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Thursday, March 10, 2022
Sweden asks public to report suspicious naval activity
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STOCKHOLM — Sweden’s navy is asking the public to report any suspicious underwater along the country’s Baltic coast, saying “we are very interested in tips.”
The request comes amid heightened awareness around the Baltic Sea region after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Skärgården, a newspaper covering Stockholm’s vast archipelago, says Naval Security Chief Anders Engqvist asked residents to keep an eye out for things such as unnatural-looking waves or periscopes.
He also asks people to alert authorities if they see anyone moor or go ashore near military installations or if someone drops anchor in a prohibited area.
Sweden’s Baltic Sea island of Gotland sits a little more than 300 kilometers (186 miles) from the Russian Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad.
The Times of Israel Community.