What can international maritime law and NATO do for Baltic Sea security?

 

 

 

 

 
07.01.2025 11:53
 
 
The Eagle S moored off the Finnish town of Porvoo. Source: ERR

The tanker that damaged the EstLink 2 undersea cable remains under investigation in Finland. ERR's foreign affairs program "Välisilm" looked into how international maritime law can address the situation and what kind of support can be expected from NATO.

NATO's Standing Naval Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) is a fleet of warships prepared to respond to any threat around the clock. While the group primarily operates in the North Sea and Baltic Sea, it will be seen more frequently in the Baltic in the future — particularly due to incidents like the recent damage to the EstLink 2 cable.

"If the Russians see that we are present there, the likelihood of

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Estonia dice que es necesario cambiar la legislación marítima para proteger la infraestructura submarina

 

 

 

 

 

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El barco de la Guardia Fronteriza finlandesa Turva y el petrolero Eagle S navegan en el mar en las afueras de Porkkalanniemi, Finlandia, el 26 de diciembre de 2024. RAJAVARTIOSTO-Guardia Fronteriza Finlandesa/LEHTIKUVA/FOLLETO vía REUTERS/
 
VILNA, 27 dic (Reuters) - El derecho marítimo internacional, que tiene siglos de antigüedad, debe actualizarse para prohibir los daños a la infraestructura submarina, como cables y tuberías, dijo a Reuters el ministro de Justicia de Estonia, después de que los cables que conectan al país con Finlandia sufrieran nuevos daños esta semana.
 
Las autoridades finlandesas incautaron el jueves un barco que transportaba petróleo ruso en el mar Báltico bajo la sospecha de que causó la interrupción de un

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International Maritime Law and the Taiwan Strait

 

 

 

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A recent transit by a Japanese destroyer highlighted a contentious issue.

    
 
 

Credit: Depositphotos

 

In late September, the Yomiuri Shimbun (Japan’s largest circulation newspaper) reported that the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer Sazanami (JS Sazanami, DD-113) had navigated north to south through the Taiwan Strait, located between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan. The vessel had transited the Taiwan Strait en route to joint multinational training exercises with the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand in the South China Sea, in what was the first instance of a JMSDF destroyer traveling through the Taiwan Strait. According to the article, the transit of the Sazanami through the Taiwan Strait was based on orders from then-Prime Minister Kishida Fumio.

The U.S. and

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FM: Maritime law complicates investigating Baltic Sea sabotage cases

 

 

 

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23 Dec. 2024
 
 
Patrol boat Raju. Source: Estonian Navy

Estonia's defense and foreign ministers said the situaton in the Baltic Sea has become more tense in recent years. Maritime law can hinder sabbotage investigations, but private companies also need to monitor and fix their infastructure, they said.

The Chinese ship Yi Peng 3, suspected of damaging underwater communication cables in the Baltic Sea, left the Danish strait last week. Before its departure, Sweden, Germany, Finland, and Denmark were allowed to inspect the Chinese-flagged vessel, but Swedish authorities reported that permission was denied for Swedish prosecutor Henrik Söderman to board.

On Monday, Sweden's foreign minister criticized China for not allowing its lead investigator on the ship.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200)

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El Prestige llega a puerto en Luxemburgo

 

 

 

 

 

ENSXXI Nº 118


NOVIEMBRE - DICIEMBRE 2024

 
Por: MARTÍN MARTÍNEZ NAVARRO
Letrado del Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea


UNIÓN EUROPEA

La sentencia española del Prestige podrá ser ejecutada contra el asegurador británico

El pasado 20 de junio de 2022 el Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea dictó su sentencia en el asunto C-700/20, London Steam-Ship Owners’ Mutual Insurance Association Limited y Reino de España, más tristemente conocido como el asunto del Prestige.

A raíz del naufragio del petrolero Prestige en noviembre de 2002, que provocó una tragedia medioambiental en las costas españolas y francesas, se iniciaron en España acciones penales y civiles contra el capitán y los propietarios del Prestige, así como contra el asegurador London Club.
Pese a haber sido

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