Nordic Warden

Operation Nordic Warden is a naval operation started in 2025 by ten Joint Expeditionary Force countries in the Baltic Sea. The purpose is to monitor ships of the Russian shadow fleet that carry petroleum products such as petrol and liquified natural gas.[1][2] It is NATO and JEF countries’ response to several alleged incidents of damaging Baltic undersea cables and pipelines (including Baltic Connector, EE-S1, C-Lion1, and Estlink 2) by ships Newnew Polar Bear, Yi Peng 3 and Eagle S[3] during 2023 and 2024.

The operation makes use of artificial intelligence to inspect vessels' tracks, as reported via AIS,[4] to select suspicious cases where it might be worth dispatching JEF assets to inspect the vessel and check against anchor-dragging.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Nato tuo Itämeren pohjaa vahtimaan jopa kymmenen alusta – katso kartasta viime aikojen vedenalaiset tuhot" [NATO is bringing up to ten ships to patrol the bottom of the Baltic Sea - see the map for recent underwater destruction]. Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 2025-01-07. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
  2. 1 2 "Joint Expeditionary Force activates UK-led reaction system to track threats to undersea infrastructure and monitor Russian shadow fleet". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
  3. ↑ "Tältä näyttää merestä nostettu Eagle S -aluksen ankkuri, joka löytyi laahausjälkien vierestä" [This is what the anchor of the Eagle S ship, recovered from the sea and found next to the drag marks, looks like]. Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 7 January 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "AIS (Automatic Identification System) Overview". shipping.nato.int. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
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