Securing the deep: A homegrown underwater defence is necessary
Neil Gordon, chief executive of the Global Underwater Hub trade and industry group, reacts to a call for the UK government to deploy a second surveillance ship to shore up protection of critical subsea infrastructure
A side-scan sonar image captured by an ROV robot of the presumed anchor of the oil tanker Eagle S under the sea offshore Finland. The Swedish Navy recovered the anchor of the tanker suspected of belonging to Russia's 'shadow fleet' and damaging four underwater telecom cables and one power cable on in December 2024.Photo: FINNISH BORDER GUARD/AFP/ASCANPIX
Published 14 July 2025, 09:38Updated 14 July 2025, 09:38
