[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Anton Gerashchenko [@Gerashchenko_en](/creator/twitter/Gerashchenko_en) on x 649.8K followers Created: 2025-07-13 09:07:54 UTC German sailors say their yacht was harassed by a submarine near Kaliningrad in the end of June, Tagesspiegel reports. While sailing through Russia’s exclusive economic zone in the Baltic Sea near Kaliningrad, German travelers Gerd and Anke Schekahn reported that their sailboat Malö XX Emaloca was approached and harassed by a submarine without any identifying markings—likely Russian, according to the Tagesspiegel. ▪️ When entering Russia’s economic zone, the couple first saw black smoke and then the gray conning tower of a submarine approaching their yacht at a sharp angle. The sub bore no flags or national markings. ▪️ Gerd attempted to contact the submarine by radio as it neared to within one nautical mile, but received no response. ▪️ To avoid a collision, they turned their yacht, trying to pass behind the submarine. At that moment, the sub abruptly stopped. When the Schekahns resumed their course, the submarine began sailing parallel to them and followed them for another XX minutes before eventually turning away. ▪️ They later spotted more military vessels on the horizon, but none approached. That night, after reaching Lithuanian waters, they heard a tense “Securité” radio broadcast from a Polish sailor warning nearby ships, which they believed was about Russian vessels. ▪️ Upon arriving in Klaipėda, a local sailor asked whether “the Russians had been bothering them.” In addition to increasing military presence, private and research vessels in the Baltic have reported severe GPS disruptions. The “Dagmar Aaen”, carrying polar explorer Arved Fuchs, lost GPS signal while passing Kaliningrad. Following German Foreign Ministry advice, the crew kept their distance and used traditional navigation methods—maps, compass, and binoculars. “I have never experienced a GPS disruption of this intensity before,” said Fuchs. Captain Steffen Lange from the German Navy in Hamburg noted: “The situation in the Baltic Sea can no longer be compared to real peacetime. Rather, these conditions are reminiscent of Cold War situations.” Source:  XXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [mal](/topic/mal) [Post Link](https://x.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1944322885662949687)
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Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en on x 649.8K followers
Created: 2025-07-13 09:07:54 UTC
German sailors say their yacht was harassed by a submarine near Kaliningrad in the end of June, Tagesspiegel reports.
While sailing through Russia’s exclusive economic zone in the Baltic Sea near Kaliningrad, German travelers Gerd and Anke Schekahn reported that their sailboat Malö XX Emaloca was approached and harassed by a submarine without any identifying markings—likely Russian, according to the Tagesspiegel.
▪️ When entering Russia’s economic zone, the couple first saw black smoke and then the gray conning tower of a submarine approaching their yacht at a sharp angle. The sub bore no flags or national markings. ▪️ Gerd attempted to contact the submarine by radio as it neared to within one nautical mile, but received no response. ▪️ To avoid a collision, they turned their yacht, trying to pass behind the submarine. At that moment, the sub abruptly stopped. When the Schekahns resumed their course, the submarine began sailing parallel to them and followed them for another XX minutes before eventually turning away. ▪️ They later spotted more military vessels on the horizon, but none approached. That night, after reaching Lithuanian waters, they heard a tense “Securité” radio broadcast from a Polish sailor warning nearby ships, which they believed was about Russian vessels. ▪️ Upon arriving in Klaipėda, a local sailor asked whether “the Russians had been bothering them.”
In addition to increasing military presence, private and research vessels in the Baltic have reported severe GPS disruptions. The “Dagmar Aaen”, carrying polar explorer Arved Fuchs, lost GPS signal while passing Kaliningrad. Following German Foreign Ministry advice, the crew kept their distance and used traditional navigation methods—maps, compass, and binoculars. “I have never experienced a GPS disruption of this intensity before,” said Fuchs.
Captain Steffen Lange from the German Navy in Hamburg noted: “The situation in the Baltic Sea can no longer be compared to real peacetime. Rather, these conditions are reminiscent of Cold War situations.”
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