The water is 67 cm shallower than normal as a result of weather phenomena.
The water is 67 cm shallower than normal as a result of weather phenomena.
“Russia is the most significant, direct and long-term threat to our security,” wrote the leaders in a joint declaration.
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The plant was expected to supply equipment for Poland’s planned wind farms in the Baltic Sea.
Daniel Tilles
With growing military, economic and energy ties around the Baltic, Poland is increasingly looking north, unlike for most of its recent history.
The exercises aim to “send a clear signal of deterrence and readiness for joint defence” of the Baltic Sea.
The defence ministry says it carried out “effective deterrence” and will inspect the seabed.
“This is the final step towards emancipation from the post-Soviet sphere of dependence,” declared President Duda.
Poland has 770 kilometres (480 miles) of Baltic coastline, much of it made up of sandy beaches.
The Baltic coast is famed for its amber.
The pilot project hopes to demonstrate a cost-effective and environmentally friendlier means of moving cargo.