Baltic Sea: Sailors Advised to Use Caution

Yachts cruising the Baltic Sea are advised to use caution, stay vigilant, consider avoiding the Russian Economic Exclusion Zone (EEZ), and reminded to report any incidents of concern.

Noonsite received the following information and recommendations from Friedrich Christian Haas, CEO and co-founder of AKE | SKABE – Global risk consultancy for secure business:

“In the Baltic Sea, we observe growing offensive behaviors of Russian maritime and air forces, as a show of force, testing NATO’s and national coast guard reactions and increased suspicion of all Russian waters, ships, and maritime facilities approaching watercraft.”

Read more: Noonsite’s Useful Resource.

SV Emaloca

In early June, German sailors Anke and Gerd Schekahn of SV Emaloca had a run in with a Russian submarine in the Baltic Sea off of Kaliningrad. Read more about SV Emaloca‘s encouter in these publications:

• Float Magazin Article on Emaloca’s encounter
• Emaloca Blog Post about Russian Sub encounter
• Avia.Pro News Article on Emaloca’s encounter

GPS Hacking and Spoofing: Report your Personal Experience

So far GPS hacking and spoofing has mainly affected commercial aviation around conflict zones in the Baltic, Black Sea and Eastern Mediterranean areas but is now prevalent in the Red Sea and Straits of Hormuz. This is mainly affecting commercial shipping but all mariners need to be aware of the problem. It is thought to have been the cause of ship groundings in the Red Sea. The Royal Institute of Navigation (London) launched a working group in August 2025 to investigate and report on the effects, mitigations and solutions and are keen to reach as many mariners as they can with direct experience of the issues caused by GNSS interference. Any mariners with personal experience of GNSS/GPS spoofing are encouraged to report such incidents to the RIN Working Group by contacting Ramsay Faragher at: director@rin.org.uk

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