nations from both sides in the war, were due to gather later in the ruins of the fort to remember the beginning of history's bloodiest conflict, which killed at least 50 million people, including 6 million Jews in the Holocaust. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
* Polish-Russian relations weigh on war anniversary Sep 2, 2009
It was to be the first time a senior Russian leader, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, would be in Westerplatte, close to the Polish Baltic Sea port city of Gdansk, where the first shots of the war were fired on Sept. 1, 1939. Poles will be paying close attention to what he will say there after a string of Russian publications and a film justifying the Aug. 23, 1939, Nazi-Soviet Non--Aggression Treaty, known as the Molotov--Ribbentrop pact, which led to the partition of Poland between Germany and... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Putin blames West for forcing Soviets to collude with Hitler Sep 1, 2009
For Poles, this Baltic Sea peninsula has come to symbolize their wartime heroics. Nazi Germany sparked the war by invading Poland on Sept. 1, 1939, just days after its foreign minister, Joachim von Ribbentrop, signed a mutual nonaggression treaty with his Soviet counterpart, Vyacheslav Molotov. (Boston Globe)
* World News Quick Take Aug 31, 2009
RUSSIA Arctic Sea sailors released Sailors from the Arctic Sea cargo ship allegedly hijacked by pirates in the Baltic Sea have gone home after their detention by Russian authorities fueled theories of a cover-up, reports said yesterday. According to my information, all 11 have returned home, Mikhail Voitenko, a shipping expert who has followed the case, said in a posting on his Web site, the Sovracht Maritime Bulletin. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Positive energy Aug 31, 2009
It confirmed, Russia's policy of favouring Germany, exemplified by the controversial Nord Stream pipeline project to take Russian gas under the Baltic Sea to a terminal on the German coast, bypassing transit states like Ukraine and Poland. Richest fields. (BBC News -- Europe)
Russia mystery ship suspects charged with piracy Aug 28, 2009
Shipping experts have questioned why the hijackers would take so much time and risk over a relatively insignificant cargo, seizing the ship in the Baltic Sea in one of Europe's busiest shipping lanes. AFP. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Poles remember first bombs of WWII Aug 28, 2009
Wielun was the first victim of the war in Europe, even before the tiny Polish military outpost on Westerplatte, some 250 miles (400 kilometers) to the north on the Baltic Sea, shelled by the German battleship Schleswig-Holstein five minutes after Wielun. Westerplatte is the site of state ceremonies marking the 70th anniversary of the start of the war, to be attended by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
DP World profit drops 32 percent amid trade slump Aug 27, 2009
Since then there has been no confirmed sighting of the Maltese-flagged freighter, which had reported being attacked four days earlier in the Baltic Sea off the Swedish island of Oland. Analog Devices 3Q profit falls 53 percent. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Russia queries Arctic Sea cargo Aug 26, 2009
The Russian crew have said they were boarded by up to 10 armed men as the ship sailed through the Baltic Sea on 24 July, but the intruders were reported to have left the vessel on an inflatable boat after 12 hours. Speculation in the Russian media about what happened to the ship has included suggestions of piracy, a mafia dispute, a commercial row, smuggling or trafficking. (BBC News -- Europe)
The truth is adrift with the Arctic Sea Aug 26, 2009
Mystery novels pale in comparison to the case of a hijacked cargo ship, the Russian-crewed, Finnish-managed and Maltese-flagged Arctic Sea, which disappeared while sailing in Swedish national waters on the Baltic Sea ... If, for the past 500 years, there have been no pirates in the Baltic Sea, why have they suddenly reappeared ... Julia Latynina, a Russian investigative journalist, noticed that, before the Arctic Sea received its cargo in Finland, it underwent two weeks of maintenance in the... (Asia Times Online)
Germany's Merkel hopes for Opel decision soon Aug 24, 2009
Germany is Russia's key partner in the Nord Stream project, a pipeline to deliver Russian gas under the Baltic Sea directly to Europe. As an increasing number of Germany's EU neighbors have raised environmental concerns about the project and say that the pipeline would tighten Europe's dependence on Russia for gas. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Arctic Sea crew, hijackers interrogated in Moscow Aug 21, 2009
Earlier, men identified as Arctic Sea crew members told Vesti that the ship was seized in the Baltic Sea by gunmen ... More than a week after the Arctic Sea's departure from Finland on July 21, Swedish police said they had received a report that masked men had raided the ship in the Baltic Sea and beaten the crew before speeding off 12 hours later in an inflatable craft. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Nitrogen Fixation And Phytoplankton Blooms In The Southwest Indian Ocean Aug 20, 2009
3, 2005) A colourful summer marine phytoplankton bloom fills much of the Baltic Sea in a new Envisat image. Phytoplankton are microscopic marine plants that drift on or near the surface of the sea, by far the. (Science Daily)
Russia arrests 8 in mysterious ship hijacking Aug 20, 2009
No ship has been hijacked in the Baltic Sea in several centuries, according to Swedish officials, and some security and maritime analysts said the sophistication of the operation pointed to state involvement and secret cargo, possibly nuclear material. Finnish officials have confirmed that firefighters took the unusual step of conducting radiation tests on the Arctic Sea before it left Pietarsaari, in western Finland, in late July. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Russia insists hijackers sought ransom Aug 20, 2009
More than a week later, Swedish police said they were investigating a report that masked men had raided the ship in the Baltic Sea and beaten the crew before speeding off 12 hours later in their inflatable craft. The Maltese-flagged freighter gave no indication of any difficulties or change in its route during radio contact while passing through the English Channel on July 28. (MSNBC -- International)
Hijackers demanded $1.8m for stolen ship Aug 20, 2009
Mr Serdyukov said the gang had seized the freighter at gunpoint in the Baltic Sea. These people, after claiming that their boat was not working, boarded the Arctic Sea and, using the threat of arms, demanded that the crew follow all of their orders without condition,'' he said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Missing ship found, hijackers arrested Aug 19, 2009
Further intrigue came with reports that the Malta Maritime Authority had received information that the vessel had been boarded by up to a dozen armed men in masks as it sailed through the Baltic Sea, sparking concerns of piracy - almost unheard of in European waters. The ''raiders'' reportedly bound, blindfolded and beat the crew. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Russia detains ship 'hijackers' Aug 19, 2009
The crew reported having been boarded by up to 10 armed men as the ship sailed through the Baltic Sea, but the intruders were reported to have left the vessel on an inflatable boat after 12 hours. Ransom demand. (BBC News)
Russia finds missing cargo ship Aug 19, 2009
The crew reported having been boarded by up to 10 armed men as the ship sailed through the Baltic Sea on 24 July, but the intruders were reported to have left the vessel on an inflatable boat after 12 hours. The last known contact with the crew was when the Arctic Sea reported to British maritime authorities in Dover as it passed through the English Channel. (BBC News -- Europe)
Arctic Sea pirates nabbed Aug 19, 2009
Serdyukov said the Arctic Sea was hijacked in Swedish territorial waters in the Baltic Sea and added that the operation to rescue the crew was accomplished without a shot being fired. "Eight people not members of the crew have been detained," he added, in remarks to President Dmitry Medvedev reported by Russian news agencies. (iAfrica.com)
Minister: Missing ship found, crew alive Aug 18, 2009
Crew attacked by masked menThe crew had reported being attacked on July 24 in the Baltic Sea by masked men who beat them and questioned them about drugs before leaving 12 hours later, Swedish police have said. The Russian minister said crew was not under armed control when the ship was found around 2100 GMT Sunday some 300 miles away from the island nation of Cape Verde. (MSNBC -- International)
