Operations in littoral waters present numerous challenges for modern navies, challenges that are especially acute in the waters of the Baltic Sea and around Northern Europe. Russia’s increasing menace ...

Baltic Sea: Longer Scandinavian itineraries often ... Aurora borealis in the sky seen from a cruise ship in Arctic Norway. Cruising in Northern Europe offers a fantastic variety of excursions ...

Europe's seas were home to sprawling oyster reefs more ... an area that's bigger than Northern Ireland. That diverse ecosystem has since collapsed. The disappearance of large oyster reef ...

electricity and internet traffic to millions of people across Northern Europe. Four cases in the Baltic Sea since late last year have caused no major disruption to public life but have rattled ...