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Major oil find off Polish-German border: Warsaw seeks drilling, Germany objects

In 2025, a Canadian firm found a major oil and gas field off Poland’s Baltic coast, the biggest since WWII, sparking German fears for the environment and tourism.

Euronews

Meet Bartlomiej Kubkowski: The first man to swim 100 miles across the Baltic Sea from Sweden to Poland without sleep, breaks or boat assistance

In a remarkable display of endurance, Bartlomiej Kubkowski swam an astonishing 160 kilometers continuously across the Baltic Sea, achieving this incredible milestone in 55 hours and 10 minutes. After four previous attempts without success, his persistence finally bore fruit, helping to raise nearly $190,000 for children battling cancer. This achievement…

The Times of India

Polish swimmer becomes the first person to swim from Sweden to Poland across the Baltic Sea in 55 hours

In an incredible display of endurance, Bartłomiej Kubkowski undertook a monumental 160-kilometer swim from Sweden to Poland across the frigid Baltic Sea, completing the journey in just 55 hours and 10 minutes. Battling against cold temperatures, relentless currents, and extreme fatigue, he accomplished this historic achievement without any assistance from…

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Top-rated Cruises Around the Baltic Sea and The Fjords

Navigating the cold, deep waters of Northern Europe offers an experience that contrasts sharply with tropical sea vacations.

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55 hours in the water: Polish swimmer crosses Baltic Sea from Sweden to home country

Bartłomiej Kubkowski has pulled off an extraordinary feat, becoming the first person to swim across the Baltic Sea from Sweden to Poland in 55 hours, covering 160 kilometres.

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In 2024, the Baltic Sea gave up a ship filled with royal gifts that never reached a Russian Tsar

A Baltic Sea shipwreck discovered in 2024 may have carried gifts for Czar Alexander II. The vessel sank around 1856 or 1857 after the Crimean War concluded. Its cargo included luxury Champagne, mineral water, and rare meteorites. Research suggests the German Duchy of Nassau sent these items as a goodwill…

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'Sea cannibal' spreads across the Baltic, threatening native species

Resembling a jellyfish, glowing in the dark, and even eating its own young, the comb jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi is one of the strangest sea creatures and is spreading ever more aggressively throughout the Baltic Sea.

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The Baltic Sea Was the Unlikely Inspiration for This Polish Apartment — Leading to a Cool, Calm, and Minimalist Interior With an Understated Edge

This serene, light-filled apartment on Poland’s Baltic coast was designed to make the most of its endless sea views

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Man charged with sabotage of Nord Stream gas pipeline in German court

Nord Stream is a network of pipelines running under the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany to provide Western Europe with natural gas, meaning it provided billions to the Kremlin's coffers.

Euronews

Sweden has 267,570 islands, more than any country on Earth; most have never been lived on

Sweden sits on the edge of the Baltic Sea, shares borders with Norway and Finland, and is mostly known for its forests, fjords, and very good furniture. Not exactly what you'd picture when someone says "island nation." And yet, according to a 2013 survey by Statistics Sweden , this Scandinavian…

The Times of India

World's longest underwater tunnel to cut Denmark-Germany journey from 45 minutes to just 10

A remarkable engineering project taking shape beneath the Baltic Sea is set to transform travel across northern Europe. The Fehmarnbelt Tunnel, currently under construction between Denmark and Germany, will replace a ferry crossing that has connected the two nations for decades. Once completed, motorists will be able to travel beneath…

The Times of India

Defying Russia: Poland and Germany plan massive offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea

Despite hybrid attacks from Russia, Poland is betting on offshore wind power from the Baltic Sea. At a forum in Berlin, one message was clear: the region could become Europe’s next major energy hub. Will Europe seize this opportunity?

Euronews

13 floors, 1,240 rooms: largest Baltic Sea hotel opens – but there is a catch

Thirteen floors and 1,240 rooms: a mega-hotel on the Baltic Sea coast is about to open – but this is where the real snag lies.

Euronews

Estonia's former President on lessons learnt in dealing with Putin

There is an ongoing NATO exercise taking place right now just off the south western coast of Estonia in the Gulf of Riga, and around the Baltic Sea stretching south to Skagan on the coast of Denmark.

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The Independent UK

Europe’s risk from Ukrainian drones as Russia’s jamming tech throws them off course

For the first time in a NATO and European Union capital, Lithuanians were pictured sheltering

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Whale Timmy is dead, GPS tracker confirms identity

For days, it remained unclear whether the whale found dead off the Danish coast was Timmy. Authorities have now confirmed that the well-known humpback whale did not survive his journey through the Baltic Sea.

The Independent UK

Ukraine hits key Russian oil-loading port and 3 'shadow fleet' tankers

Ukraine has launched a wave of strikes against Russia’s oil export infrastructure, hitting a key loading port on the Baltic Sea and three tankers that Ukraine alleges were illegally used to transport Russian crude

International Business Times UK

Sky-High Standoff: 6 Nations Scramble Jets as Russian 'Nuclear' Bombers Go Dark Over the Baltic

On 20 April, six NATO air forces scrambled to intercept two Russian Tu-22M3 bombers and their 10 fighter escorts, which were flying without transponders over the Baltic region.

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Whale strandings draw emotional responses. But repeated rescues can cause more harm

A humpback whale repeatedly restranding in shallow waters in the Baltic Sea for more than three weeks has become the focus of a complex debate about reconciling compassion for animals with ethical, evidence-based decision making.

Euronews

NATO intercepts Russian military aircraft flying over the Baltic Sea, French team says

Many of the Russian flights that NATO monitors with its Baltic air policing mission, in place since Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia joined the alliance in 2004, are to and from the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad.

Euronews

Humpback whale Timmy remains stranded in shallow waters in northern Germany

A stranded humpback whale in the Baltic Sea remains stuck near Poel island, Germany, as rescuers struggle to guide it back to deeper waters.

The Independent UK

Nato fighter jets scrambled to intercept Russian military aircraft over Baltic Sea

Multiple aircraft were all tasked with monitoring the Russian formation

The Independent UK

What’s happening to Timmy the whale? The lost humpback that’s likely to die in the Baltic Sea

A humpback whale’s likely final days in the Baltic Sea have been livestreamed across the globe

The Independent UK

Rescuers devise new elaborate plan to save Timmy the stranded whale

Germans are preparing a rescue operation for a sick humpback whale stranded off the Baltic Sea coast

The Independent UK

Sweden releases sanctioned tanker due to lack of evidence it caused oil spill

Swedish authorities have released a tanker sanctioned by the EU that was detained on suspicion of causing an oil spill in the Baltic Sea

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