Russian naval vessels in late April stole a wave measuring buoy created and operated by Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) from its location off the island of Hiiumaa, researchers claim.
  • Agent641@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Next one might have a hundred kilos of geofenced Semtex, as a self destruct to “prevent it becoming a maritime hazard if it enters a shipping lane or harbour.”

  • PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat
    14·
    2 days ago

    I’m gonna make a browser extension that replaces “Russian (any organizational or military unit)” with “local methhead”

  • klao@sh.itjust.works
    3·
    1 day ago

    […] does not believe the Russian navy was testing Estonian and Latvian responses, suggesting instead the Russian vessels may have considered it a navigation hazard.

    […]

    The incident came almost a year after Russia’s border guard removed more than 20 buoys demarcating shipping lanes from the Narva River, which forms part of Estonia’s eastern border.

    […]

    However, TalTech’s marine systems center says it is not giving up – next week it will place a new floating device at the same location.

    Maybe I’m missing something because it definitely looks intentional to me, it’s not like they are removing and putting it aside to do whatever sus thing they want to, they just take it home with them