Russia’s GPS meddling in the Baltic Sea demands NATO action, Sweden’s naval chief says

Months of Russian GPS spoofing in the Baltic Sea isn’t just unsafe; the interference with aircraft and shipping is hurting the regional economy—and it’s time for NATO to take action, the head of Sweden’s Navy said Monday.

One consequence is an increased number of ships turning off their automatic identification system, making it harder to tell their origin or what exactly they are doing in the Baltic Sea, a phenomenon that Skoog Haslum called “ghost shipping,” which is “becoming bigger and bigger.”