The Dutch Navy has joined the protection of Baltic infrastructure

The Netherlands will send three warships to participate in NATO's new mission «Baltic Sentry». They will protect critical underwater infrastructure in the Baltic Sea.

This is reported by the Dutch Government Portal.

«To increase vigilance in the Baltic Sea area, NATO has launched a new maritime mission. Baltic Sentry aims, among other things, to ensure the security of critical underwater infrastructure, such as energy and data cables. The Royal Navy will provide several ships for this mission», – the message says.

It is noted that the hydrographic vessel Luymes, which is currently the flagship of the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group, and the ships Tromp and Schiedam will be sent to participate in the Baltic Sentry mission.

The number of NATO ships participating in the Baltic Sea patrol has not been determined and will change depending on the situation. A large role in the Baltic Guard mission is played by the cooperation of the naval forces of Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Lithuania and Latvia, which have previously drawn up an action plan in response to attacks on underwater infrastructure. They are ready to «respond decisively» to this.